Giant Beans

By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen

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This recipe makes 6 servings

Nutritional Info
Per serving: about	-
cal	199199 cal
pro	11 g11g pro
total fat	3 g3g total fat
sat. fat	00 sat. fat
carb	34 g34g carb
fibre	11 g11g fibre
chol	0 mg0mg chol
sodium	108 mg108mg sodium
% RDI:	-
calcium	33 calcium
iron	2727 iron
vit A	1212 vit A
vit C	3030 vit C
folate	5353 folate

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups dried large lima beans 1-1/2 1-1/2cups cupsdried large lima beandried large lima beans
1 tbsp olive oil 1 1tbsp tbspolive oil
1 clove garlic , minced1 1clove garliccloves of garlic, minced
1 onion , finely chopped1 1oniononions, finely chopped
1-1/2 tsp dried oregano 1-1/2 1-1/2tsp tspdried oregano
1/4 tsp ground cumin 1/4 1/4tsp tspground cumin
3 cups chopped tomatoes 3 3cups cupschopped tomatotomatoes
1/4 tsp salt 1/4 1/4tsp tspsalt
1/4 tsp pepper 1/4 1/4tsp tsppepper
1/2 tsp grated lemon rind 1/2 1/2tsp tspgrated lemon rind
1 tbsp lemon juice 1 1tbsp tbsplemon juice

Preparation

In pot of boiling water, cook beans for 45 minutes or until tender; drain.

In saucepan, heat oil over medium heat; cook garlic, onion, oregano and cumin, stirring often, for 8 minutes or until golden.

Add tomatoes; cook for 10 minutes. Add beans, 1/2 cup (125 mL) water, salt and pepper; cook, stirring, for 10 minutes or until coated. Add lemon rind and juice.

Keywords : Sides; High fibre; Greek; Boil/Simmer; Summer; Beans; Lemons;

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