Large dried lima beans are a good base for this simple dish. When cooked, the beans have a rich, almost meaty taste to them and enough heft to make this a main-course salad. Be sure to reserve some of ...

1. In a soup pot, combine the beans with enough water to cover the beans (do not use the measured 6 cups from the ingredient list). Bring the water to a boil over high heat. Boil for 2 minutes. Cover ...

Lime and mint give creamy butter beans or baby lima beans a refreshing tang in this wholesome side dish. Instructions: In a medium saucepan, bring 6 cups of water and 1 tablespoon salt to a boil over ...

It’s technically cozy weather season, even though it doesn’t feel like it yet in south Louisiana. Honestly, I haven’t whined this much about the heat and humidity since that summer the air ...

Dried lima beans, with their abundant starch, turn rich and creamy with long cooking; this recipe calls for the smaller limas often labeled baby lima beans or butterbeans because they cook a bit more ...

What’s in season: With a buttery, almost meaty texture and a plump, kidney-like shape, lima beans are named after Lima, Peru, and are one of the oldest beans to come out of the New World. The beans, ...

There's a whole world of bean salad beyond the old school mix of wax beans, green beans and kidney beans drenched in Italian dressing. We're talking Italian antipasto salad of beans, pasta, salami, ...

No matter if you call them butter beans or lima beans, those large, creamy beans you’ll find in cans or dried at the grocery store are a hearty legume that should be part of your cooking catalog. In ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Butter beans are a beloved ingredient in the South, cooked down with ham hocks until creamy and rich. Butter beans, or large lima beans, are ...