Dried Lima Bean Soup

By luvmybuttonsnbows

Prep time: 10 minutes
Serves: 4
Save the water used for boiling potatoes and freeze to make this soup. Canned vegetable broth also can be used.

Ingredients

• 8 c. potato broth, vegetable broth or water
• 1 c. dried baby lima beans
• 1/2 c. chopped onion
• 1 clove garlic, minced or pressed
• 1 tbsp. butter or margarine
• 1 carrot, chopped
• 1/2 tsp. each dried thyme and basil leaves
• 1/2 tsp. black pepper
• 2 cloves garlic, minced or pressed
• 1/4 c. chopped parsley
• salt to taste
• Parmesan cheese

Preparation

Step 1

Simmer together broth and beans for 1 hr. Meanwhile, sauté onion and garlic in the butter. Stir in carrot, herbs and black pepper. Set aside. After beans have cooked for 1 hr., stir in vegetable mixture. Simmer, covered, 30 min. longer. Purée half the beans with some of the liquid, 2 cloves garlic and the parsley. Combine purée with remaining soup. Heat to steaming. Salt to taste. Serve with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.