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How do you prepare these? Mine are frozen and was thinking olive oil, a little garlic and minced red onion sauteed?
Any thoughts?
Thanks
Mary

I heat them in water and when the water is reduced stir in some butter and Tarragon. mmmmmmmm

In my opinion they need butter, lot's of butter.

I just boil them and add butter, salt and pepper.

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Thanks all

[color:"blue"]Creamy Lima Beans[/color]

Ingredients:
•1 1/2 cups frozen baby lima beans or butter beans
•3 tablespoons chopped green onion (I like a lot more)
•1 tablespoon butter
•1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
•1/4 teaspoon salt
•dash pepper (I like a lot more)
•1/2 cup milk
•2 tablespoons light brown sugar
•1/2 cup sour cream
Preparation:
Following package directions, cook lima beans; drain.
In a medium saucepan, cook green onion in butter over low heat until just tender.
Stir in flour, salt, and pepper.
Gradually add milk, stirring constantly.
Add brown sugar.
Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly.
Add sour cream and lima beans. Heat through.
Recipe for creamy lima beans serves 4.

We had lima beans with dinner tonight, steamed and served with butter, salt and pepper. Delicious and full of vitamins!

We also had lima beans for dinner. Loaded with butter, salt and pepper. Yummy!!!!!

Mary, my husband LOVES lima beans and I can leave them. But, lately I've been making Edamame which are much more nutritious and he doesn't know the difference! Shame on me! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Blush.gif" alt="" /> I just put salt, pepper and butter and he's a happy camper. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Clapping.gif" alt="" />


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AH, the poor little legume (the lima bean)! so mis-represented, so mis-understood!
I don't get it, so many people profess to hate limas...
but then expound on the merits of Soy Beans (tofu, yuck!)...
Hummus (YUCK! again)... Kashi (chopped cardboard!) and so many other health food stuffs...
Give me lima beans anyday over all that other Tasteless Cr&p!!!
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Another way to use lima beans is to bake them with cod. This is a Giada recipe which I make frequently. You just put frozen limas on a sheet of foil, top with some fresh herbs and a cod filet (any white fish works), season with salt and pepper and a splash of white wine. Seal the packet and bake at 425 for around 20 minutes. YUMMY!

Brian, I'm not talking Tofu! Not my personal favorite! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Sick.gif" alt="" /> I love Hummus especially double garlic! You'd love it! Kashi? eh....take it or leave it.
I do think Edamame have a slightly different texture than Lima's. I only eat either if I have to.....with LOTS of butter! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/jester.gif" alt="" />


<img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> Contessa

BTW, my grandmother used to make limas in a light tomato sauce. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/duh.gif" alt="" /> But, it was pretty good.

Lima beans are the absolutely most foul tasting vegetable in the entire universe. My mother would take fabulous fresh corn in the summer and ruin it with those oval mushy green pod things. Since I was forced to "eat what's put before you" no matter how many times I said I didn't like it, I would separate out the repulsive pods and shovel them in my mouth as fast as possible. The big glass of water was ready to wash the offensive texture, smell and flavor away.

AHHHH.. I'm tremoring with even the thought of it.

Brian, I'm with you on some of the other tree-bark tasting junk. Quinoa comes to mind...Why eat it? I'd rather try a new version of a favorite vegetable to keep it interesting.

Sorry Contessa, that edamame stuff is a step away from lima beans. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" />

evandnic (too lazy to signin...)

You are certainly entitled to your opinion, but mushy lima beans are not properly cooked! A properly cooked baby lima bean has a nice texture and is delicious (in MY opinion). So many people overcook their vegetables, and that is why they hate them, because they don't know what they're supposed to taste like.

Again, just MY opinion, which differs from yours.

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I have also found that with machine shelling of baby limas (butterbeans around here) they tend to become mushier when cooking vs. hand shelled butter beans. You pay a bit more for the hand shelled beans or you spend the morning shelling them.

That is so true Georgia. Nothing mushy about lima beans! They are delicious and extremely healthy!

So true. I used frozen ones, cooked in microwave, just seasoned with S&P and were delicious. NO butter for us.
I added leftovers to salad (tomatoes, cucumber, sliced up bocancini cheese. a little olive oil. Delicious
I think they would also be great in soups (tomato based)
Cheers
Mary

One of my favorites is Lima's and Ham. I use the hock and leftover meat from a ham and slow cook with chicken broth garlic and onion. Then add the already soaked beans. I make a huge pot and freeze several containers. Tomato sauce/paste adds some flavor.

I think when something is ruined for you your in childhood, those bad memories are so formed - you can't get past them to try the offensive food again. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Laugh.gif" alt="" />

Kind of reminds me of a vegetable beef recipe the other day that I read the reviews on. The recipe was written with the interesting addition of okra. While I wasn't turned off of nor necessarily sold on the idea of putting the okra in, so many people had such an instant visceral reaction to the okra it became humorous.

Funny how particular our taste buds can be. Ultimately, the other reviews said the recipe ran more like a stew, so I opted to skip the okra. Good choice - it would have been too thick.

Evandnic too lazy to log in

Jim,
as always... you come up with unique variations on recipes!
That one sounds sooooo good!
I have always loved string beans, onions and ham hocks!...
now if I could only convince the rest of my family to get past their phobia of limas???

Isn't that funny - I completely forgot that my mom also made a DRIED lima bean (white not green yucky version) recipe that I loved growing up. It was a soup with the white lima beans, ham hocks, broth, onion, etc.... I completely forgot that she made that and I loved that.

Now I'm craving that! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Grin.gif" alt="" />

evandnic

Southern comfort food: White beans with ham hocks, cornbread and little green onions. Wash it down with some sweet tea and you are good for another 12 hours!!!!
Wish I had some for lunch today <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/dine.gif" alt="" />

Mom was born in Danville, VA... you nailed it!

I have a funny feeling that we will both make some beans this week, huh? <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/dine.gif" alt="" />

Yup

My Mom and Dad would made this, and they added salt pork to it(succotash). I was forced to eat it, sitting at the table till it was gone. Now my hubby LOVES stupid lima beans, and I make them for him. Maybe I really should try them again, after all these years. I do love brussels sprouts now, which I hated in my younger years. Highly doubtful I will change my mind about limas. But I agree that the big dried ones in soup are OK! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/jester.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/jester.gif" alt="" />