Saucy Lima Beans

Name: Saucy Lima Beans
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 3 cups frozen lima beans; 2 tablespoons water (reserved after cooking beans); 1/2 cup chopped onion; 2 tablespoons butter; 1 1/3 cups half-and-half cream; 3 teaspoons minced fresh parsley or 1 1/2 teaspoons dried parsley; 1 teaspoon dill weed; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon pepper

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Recipe by AmyHasAPlan

Give your boring butter beans a five-star makeover with this creamy dill sauce. (I originally found this recipe on my AllRecipes phone app, but it disappeared. I found it again on Taste of Home. I'm putting it here before I lose it again!)

READY IN: 20mins

SERVES: 4

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

3

cups frozen lima beans
2

tablespoons water (reserved after cooking beans)
¹⁄₂

cup chopped onion
2

tablespoons butter
1 ¹⁄₃

cups half-and-half cream
3

teaspoons minced fresh parsley or 1 1/2 teaspoons dried parsley
1

teaspoon dill weed
¹⁄₂

teaspoon salt
¹⁄₄

teaspoon pepper

DIRECTIONS

In a small saucepan, cook lima beans according to package directions;.
drain, reserving 2 tablespoon cooking liquid.
In a small skillet, saute onion in butter.
Stir in the cream, parsley, dill, salt, pepper and reserved cooking liquid. Cook 1-2 minutes longer or until the sauce begins to thicken.
Add the beans back to the sauce until heated through.

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