LIMA BEANS WITH TOMATOES AND DILL

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Serve this as a side dish in shallow bowls, or over rice as a main dish.

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 tablespoon light olive oil
1 large onion, quartered and sliced
One 16-ounce bag frozen baby lima beans, thawed
One 28-ounce can low-sodium stewed tomatoes, chopped, with liquid
1/4 cup chopped fresh dill, or to taste
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

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

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