Lima Beans Smitane

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) bag frozen lima beans
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 tablespoons diced pimentos
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup sour cream (low fat or fat free is fine)
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 3 tablespoons fresh chives, chopped

Recipe

• 1 add lima beans to a sauce pan with 1 cup of water and simmer 10-15 minutes until tender, then drain.
• 2 meanwhile, mix together the sour cream, garlic powder, pimento, pepper and chives.
• 3 over low heat return the drained lima beans to the sauce pan and mix in the sourcream mixture.
• 4 gently stir until all ingredients are warmed through, being careful not to let the sour cream scorch.
• 5 garnish with additional chopped chives if desired.