You might also like these recipes for lima bean curry, mashed lima beans or Greek fasolada. Butter beans (also called lima beans) are utterly delicious in simple recipes like this Greek gigantes plaki. The creamy butter bean recipe I am sharing here is probably even simpler but just as delicious. So delicious, in fact, that you might be scooping the beans out of the pot with your fingers to eat them. Just sayin’. These butter beans work beautifully as a side to nearly any entree, or they can do heavy duty as a main dish on their own, with a side of crusty bread.
Why you will love these butter beans
Creamy and savory. The butter beans cook up perfectly tender and creamy, and the herbs add tons of smoky, mouthwatering flavor. Easy recipe. The recipe needs just a handful of pantry ingredients. Versatile side dish. You can serve these butter beans as a side with nearly any entree, especially instead of mashed potatoes. But they are a great meal on their own too, loaded as they are with protein and fiber. Gluten-free, vegan, nut-free and soy-free recipe.
How to make creamy butter beans
Serve
These creamy beans work beautifully as a side dish or a main course. Serve with one of the following: Check to get new recipe updates by email.
Wedges of a crusty French bread or Tuscan bread or sourdough bread. With vegan cornbread. With grilled tofu steaks or veggie burgers. With a leafy side salad, like this vegan Caesar salad.
Storage
Refrigerate: Place the butter beans in an airtight container and store in the refrigerator for up to four days. Freeze: Freeze the cooked beans for up to three months in a freezer-safe container. Reheat. Heat the thawed butter beans over stovetop or in the microwave oven until warmed through.
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