Best Mixed Beans With Lime Butter Recipes

BUTTER BEANS WITH BUTTER, MINT, AND LIME

Butter Beans with Butter, Mint, and Lime image

Provided by Matt Lee

Categories Bean Vegetable Side Mint Lima Bean Summer Lime Juice Sugar Conscious Vegetarian Pescatarian Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added Kosher

Yield Makes 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

Kosher salt
6 cups fresh shelled butter beans or frozen baby lima beans
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
Juice of 2 large limes
1 cup loosely packed mint leaves, chopped
Freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon grated lime zest, for garnish

Steps:

In a medium saucepan, bring 6 cups water and 1 tablespoon salt to a boil over high heat. Add butter beans and cook until tender, 9-12 minutes, depending on the size of the beans. Drain in a colander; shake colander several times to shed as much water as possible.
Put butter in a large serving bowl, and pour warm butter beans on top. Toss beans with butter until all the butter is melted. Add lime juice and toss again to distribute. Fold in mint, season with salt and pepper, and scatter lime zest over the top. Serve immediately.

GREEN BEANS AND CORN WITH LIME BUTTER

Green Beans and Corn with Lime Butter image

Lime butter is guaranteed to bring a pop of bright flavor to any dish, and it works especially well with Steamers green beans and corn.

Provided by By Inspired Taste

Categories Side Dish

Time 15m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 6

Ingredients

3 tablespoons butter
1 bag (12 oz) frozen cut green beans, thawed
1 bag (12 oz) frozen corn, thawed
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons grated lime peel
Juice of 1 lime

Steps:

In 12-inch skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add green beans, corn and salt. Cook 5 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are thoroughly heated.
Stir in lime peel and juice. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 122.0, Carbohydrate 17.0 g, Cholesterol 15.3 mg, Fiber 3.1 g, Protein 2.9 g, SaturatedFat 3.7 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 199.9 mg, Sugar 3.5 g

MIXED BEANS AND MORE

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A main dish of beans, meat, and salsa that can cook all day and keep you warm all evening. You can use any combination of lima, black, pinto, kidney, or butter beans.

Provided by NRath

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Chili Recipes Pork Chili Recipes

Time 16h45m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

1 ½ cups dried black beans, rinsed
1 ½ cups dried pinto beans, rinsed
1 ½ cups dried kidney beans, rinsed
1 pound andouille sausage, chopped
1 pound lean ground beef
1 large onion, chopped
1 bell pepper, chopped
2 cloves cloves garlic, minced
1 cup corn
¾ cup salsa
¾ cup tomato-based chili sauce
2 tablespoons white vinegar
1 cup water
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

Place black beans, pinto beans, and kidney beans in a large container and cover with several inches of cool water; let stand for at least 12 hours. Bring beans and water to a boil in a large pot; cook until beans are tender and heated through, 30 minutes. Remove pot from heat to cool and drain beans.
Cook and stir sausage, beef, onion, bell pepper, and garlic in a large skillet over medium-high heat until meat is browned, 5 to 10 minutes. Drain and discard fat.
Stir beans, sausage mixture, corn, salsa, chili sauce, vinegar, and water together in a slow cooker.
Cook on High for at least 4 hours, stirring occasionally. Season with salt and ground black pepper.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 573.8 calories, Carbohydrate 65.6 g, Cholesterol 56.1 mg, Fat 19.9 g, Fiber 14.6 g, Protein 34.4 g, SaturatedFat 6.9 g, Sodium 843.4 mg, Sugar 6.1 g