Lima beans with ground beef

1 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
¾poundsBaby lima beans
2teaspoonsUnsalted butter
cupOnion; finely chopped
1poundsGround beef
¾teaspoonTurmeric
¼teaspoonCayenne pepper
¼teaspoonPepper
4Scallions; sliced
2cupsPlain lowfat yogurt

Directions

Prep: 5 min, Cook: 30 min.

Blanch lima beans in boiling water 3-4 minutes or until almost tender.

Drain thoroughly. Melt butter in a heavy nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Saut‚ onion 5-7 minutes or until golden. Add ground beef and saut‚ 3-4 minutes or until meat is lightly browned. Stir in lima beans, turmeric, cayenne and pepper and saut‚ 3-4 minutes or until lima beans are tender.

Reduce heat to medium low. Stir in half the scallions. Saut‚ 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly until scallions are softened. Remove from heat, sprinkle with remaining scallions and serve with yogurt.

Posted to recipelu-digest by molony <molony@...> on Feb 27, 1998