Saucy Lima Beans

Submitted by Spoonless Kitchen

"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
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 4

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

directions

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