Southern Butter Beans recipe

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Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) package dried lima beans
5 slices bacon, chopped
1 cup heavy whipping cream
½ cup butter
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Nutrition Info

424.7 calories
carbohydrate: 36.4 g
cholesterol: 77.6 mg
fat: 25.3 g
fiber: 10.6 g
protein: 14.9 g
saturatedFat: 15 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 235.9 mg
sugar: 4.8 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Cover lima beans with water in a large pot and soak overnight. Drain and return lima beans to the pot, cover beans with fresh water.

  2. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook and stir bacon until crisp, about 5 minutes. Reserve about 2 teaspoons bacon drippings and drain bacon on paper towels.

  3. Bring lima beans, bacon, and reserved bacon drippings to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until beans are just tender, 40 to 60 minutes. Stir heavy cream and butter into bean mixture and cook until thickened, about 15 minutes more. Season with salt and pepper.

Recipe Yield

8 servings

Recipe Note

Butter beans the way Mamaw used to make them! Lots of butter, cream, and bacon make these beans true southern comfort food.

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