Lima Beans And Mushrooms Recipes

LIMA BEANS WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Blanch the beans in salted water for 6-8 minutes, rinse and drain (remove the skins).
• Wipe the chanterelles with paper towels and depending on the size, leave whole or cut into pieces. Peel the onion and garlic and finely chop both. Sauté onion and garlic in hot oil until translucent. Add the mushrooms and sauté until golden brown. Mix in the beans and heat. Add the butter with the parsley, lemon juice and season with salt, pepper and coriander. Season to taste and serve.

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.

BAKED MUSHROOMS AND WHITE BEANS WITH BUTTERY BREAD CRUMBS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 375 degrees. Prepare the mushrooms: In a large (12-inch) ovenproof skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the mushrooms, and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally until they begin to brown and crisp around the edges, 7 to 10 minutes. Add the butter, shallot, garlic and thyme, and stir until the shallot has softened slightly and the garlic is fragrant, about 1 minute. Season with salt.
• Turn off the heat and stir the white beans into the skillet. Toss until combined, then top evenly with feta. Add the stock and bake until the stock is slightly bubbling and the feta has slightly softened, 13 to 15 minutes.
• While the beans bake, make your bread crumbs: In a small saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Turn off the heat, add the crumbs and toss until evenly covered with butter. Season with salt and pepper.
• Remove the mushroom mixture from the oven and turn on the broil setting. Top the mushrooms and beans with the bread crumbs, then broil until the bread crumbs are golden and the feta is crisp on the edges, 1 to 2 minutes. (Don't walk away!) Scatter with parsley and serve directly from the pan.

MUSHROOM AND LIMA BEAN STEW

Steps:

• Soak beans overnight in water. Drain.
• Heat oil in a large pot over medium flame. Add onions and garlic. Cook until tender, 6 to 8 minutes; transfer to a bowl.
• Turn heat to medium high. Working in batches, add mushrooms; cook until golden brown. Transfer to bowl and add more oil to cook remaining mushrooms. Return mushrooms and onions to pot and add squash, beans, bay leaf, and stock. Season with pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and cover partially. Cook until beans are just tender, about 50 to 60 minutes. Stir in kale and cook until tender, about 5 minutes more. Season with salt.

LIMA BEAN AND PORCINI SOUP

Steps:

• In a soup pot, combine celery, carrot, onion, garlic, olive oil and salt. Cover and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 10 minutes. Add lima beans, barley, 8 cups water, bones, porcini, thyme and bay leaf, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, uncovered, until beans are tender, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Discard thyme sprigs and bay leaf. Remove bones, remove meat from bones, chop meat and return meat to soup. Taste and add salt if needed. Ladle soup into bowls and season with pepper. Garnish with shallot and parsley, and serve.

LIMA BEANS AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Cook limas and drain.
• Keep warm.
• Meanwhile, in a skillet cook garlic, chives and basil in butter for 30 seconds over medium heat.
• Add mushrooms and cook 3-4 minutes or until tender.
• Stir into limas.
• Season to taste.