Fresh Limas With Bacon And Cheese Recipes

TOMATO-BASIL LIMA BEANS

Steps:

• Toast 3 sliced garlic cloves and a pinch of red pepper flakes in a large skillet with olive oil. Add salt, then stir in a 10-ounce box of thawed frozen lima beans; cook about 7 minutes. Remove from the heat; add halved cherry tomatoes, sliced basil and a splash of white wine vinegar. Drizzle with olive oil and top with shaved parmesan cheese.
• Photograph By Antonis Achilleos

QUICK LIMA BEAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook bacon until crisp. Remove to paper towel; drain, reserving 1 tablespoon of the drippings. Saute onion in drippings until tender. Stir in soup, cheese, beans and bacon. Cover and simmer over low heat for 5 minutes or until the cheese melts. Spoon into an ungreased 1-1/2-qt. casserole. , Cover and bake at 350° for 20-30 minutes or until casserole is bubbly and beans are tender. Garnish with additional cheese if desired.

LIMA BEANS WITH BACON AND ONION

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook bacon, over medium until crisp and fat is rendered, about 5 minutes. With a slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper towels to drain. To skillet add medium yellow onion, diced small, and cook until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add frozen lima beans, thawed and season with cars salt and ground pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until lima beans are tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in bacon and sherry vinegar. Serve warm or at room temperature.

CHILAQUILES WITH BACON, EGGS, AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F. Cook bacon in a large (12") cast-iron or other ovenproof skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until fat is rendered and bacon is beginning to crisp, 5-7 minutes. Add garlic and chile and continue to cook, stirring, until bacon is crisp and garlic is golden brown, 2-3 minutes more. Add beans, stir to combine, then stir in 2 cups salsa verde. Taste by dipping a tortilla chip into mixture; season with salt if needed.
• Transfer bean mixture to a large bowl (trying to add the chips to the skillet will make a mess, trust us). Gently stir in 8 cups chips with a rubber spatula until thoroughly coated without breaking chips. Return to hot skillet. Stick a handful of fresh chips vertically into mixture here and there-they will get extra crunchy as the chilaquiles bake. Sprinkle Monterey Jack and Cotija over. Make 8 evenly spaced indentations in filling and carefully crack an egg into each. Bake until egg whites are opaque and cheese is bubbly, 10-15 minutes.
• Top chilaquiles with cilantro. Serve with hot sauce, lime wedges, and more salsa verde alongside.

CREAMY LIMA BEAN SOUP WITH BACON

Steps:

• In a skillet cook the bacon over moderate heat, turning it, until it is crisp, transfer it to paper towels to drain, and crumble it. Transfer 1 tablespoon of the fat to a heavy saucepan and in it cook the onion over moderately low heat, stirring, until it is softened. Add the broth, 1 cup water, and the lima beans, simmer the mixture for 8 minutes, or until the beans are tender, and season it with salt and pepper. In a food processor purée the soup, return it to the pan, and heat it over moderate heat until it is hot. Ladle the soup into 2 bowls and sprinkle the scallion green and the bacon over it.

LIMA BEANS WITH CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook beans, covered, in 1 inch of boiling salted water for 20 to 30 minutes; drain.
• Or, cook frozen beans as directed on the label;drain.
• Mix beans with remaining ingredients.
• Put in 1-quart casserole and bake in preheated moderate oven (350°F) for 15 minutes, or until thoroughly heated.
• Makes 4 servings.

CREAMY SUCCOTASH WITH BACON, THYME AND CHIVES

Steps:

• Fry bacon over medium-high heat in a Dutch oven until crisp, 7 to 8 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer bacon to a paper towel-lined plate.
• Pour off all but 2 Tbs. of the bacon drippings. Add onions; saute until tender, about 5 minutes. Add lima beans, 1/2 cup water, salt and pepper, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and continue to simmer, covered, until partially cooked, about 5 minutes. Add corn, cream, and thyme; return to a simmer, and warm until vegetables are fully cooked and cream doesn't pool, about 5 minutes longer. (Can be refrigerated at this point up to 2 days ahead.)
• When ready to serve, stir bacon and chives into warm succotash. This recipe doubles easily.

BACON FETA BEANS

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly browned but only slightly crisp. Drain grease, leaving a small amount in the skillet for later use. Crumble bacon, reserving 2 tablespoons for garnish, and set aside.
• Cook frozen beans in a covered, microwavable dish for about 3 minutes until thawed, but not fully cooked. Drain liquid, pat dry, and set aside.
• Reheat skillet with residual bacon grease over medium-high heat. Stir in bacon and garlic until garlic is lightly golden. Add green beans and feta cheese, and season with onion powder and black pepper. Cook and stir until most of the feta cheese has melted, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a serving dish, and garnish with remaining feta cheese and crumbled bacon. Serve hot.

EASY LIMA BEANS

Steps:

• Heat a large saucepan over medium heat, and spray with cooking spray. Saute onions until soft and translucent. Pour in chicken broth, and bring to a boil. Add lima beans, and enough water just to cover. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes, until beans are tender.

LIMA BEANS WITH BACON

Steps:

• Boil the lima beans according to package (about 10-12 minutes-I used pressure cooker for 5 minutes).
• While beans are cooking fry bacon in a medium frying pan on medium heat until crisp and drain.
• Add the red onion and cook additional 5 minutes.
• Add lima beans, salt, and pepper to pan.
• Sprinkle brown sugar and stir.
• Add a couple Tablespoons water for saucier texture.
• Serve.

FRESH LIMAS WITH BACON AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook lima beans in water 20 minutes until soft.
• In skillet saute bacon; remove and set aside.
• Saute onion then garlic until golden.
• Add drained limas and saute a few minutes.
• Add salt and pepper and a pinch of rosemary.
• Toss with crumbled bacon and parmesan cheese.