Taste of Home
Lima Beans with Pork Sausage
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 5 min. + standing Cook: 50 min.
YIELD: 8-10 servings.
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
Ingredients
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1 pound dried lima beans
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6 cups water
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1 pound bulk pork sausage
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2-1/2 cups tomato juice
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1/2 teaspoon chili powder
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1/8 teaspoon pepper
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1 teaspoon dried basil
Directions
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1.
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.
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2.
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.
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3.
Drain beans; add sausage mixture. Simmer for 10 minutes or until heated through, stirring occasionally.
Nutrition Facts
1 cup: 255 calories, 9g fat (3g saturated fat), 16mg cholesterol, 531mg sodium, 32g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 10g fiber), 13g protein.
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