Home-Style Butterbeans

Name: Home-Style Butterbeans
Ingredients: 5 bacon slices, diced; 1 small onion, minced; 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar; 1 (16-oz.) package frozen butterbeans; 1/4 cup butter; 2 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoon cracked pepper

7 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

5 bacon slices, diced
1 small onion, minced
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 (16-oz.) package frozen butterbeans
1/4 cup butter
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon cracked pepper

Directions

1

Cook bacon and onion in a large Dutch oven over medium heat 5 to 7 minutes. Add brown sugar, and cook, stirring occasionally, 1 to 2 minutes or until sugar is dissolved. Stir in butterbeans and butter until butter is melted and beans are thoroughly coated. Stir in 12 cups water.
2

Bring to a boil over medium-high heat; reduce heat to low, and simmer, stirring occasionally, 2 hours or until beans are very tender and liquid is thickened and just below top of beans. Stir in salt and pepper.
3

Home-Style Lima Beans: Substitute 1 (16-oz.) package frozen baby lima beans for butterbeans. Proceed with recipe as directed.