Best 10 Lindas Luscious Lima Bean Soup Recipes

LIMA BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Bring 8 cups of water to a boil. Add lima beans and boil for 5 - 10 minutes. Remove from heat, cover. Let beans soak for 2 - 2.5 hours. Drain and rinse beans; return to pot.
• In a large pan, heat olive oil and saute all the vegetables until carrots and celery are tender-crisp.
• Add 8 cups of chicken broth to the beans in the pot. Add the vegetables. Stir to combine and simmer on low for 1.5 hours; stirring frequently. Season with salt and pepper as desired.

LIMA BEAN SOUP WITH PARMESAN BACON CRISP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a large heavy-bottomed pot, cook onion in butter and oil over medium heat until translucent about 10 minutes. Add the carrot and celery and cook another 5 minutes.
• While vegetables are cooking, place lima beans in boiling water and cook until very soft about 10 minutes. Drain lima beans and add to the pot with the sliced apple. Pour in the chicken broth. Lower heat and simmer an additional 5 minutes. Then puree with a hand blender. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• For the Parmesan Bacon Crisp: Line a cookie sheet with aluminum foil and spray with cooking spray. Make 4 to 5 lines with the Parmesan, about 1-inch wide and 4-inches long. Sprinkle with bacon. Bake for about 7 to 10 minutes or until golden and crisp. Remove from oven and let cool. Peel crisp from foil and serve with soup.
• Cook's Note: For additional flavor, add an additional 1/2 cup of Parmesan and 1/4 cup bacon to the soup before pureeing. Also a dollop of sour cream adds a creamy finish to this healthy soup.
• This recipe was provided by a finalist, who may or may not be a professional cook, for The Next Food Network Star. Food Network has not tested this recipe and therefore, we cannot make representation as to the results.

LINDA'S LUSCIOUS LIMA BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Cook bacon until crisp. Crumble
• 2. In a slow cooker, mix the cooked bacon, lima beans, butter beans and liquid, potatoes, celery, onions, carrots, and butter.
• 3. Season with marjoram, salt, and pepper. Pour in the chicken broth.
• 4. Cover slow cooker, and cook soup 7 hours on Low.

LIMA BEAN AND DUMPLING SOUP RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• Fill large pot 1/2 with water. Add limas and about 1 teaspoon salt. Bring to a boil, then turn down heat and simmer for about 20 minutes. Add one can petite tomatoes and simmer for 20 minutes more. Add one can whole corn with juice and one stick of butter. Bring to boil and add dumplings, breaking them into about 3-inch strips. Turn down heat and allow to simmer about 20-30 more minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Stir and check to make sure dumplings do not stick together.

LIMA BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large (6 quart or larger) electric casserole, like a Crock-Pot, combine all ingredients except the light cream. Cook on low heat for 7 hours or until done. Cool slightly.
• Add the cream. Stir and serve.

HAM & LIMA SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Soak beans overnight however you like, I prefer the stove top/oven method (see Soaked and Cooked Tender Beans). Drain and put aside. Now if you are in a hurry, 4 -15 ounce cans will do, just be sure to rinse well.
• 2. In a large stockpot, simmer the ham bone in the stock along with the bay leaves, thyme and oregano for at least a couple of hours, the longer the better. It is ready when the meat falls off. Remove bone and ham from the pot and place on a platter discarding the bone. When cool to touch, shred or tear the ham into bite size pieces. Put aside.
• 3. In a skillet, fry the bacon until fully cooked. Remove bacon with a slotted spoon and set aside. Add onion, celery, garlic and carrots to bacon grease and sauté over medium heat until onions are translucent. Remove vegetables with the slotted spoon and add to the stockpot.
• 4. Add the limas, ham to the pot and bring to a boil. Add the potatoes, bacon, salt and pepper to taste, and bring back to a boil. Skim off any foam that rises to the top. Reduce to a slow simmer; cover and cook on low for about 45 minutes or until beans are tender and begin to break down.
• 5. I serve it with cornbread...mmmm!
• 6. Soak and cook beans: I prepare dried beans two ways. When I think ahead I cook them in a slow cooker overnight with seasonings, on a warm setting and then a few hours the next day on low. Or if I forget, I use the stove-top/oven method that does the same in a couple of hours. The oven seems to work better than using just the stove, making a faster, tender pot of beans. Here's how: cover the washed beans with about 2-inches of water in a dutch oven with a tight fitting lid. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Add your seasonings and heat on the stove over high heat until the water just starts to simmer. Place in the oven and cook for 90 minutes. Stir and check the tenderness of the beans. If needed, cook another 15 minutes or until beans are tender for your recipe. Drain and you're ready to go.

DAD'S LIMA BEAN SOUP WITH HAM BONE

Steps:

• Place beans in a large pot; cover with 2 inches water. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat, cover, and let stand for 1 to 2 hours. Drain and rinse. Transfer beans to another container.
• Combine ham bone and 8 cups water in a large saucepan. Simmer over medium-low heat until remaining meat falls off the bone, about 2 hours. Remove and discard bone. Use a slotted spoon to transfer meat to a bowl.
• Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add celery and onion; cook and stir until onion is translucent, 7 to 10 minutes. Add cooked ham bone meat, lima beans, and diced ham. Reduce heat and simmer, adding additional water as needed, until soup is thickened to desired consistency, about 90 minutes.
• Stir carrots, salt, pepper, and parsley into the soup. Let simmer until carrots are soft, about 30 minutes more.

LIMA BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven or soup kettle, combine the first 12 ingredients; bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 25-35 minutes or until vegetables are tender. , Add cream; heat through but do not boil. Sprinkle with bacon just before serving.

HEARTY LIMA BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Place beans in a Dutch oven; add water to cover by 2 in. Bring to a boil; boil for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; cover and let stand for 1 hour. Drain and discard liquid; return beans to pan. , Add ham bone and 2-1/2 qt. water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/2 hours. , Debone ham and cut meat into chunks; return to pan. Add celery and carrots. Cover and simmer for 1 hour or until beans are tender. , In a small skillet, saute garlic in butter for 1 minute. Stir in the flour, salt, pepper and paprika. Add cold water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Add to the soup with tomatoes; simmer for 10 minutes or until heated through.

LIMA BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Place rinsed lima beans and 2 quartered onions in a 6 quart pot.
• Fill with water until 2 inches from top.
• Bring to boil over medium heat.
• Once soup comes to boil, reduce heat and simmer 4 hours, stirring occasionally, replacing water as needed to keep at 2 inches from top of pot.
• After 4 hours place diced potatoes to soup and continue to simmer 1 more hour.
• Brown bacon pieces in frying pan, reserving all drippings.
• Slowly add browned bacon pieces and 3/4 of drippings to soup.
• Stir flour to remaining drippings in frying pan and stir till smooth.
• Add flour and dripping mixture to soup and stir well.
• Salt and pepper to taste, simmer for 5 minutes and serve.