Lima bean bacon stew is a comfort food soup, perfect for lunch or dinner during the chilly fall weather! This hearty bean stew recipe is one of my favorite fall recipes!
Keeping with this months theme of SOUPS and STEWS, today I'm sharing my mother's recipe for Lima Bean Bacon Stew. This delicious and satisfying meal is not only good for you, it's super easy to make and it's also one of my Fall Favorite Recipes!
Tender and buttery, lima beans are stewed to perfection with onions and cooked bacon. The combination is simple yet hearty, and the perfect meal for a cool Fall evening.
I hope you enjoy the lima bean bacon stew recipe as much as I do.
Lima Bean and Bacon Stew
2016-10-12 22:16:26
Serves 2
Prep Time
10 min
Cook Time
30 min
Ingredients
- 2 14-ounce cans Lima beans
- ½ pound bacon
- 1 large onion
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 ½ cups water
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cook bacon until crisp, remove ½ of the cooked bacon and keep for garnish
- Chop onion and cook in bacon grease until translucent, add onions and bay leaf to pot and stir to combine
- Bring to a boil, cook for 2 minutes. Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes to 2 hours
- Add additional water if stew becomes to thick.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Notes
- Crumble bacon bites over soup and serve with buttered bread
Adapted from My Mom's recipe
Adapted from My Mom's recipe
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