Lima Beans Sausage Recipes

BABY LIMA BEANS AND SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Place 2 lbs. Lima's in 12 cups water. Bring to a soft boil and maintain for approximately 1 hour or until beans are mostly done but still a little crunchy. Throughout the cooking, add hot tap water to keep the beans covered and strain off any foam that appears.
• Fry bacon chunks until crispy and add bacon and grease to beans with boullion cubes.
• Cook beans the rest of the way.
• Cook sausage in a large skillet and add Frank's hot sauce and ground sage.
• Combine all ingredients and enjoy!

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.

LIMA BEANS & SAUSAGE

Steps:

• 1. Soak the beans over night (or several hours). Pour off soaking water, discard, and add fresh water to cover. Simmer 1/2 hour. Drain, reserve cokking water.
• 2. Dissolve the salt, sugar, syrup and vinegar in some of the cooking water. Put it into roaster with the beans. Add enough reserved water to cover. Bake 1 hour at 350 degrees, covered. (Watch...if it begins to dry out add a bit more of the reserved bean liquid).
• 3. After 1 hour, add the cream and bake in oven 1 more hour. Add polish sausages about 1/2 hour after you add the cream.

PARTON FAMILY BAKED LIMA BEANS & SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Soak the beans in lots of water overnight, then drain, rinse, and pick out any bad ones.
• In a large pot, cover with cold water and add salt. Simmer covered over medium heat for 35 to 45 min until tender (make sure they don't get mushy). The amount of time it takes will depend on how large the beans are.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Drain and pour the cooked beans into a well-oiled baking dish.
• In a bowl, combine the remaining ingredients and stir to combine well. Add to the beans and fold it all together.
• Bake in a 350 degree F oven for 1 hour.
• Note: onions would also go well in this recipe.

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.

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.

BDUKES LIMA BEANS, CABBAGE AND SMOKED SAUSAGE

Steps:

• In a large pot, combine the lima beans, ham hocks, water, cabbage and butter. Season with salt, pepper and garlic powder. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and set a lid on top but leave a crack for steam. Simmer for 1 1/2 hours. Remove the lid, add the tomatoes and sausage; simmer with the lid on until beans are completely tender, 15 to 20 minutes.

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.