Tender lima beans are slow cooked and served in a sweet and tangy sauce. Makes a great side dish for burgers, grilled ribs or brisket, or fried chicken.
Method: crock pot, stovetop
Time: over 5 hours
Lima Beans
The lima bean is grown as a vegetable for its mature and immature beans
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Slow Cooker Barbecued Lima Beans
Slow Cooker Lima Beans and Corn
The crockpot is an ingenious solution to the hassle of dried beans. Corn, celery, and onions with dried limas is a fantastic "set it and forget it" option for...
Method: crock pot
Time: over 5 hours
Lima Bean and Roasted Corn Succotash
A perfect side dish to bring to a cookout. Boiled lima beans with skillet-roasted corn and herbs make a refreshing reprieve from the usual heavy potato salads and...
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Slow Cooker Lima Bean Casserole
Made with sour cream, dry mustard, dry lima beans, salt, molasses, butter, brown sugar
Method: crock pot
Time: 2-5 hours
Greek Gigantes (Greek Lima Beans)
Gotta love a plate of beans for a protein-packed side. Olive oil and tomatoes make it a pretty delicious dish that would be right at home served along with some gyros...
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: over 5 hours
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Butterbean Casserole or Baked Lima Beans
Made with red or green bell pepper, garlic, butter, bacon drippings, tomato sauce, sugar, salt, paprika, black pepper
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Mexican-Style Lima Beans
Made with lima beans, bacon, onion, garlic, green bell pepper, diced tomatoes, chili powder, salt, sugar
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Broccoli Lima Bean Casserole
Made with cooked rice, dry onion soup mix, frozen chopped broccoli, frozen lima beans, cream of mushroom soup, sour cream
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Slow Cooker Lima Beans and Ham
Made with ham, dry lima beans, water, onion, green bell pepper, garlic powder, tomato soup, black pepper, dry mustard
Method: crock pot
Time: over 5 hours
Lima Beans With Mustard Sauce
Made with mustard, milk, frozen baby lima beans, salad dressing or mayonnaise
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Old-Fashioned Baked Lima Beans
Made with smoked turkey, dried lima beans, water, bay leaf, celery leaves, parsley, sorghum molasses, brown sugar, dry mustard, salt
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: over 5 hours
Lima Beans With Sour Cream
Made with salt and pepper, sour cream, butter, lima beans, onion, pimento
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Baked Lima Beans
Made with bacon, salt and pepper, lima beans, brown sugar, ketchup, bacon fat
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: over 5 hours
Spanish-Style Lima Beans
Made with black pepper, dry lima beans, water, salt, onion, whole peeled tomatoes, oil, bay leaf
Method: stovetop
Time: over 5 hours
Grandma's Baby Lima Casserole
Made with sweet bell pepper, sweet onion, celery, mayonnaise, pimento, sour cream, mushrooms, sharp Cheddar cheese
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Barbeque Lima Beans
Made with brown sugar, prepared mustard, lima beans, pork sausage, onion, garlic, tomato sauce
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Lima Beans with Bacon
Made with parsley, bacon, frozen lima beans, water, salt, black pepper, rosemary
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Granny Lou's Homemade Succotash
Made with Parmesan cheese, cayenne pepper, corn, lima beans, olive oil, heavy whipping cream, red bell peppers, salt, black pepper
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Creamy Lima Beans
Made with sour cream, brown sugar, frozen baby lima beans or butter beans, green onion, butter, all-purpose flour, salt, black pepper, milk
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
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A can of cream of mushroom soup can be a real dinner saver. It works great in casseroles and can turn into a sauce or gravy in a pinch.