Garlicky Lima Beans

By dashy_65

Ingredients

• 4 cups fresh lima beans
• 2 1/2 cups water
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 3 thyme sprigs
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Details

Servings 8

Preparation

Step 1

Sort and wash beans; drain. Combine beans and next 5 ingredients (through bay leaf) in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes or until tender. Discard thyme sprigs and bay leaf. Stir in salt and pepper.

Nutritional Information
Calories:105 (21% from fat)
Fat:2.4g (sat 0.4g,mono 1.3g,poly 0.5g)
Protein:5.4g
Carbohydrate:16.2g
Fiber:3.9g
Cholesterol:0.0mg
Iron:2.5mg
Sodium:152mg
Calcium:30mg