Limas With Mushrooms

By mporreca

Ingredients

• 2 packages frozen fordhook lima beans
• 2 lb mushrooms, cleaned and sliced
• 1 medium onion, minced
• 5 stalks celery, julienne 1/2 inch strips (about as thick as a kitchen match)
• 1/2 lb. Butter (2 sticks)
• 2 tbsp. Flour
• 1/2 tsp. Salt
• 1/2 tsp. Freshly ground nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp. Pepper
• 1/2 cup heavy cream

Preparation

Step 1

Cook lima beans according to package directions, about 7 minutes in large pot. Drain and set aside. In separate pan sauté onions and celery in butter until golden. Add mushrooms and cook until tender. Mix flour, salt, nutmeg and pepper and sprinkle over onion and celery mixture. Cool stirring until well blended. Add cream and stir until well combined. Add mushroom/cream mixture to beans and heat slowly, stirring occasionally until heated through.