Recipe Green Lima Beans

What are butter beans.

Recipe green lima beans. Served over mexican cornbread it makes a delicious hearty meal. Cut bacon into small pieces then cook until crisp in a large saucepan. The butter beans in this recipe are dry and beige in color.

Drain and return to pot. Add beans then add enough broth or water to cover the beans by a little less than an inch of liquid you may not need all 4 cups. In a medium sized saucepan melt 2 tablespoons margarine then add onion and cook until soft.

Pour in chicken broth and bring to a boil. Saute onions until soft and translucent. Add remaining ingredients exluding the salt.

You can also do this on the stovetop. Cover with a lid leaving a slight tilt to vent and simmer for one hour or until tender as desired. Bring the beans to a boil then reduce the heat to a simmer.

Add lima beans and enough water just to cover. At room temperature soak the beans for about 4 6 hours. Drain beans discarding water then give one more rinse.

Bring to a boil then reduce heat to low cover and simmer for 30 minutes until beans are tender. Add the butter salt and pepper to taste. Cook frozen lima beans in salted water as directed on package until nice and tender but not mushy.