Aunt Peggy's Lima Beans

By ccavaletti

Ingredients

• 4 (16 oz) packages frozen lima beans
• 2 (32 oz) cartons chicken broth
• 1 (16 oz) package bacon, halved crosswise
• 1 large sweet onion, thinly sliced
• 2 Tbsp minced garlic
• 1-1/2 tsp ground black pepper
• 1 tsp salt

Details

Servings 10

Preparation

Step 1

In a large Dutch oven, combine beans and remaining 6 ingredients. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat; reduce heat the simmer for 3 to 4 hours or until beans are very thick, adding additional water if needed.

They turned out too mushy, because we cooked them longer. Be careful to not overcook them.

From Cooking with Paula Deen, July/August 2013