Southwestern Succotash
 
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Recipe type: Side Dish
Serves: 10
Ingredients
  • 4 slices bacon, chopped
  • 12 oz bag frozen lima beans
  • 2 ears of fresh corn, kernels stripped from ears
  • ½ cup chopped red pepper
  • ½ cup chopped red onion
  • 1 15-oz can of black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 tsp ground cumin seed
  • ½ tsp salt
  • freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 Tbsp margarine (or butter)
  • ⅓ cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • Juice of half a lime (about 1 Tbsp)
Instructions
  1. Bring water to boil in a large saucepan. Add lima beans. Bring back to a boil, and boil about 10 minutes until fork tender. Drain.
  2. Meanwhile, cook bacon until browned in a large skillet.
  3. Remove bacon to paper towel, and drain all but 2-3 Tbsp of bacon fat from pan.
  4. Cook corn kernels, red pepper, onion and cumin in bacon fat over medium high heat about 2 minutes until softened.
  5. Add in lima and black beans, bacon, salt, pepper, and margarine and stir just to heat through.
  6. Sprinkle lime juice and cilantro over, stir to mix and serve.
  7. This dish can be made ahead and reheated in the microwave.
Recipe by Savory Nature at https://savorynature.com/2014/06/12/southwestern-succotash/