How to cook fresh butter beans

There’s a great debate within the culinary community about whether butter beans and lima beans are the same thing. University of Florida's IFAS Extension argues the two are related, but butter beans typically come from smaller varieties, which tend to have a delicate creaminess.

This classic Southern Recipe for Butter Beans with Bacon is an easy, generations old recipe that's the perfect complement to nearly any meal!

Since butter beans are lima beans, please feel free to swap in limas if that’s easy for you to find in your neck of the woods. Also, this recipe works great with the smaller beans or the big fat ones (I love these things). You can even do this with green beans if you so choose, either canned or fresh. It’s a flexible flavor base we’re working with here, so riff as you see fit.

Now more than ever I am embracing the process of cooking beans. Soaking them overnight, then coming up with different flavor combinations to braise them in. Sometimes doing this over the stove, sometimes in my Instant Pot, and like this recipe here, letting them braise in a buttery parmesan broth in

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Canned green beans recipe that are cooked up long and slow Southern style with rich savory flavor make an amazing side dish for family meals.

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Classic Butter Beans with bacon recipe for the most tender, flavorful lima beans that are perfect to serve as a side with your favorite southern dishes!

Brothy Weeknight Butter Beans - This easy butter bean stew is perfect for busy evenings! You just need a few ingredients and half an hour on the stove for this one pot dinner. Start by sauteeing some garlic and shallot, then stir in some veggies, red pepper flakes, and creamy canned butter beans. Simmer that all in a bit of veggie stock, then finish with lemon juice and plenty of fresh herbs. With how to photos and plenty of notes for ingredient substitutions!

This butter bean soup is a quick version made on the stovetop. Butter beans are simmered with carrot, celery, onion, and seasonings for a simple, comforting soup.