Lima Beans With Tomatoes And Dill Recipes

LIMA BEAN AND TOMATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• put limas in cold water and boil until tender ,drain.
• place in 1 1/2 quart casserole.
• cook bacon in skillet.
• add celery.
• onions pepper and garlic.
• cook until veggies tender add flour brown salt pepper and sugar if you wish cook until sauce is thick(may need a little water ) pour this sauce over beans( mix).
• cover and bake 1 hour at 300 degrees.

13 WAYS TO USE FRESH LIMA BEANS

Steps:

• Select your favorite recipe.
• Organize all the required ingredients.
• Prep a lima bean recipe in 30 minutes or less!

BABY LIMA BEANS WITH TOMATOES AND SAGE

Steps:

• Separate the garlic into individual cloves; peel and slice them.
• In a large heavy-botomed frying pan, combine the garlic, oil and sage.
• Cook over low heat, stirring frequently, for 5 minutes, or until the garlic begins to turn golden.
• Don't let the garlic burn or turn brown.
• Add the beans, tomatoes and water.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat.
• Simmer for 20 minutes, or until thick.
• Season with the pepper.

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

LIMA BEAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• If you are using fresh or frozen cover the beans with water and bring to a boil, skim the surface& simmer untiltender about 25 minutes for fresh, 6 minutes for frozen.
• Canned Lima beans just heat& drain throughly.
• Grease an oven proof pan (Deep Casserole).
• Fry the bacon until translucent,m add onions& pepper saute for about 6 minutes Add beans and cook until hot, stirring frequently About 5 minutes.
• Add tomatoe sauce& stewed tomatoes.
• Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Uncover and simmer until most of the juice has evaporated about 20 minutes.
• Pour into the casserole dish.
• You can do the recipe up to here the day ahead, refrigerate. Bring to room temperature before putting in the oven) Heat oven to 450 degrees F.
• Sprinkle with the cheese, bake until hot with the cheese is melted and lightly browned Apprx 20-25 minutes.
• If you are going from start to finish with this recipe without refrigerating you will only want to have it in the oven for apprx 15 minutes just to get the lovely color to the cheese and have it bubbly
• Serve immediately - hot

MEDITERRANEAN LIMA BEANS

Steps:

• Heat oil in skillet over medium-high heat; cook onions until soft, 3- 5 minutes.
• Add garlic and cook for 1 minute.
• Stir in spices, tomatoes, and lima beans and cook for 10- 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.

LIMA BEANS WITH TOMATOES AND DILL

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large skillet. Add the onion and sauté over medium heat until golden. Add the lima beans and tomatoes and bring to a simmer. Cook gently until the lima beans are done to your liking.
• Stir in the dill, season with salt and pepper, and serve.
• Lima beans are an essential ingredient in succotash, a Native American dish that has several interesting regional variations. Green baby limas have a delicate flavor that I find more appealing than that of dry limas, which are bland and mealy. Green lima beans are particularly good in highly seasoned tomato-based soups or stews, in sweet-and-sour dishes, and served over rice. Two other varieties are butter beans and fordhooks.
• Lima Beans with Tomatoes and Dill (this page)
• Lightly Embellished Brown Rice (page 91)
• Corn on the cob
• Bountiful tossed salad
• Calories: 130
• Total Fat: 2g
• Protein: 6g
• Carbohydrate: 21g
• Cholesterol: 0mg
• Sodium: 34mg