This Lima bean recipe is an old fashioned southern favorite. Like most other legumes the Lima bean is high in dietary fiber and is thought to be lower cholesterol. What I find most appealing about Lima beans and beans in general is that if combined with whole grain rice, beans become an excellent source of high quality protein.
In fact, you can have meatless dinners containing beans and rice and still get the recommended daily allowance of protein.
Yes you heard correctly, you can forgo eating meat if you consume adequate amounts of whole grain rice and beans.
Most people are familiar with Lima beans that are cream color or green.
However there are several varieties of Lima beans other than the traditionally colored cream and green. If available give the other colors of black, brown, purple, red and white a try.
Native In-Artice AdJust in case you don't already know, Lima beans are also sometimes referred to as butter beans. I'm sure you'll enjoy the Lima bean recipe that follows.
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This recipe provided courtesy of https://www.soulfoodandsoutherncooking.com/
For additional flavor you can add the meat from a cooked ham hock to your beans just before the cooking begins. Without the ham hock, this recipe is a very healthy choice for people with diabetes. However check with your nutritionist to see if lima beans are right for your diet.
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