LIMA BEANS & DUMPLINGS

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Mom's recipe. The cooking time depends on if you're using fresh or frozen lima beans. Fresh take an hour or more. Frozen take much less. (Check the package.)

Provided by Susan Hopkins

Categories     Other Main Dishes

Time 1h10m

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 lb fresh or 20 oz. frozen lima beans
fresh ham pieces, optional
1 1/2 c water, or so
3 c milk
2 Tbsp butter
salt & pepper, to taste
1 good shake of onion flakes
DUMPLINGS
2 c bisquick mix
2/3 c milk

Steps:

  • 1. Cook lima beans with salt & pepper and ham pieces in water until done. Stir often. When finished, leave (or add) about 1 inch of water covering the beans.
  • 2. Add butter and milk. Continue cooking about 5 more minutes, until everything is boiling again. Stir well.
  • 3. While you're waiting, mix the Bisquick & milk together to make the dumplings. Drop spoonfuls of dumpling batter onto the boiling beans.
  • 4. Cook for 10 minutes UNCOVERED, then 10 minutes COVERED.
  • 5. Serve hot with cornbread or bread & butter.

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