Best Savory Limas Recipes

SAVORY MASHED LIMAS

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Provided by Catherine S. Vodrey

Categories Bean Dairy Garlic Side Thanksgiving Vegetarian Quick & Easy Wheat/Gluten-Free Winter Gourmet Ohio Sugar Conscious Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added Kosher

Yield Serves 4

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

1 pound frozen baby lima beans (about 3 cups)
2 or 3 garlic cloves
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/3 cup milk, or to taste
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg

Steps:

Cook lima beans according to package instructions. While beans are cooking, mince garlic and in a small saucepan cook in butter over moderately low heat, stirring, until pale golden.
Drain beans in a large sieve and transfer to a food processor. Add garlic mixture, milk, nutmeg, and salt and pepper to taste and purée until smooth.

SAVORY LEMON LIMAS

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Lima beans get a lemony lift with this treatment from Cathy Attig of Jacobus, Pennsylvania. "If you are a lima ban lover like I am, this recipe just makes them even more delicious," she affirms. "If you simple tolerate the beans, like my husband does, you might actually fine these quite tasty."

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Side Dishes

Time 20m

Yield 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1/2 cup water
1-1/2 cups frozen lima beans, thawed
1 tablespoon butter, melted
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon ground mustard
1/4 teaspoon salt

Steps:

In a small saucepan, bring water to a boil. Add lima beans; return to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 8-10 minutes or until tender. Drain. Combine the butter, lemon juice, sugar, mustard and salt; pour over beans and toss to coat.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 107 calories, Fat 3g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 8mg cholesterol, Sodium 197mg sodium, Carbohydrate 15g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 5g protein. Diabetic Exchanges

SAVORY LIMAS

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I found this recipe in the November, 1963 issue of Family Circle magazine. It is an easy, little-bit-different and very tasty way to dress up plain ol' lima beans.

Provided by Martha Price @karenella1

Categories Vegetables

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

4 tablespoon(s) butter (1/2 stick)
2 package(s) frozen lima beans (10 oz. each)
1 teaspoon(s) sugar
1 teaspoon(s) salt
1/4 teaspoon(s) black pepper
1/2 cup(s) water
1/4 cup(s) chopped parsley
2 teaspoon(s) lemon juice

Steps:

Melt butter in a medium-size heavy saucepan; add frozen lima beans, sugar, salt and pepper; add water and stir, cover.
Cook slowly for 5 minutes; stir with a fork to mix with seasonings; cover again. Cook 15 minutes longer, or until tender. Add a little more water, if necessary.
Sprinkle parsley and lemon juice over; toss lightly to mix.

SAVORY LIMAS

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Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

1 (10-ounce) package baby frozen lima beans
3 cloves garlic , chopped
1 tablespoon butter
whipping cream
nutmeg to taste

Steps:

Boil lima beans and garlic in water until soft, about 12 to 18 minutes drain. Stir in butter blend with an electric blender, adding just enough cream to reach mashed potato consistency. Sprinkle with nutmeg to taste. From "5 Ingredients or Less!" Copyright Gooseberry Patch. Used with permission of the publisher, Gooseberry Patch. All Rights Reserved.

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