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Lima Beans with Pork Sausage

Name: Lima Beans with Pork Sausage
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 8-10 servings
Cuisine: Europe, Italian
Ingredients: 1 pound dried lima beans; 6 cups water; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 pound bulk pork sausage; 2-1/2 cups tomato juice; 1/2 teaspoon chili powder; 1/8 teaspoon pepper; 1 teaspoon dried basil

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Total Time:Prep: 5 min. + standing Cook: 50 min.

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Ruby Wood, Sugar Land, Texas

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

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Updated on Jun. 27, 2023

This is a delicious dish to bring to a pot-luck or church supper. It it is so easy to put together and you will be returning home with an empty dish.—Ruby Wood, Sugar Land, Texas

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Lima Beans with Pork Sausage

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Yield:8-10 servings

Prep:5 min

Cook:50 min

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Ingredients

1 pound dried lima beans
6 cups water
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 pound bulk pork sausage
2-1/2 cups tomato juice
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon dried basil

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Directions

1
In a Dutch oven, bring beans, water and salt to a boil. Remove from the heat; cover and let stand for 1 hour (or soak beans overnight). Do not drain. Bring beans to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 45 minutes or until tender.

2
Meanwhile, shape sausage into 3/4-in. balls; brown in a large skillet or until a thermometer reads 160°. Drain fat. Stir in the tomato juice, chili powder, pepper and basil.
3
Drain beans; add sausage mixture. Simmer for 10 minutes or until heated through, stirring occasionally.