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Simply Delightful & Easy Lima Beans

Here's how you make Simply Delightful & Easy Lima Beans
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 10m
  • Cook: 20m
    • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 package (10 ounce) frozen lima beans
  • 2 1/2 cups water
  • 4 to 6 garlic cloves, minced (more or less depending on your love of garlic)
  • Fresh thyme (6 fresh sprigs, leaves only, refer to Note below. Use fresh thyme only, not dried)
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons olive oil (extra virgin good quality brand, or else it won't taste the same)
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt (more or less to taste)
  • 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Place frozen lima beans in a saucepan. Cover with the water.

  • Step 2: Add garlic, thyme and bay leaf and stir. Bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 15 - 20 minutes or until tender.

  • Step 3: 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

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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