Best Easy Lima Beans Recipes

EASY LIMA BEANS

Steps:

• Heat a large saucepan over medium heat, and spray with cooking spray. Saute onions until soft and translucent. Pour in chicken broth, and bring to a boil. Add lima beans, and enough water just to cover. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes, until beans are tender.

EASY LIMA BEANS

Steps:

• In a medium sized saucepan melt 2 Tablespoons margarine,then add onion and cook until soft.
• Add chicken broth, and bring to a boil.
• Then add the lima beans,let broth return to a boil.
• Reduce heat and cover beans, let simmer for 25 to 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• After the beans are done DO NOT drain, add remaining margarine,salt, and pepper to taste.
• Then serve.

EASY LIMA BEANS

Steps:

• 1. In a medium sized saucepan melt 2 Tablespoons margarine,then add onion and cook until soft.
• 2. Add chicken broth and bring to a boil, then add the lima beans and return to a boil.
• 3. Reduce heat and cover beans, let simmer for 25 to 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 4. After the beans are done DO NOT drain, add remaining margarine,salt, and pepper to taste.

SIMPLY DELIGHTFUL AND EASY LIMA BEANS

Steps:

• Place frozen lima beans in a saucepan. Cover with the water.
• Add garlic, thyme and bay leaf and stir. Bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 15 - 20 minutes or until tender.
• Into a sieve that is place over a bowl, pour off broth. Pour approximately 1/2 - 1 cup of broth back into saucepan with lima beans. Shake any garlic or thyme that sticks to sieve back into the lima bean mixture. Discard bay leaf. Stir in salt and pepper to taste. Evenly pour olive oil over all and stir. Check for seasoning and adjust with salt, pepper, olive oil, if necessary. Serve hot.
• NOTE: to remove leaves from stem, turn stem upside down and run both index finger and thumb down main stem. This will remove outer stems and leaves. Add outer stems and leaves to dish. Do not chop.