Lima Beans Bretonne

Description

Serve as a side dish, or, believe it or not, over spaghetti.

• Recipe from sneakykitchen.com

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• ½ medium green pepper, chopped
• 1 large celery stalk, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• ½ cup dry white wine (or water or chicken broth)
• 1 can (16 oz) lima beans, drained or 10 oz pkg frozen limas, cooked
• 1 cup crushed tomatoes or tomato sauce
• 1½ tsp sugar
• ½ tsp dried oregano flakes
• ½ tsp dried basil
• black pepper to taste

Directions

1. Heat oil and butter in a large skillet or chicken fryer over medium heat.
2. Add chopped onion, green pepper and celery and sauté until onion starts to brown.
3. Add garlic and sauté a minute longer.
4. Add white wine and drained limas and bring to a boil.
5. Turn heat low and simmer for about 10 minutes, or until wine is mostly reduced.
6. Add tomatoes and seasonings. Simmer another ten minutes.

Spaghetti

1. Cook ½ lb spaghetti.
2. Add a Tbsp of olive oil and ¼ cup of grated cheese to the drained pasta. Place on a plate and add limas.
3. Extra grated cheese is good, too.