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Succotash with Butter and Dill

“Sufferin’ succotash!” – Pop Quiz! Do you remember which Warner Bros character said this as their catchphrase? 🙂

A little history about Succotash ~ Succotash is a food dish consisting primarily of corn and lima beans. Due to it’s inexpensive nature, it was very popular in the Depression era, and still makes for a healthy and low cost side dish! It’s also quite popular in the Northeast for a Thanksgiving dish.

Besides being cheap, this dish is also a healthy choice as lima beans are a good source of dietary fiber, and are a nearly fat-free source of high quality protein. They’d be perfect as an addition to our Rice & Beans Budget recipes!

Okay, enough chatting! On to the easy directions to make this tasty and healthy side dish…

Succotash with Butter and Dill

A stellar rice and beans budget style meal!
Prep Time2 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Servings - 4 servings

Ingredients 

  • 12 oz bag frozen baby lima beans
  • 1 cup frozen corn
  • 1-2 Tbsp butter or margarine
  • 1/2 tsp dill
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Cook baby lima beans and corn according to package instructions.
  • Once cooked, add butter and margarine, dill and salt and pepper to taste.
  • Stir together and serve.