Saucy Lima Beans

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 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

Recipe

• 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.