Italian Sausage Lima Bean Casserole Recipes

LIMA BEAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine lima beans, soup, celery and milk. Pour into a greased 11x7-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with cheese and bread crumbs. , Cover and bake at 350° for 25 minutes. Uncover; bake 10 minutes longer or until the bread crumbs are lightly browned.

CLASSIC LIMA BEAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a saucepan, cook and crumble sausage until no longer pink; drain. add lima beans, carrots, water, sugar, salt and pepper. Cook, uncovered, for 20-25 minutes or until vegetables are tender; drain.

LIMA BEANS WITH PORK SAUSAGE

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, bring beans, water and salt to a boil. Remove from the heat; cover and let stand for 1 hour (or soak beans overnight). Do not drain. Bring beans to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 45 minutes or until tender. , Meanwhile, shape sausage into 3/4-in. balls; brown in a large skillet or until a thermometer reads 160°. Drain fat. Stir in the tomato juice, chili powder, pepper and basil. , Drain beans; add sausage mixture. Simmer for 10 minutes or until heated through, stirring occasionally.

ITALIAN THREE BEAN AND SAUSAGE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. In 10-inch skillet, cook sausage, bell pepper, onion and garlic over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until sausage is no longer pink; drain.
• In ungreased 3-quart casserole, mix sausage mixture and remaining ingredients. Bake uncovered about 45 minutes, stirring once, until hot and bubbly. Garnish with additional basil.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE & LIMA BEAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Heat lima beans in salted water until partially cooked. Place drained lima beans in a 2-qt. casserole dish.
• 2. Separate sausage from casings and cut the sausage into bite-sized pieces. Brown the sausage in a skillet and then drain on paper towels.
• 3. Pour off most of the fat left from the sausage. In remaining fat, saute the onion, green bell pepper and celery.
• 4. Combine the onion mixture with the sausage and pour over the lima beans. Bake at 350 in a covered casserole for 45 minutes to 1 hr.

ITALIAN-STYLE LIMA BEANS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook garlic in oil for 1 minute. Add tomatoes and lima beans; cook for 3-5 minutes or until tomatoes soften and beans are tender. , Stir in the vinegar, brown sugar, lemon zest, oregano, salt and pepper flakes; cook 1 minute longer. Sprinkle with parsley if desired.

LIMA BEANS AND SAUSAGE

Steps:

• 1. In a medium sauce pan put beans and baking soda and cover with water.
• 2. Bring to a rapid boil then remove from the stove and rinse beans in cold water, removing all baking soda. This step eliminates having to soak the beans overnight.
• 3. Put beans, onions, garlic and salt & pepper in a medium sauce pan and cover with water.
• 4. Cut sausage into 2" pieces and add to pot. Bring water to a boil and then reduce heat to a simmer. Continue to simmer until beans are cooked, adding water as needed to keep the beans from sticking.
• 5. Watch beans closely as the water will cook down quickly and you will need to replenish it often. Beans should be soupy when finished.

BEAN CASSEROLE ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook sausage into the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer to a roasting dish. Saute onions and celery in the hot skillet until onions are translucent, about 5 minutes. Drain and discard excess grease; transfer vegetables to the roasting dish.
• Combine tomato soup, sugar, mustard, and chili powder in a bowl. Stir into the sausage mixture. Add lima beans, baked beans with pork, kidney beans, and wax beans to sausage. Mix to combine. Spread tomato paste over casserole. Top with bacon strips.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bacon is browned and casserole is heated through, about 1 hour.