Giant Lima Beans with Stewed Tomatoes and Oregano Pesto

Name: Giant Lima Beans with Stewed Tomatoes and Oregano Pesto
Prep time: 3 h 40 min
Cook time: 3 h 40 min
Total time: 3 h 40 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 473 milliliters coarse fresh bread crumbs; 454 grams whole tomatoes—juices reserved, tomatoes coarsely chopped; 710 milliliters dried giant lima beans or gigantes, rinsed and picked over, then soaked for 4 hours and drained; 184 grams cup coarsely crumbled feta cheese , for sprinkling; 1 garlic clove, minced; 1 small garlic clove, minced; 8 servings Kosher salt; 59 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil; 5 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 1 medium onion, finely diced; 2 Tbsps chopped oregano; 2 Tbsps chopped parsley

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Giant Lima Beans with Stewed Tomatoes and Oregano Pesto a try. One serving contains 588 calories, 26g of protein, and 23g of fat. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 34% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have kosher salt, olive oil, garlic clove, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the kosher salt you could follow this main course with the Low Fat Crumbs Cake (Kosher-Dairy) as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 3 hours and 40 minutes.

Instructions

In a large saucepan, cover the lima beans with 2 inches of water and bring to a boil. Simmer over low heat, stirring occasionally, until the limas are just tender but still al dente, about 2 1/2 hours; add water as needed to keep the limas covered by 2 inches. Season the limas with salt and let stand at room temperature for 5 minutes.

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Lima Beans

Water

Salt

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Sauce Pan

Drain the limas, reserving 1 1/2 cups of the cooking liquid.

In a medium saucepan, heat 3 tablespoons of the olive oil.

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Olive Oil

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Add the onion and garlic and cook over moderately low heat until softened, about 8 minutes.

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Garlic

Onion

Add the tomatoes, oregano and the reserved bean cooking liquid and simmer over low heat, stirring occasionally, until the sauce has reduced to 1 1/2 cups, about 1 hour. Season the tomato sauce with salt.

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Tomato Sauce