Lima Beans with Pork Sausage Recipe

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This is a delicious dish to bring to a pot-luck or church supper. It it is so easy to put together and you will be returning home with an empty dish.—Ruby Wood, Sugar Land, Texas

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Lima Beans with Pork Sausage Recipe

Prep: 5 min. + standing Cook: 50 min.

Yield: 8-10 Servings

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Ingredients

1 pound dried lima beans
6 cups water
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 pound bulk pork sausage
2-1/2 cups tomato juice
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon dried basil

Directions

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. Yield: 8-10 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 cup) equals 255 calories, 9 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 16 mg cholesterol, 531 mg sodium, 32 g carbohydrate, 10 g fiber, 13 g protein.

Originally published as Lima Beans with Pork Sausage in Reminisce Extra April 1994, p45