Best 20 Lima Bean Soup Recipes

LIMA BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven or soup kettle, combine the first 12 ingredients; bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 25-35 minutes or until vegetables are tender. , Add cream; heat through but do not boil. Sprinkle with bacon just before serving.

HEARTY LIMA BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Place beans in a Dutch oven; add water to cover by 2 in. Bring to a boil; boil for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; cover and let stand for 1 hour. Drain and discard liquid; return beans to pan. , Add ham bone and 2-1/2 qt. water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/2 hours. , Debone ham and cut meat into chunks; return to pan. Add celery and carrots. Cover and simmer for 1 hour or until beans are tender. , In a small skillet, saute garlic in butter for 1 minute. Stir in the flour, salt, pepper and paprika. Add cold water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Add to the soup with tomatoes; simmer for 10 minutes or until heated through.

LIMA BEAN AND CABBAGE SOUP

Steps:

• In the morning drain beans, add new water to cover beans, and cook for 45 minutes.
• Add all the other ingrendents, mix and and simmer for an additional 30 minutes.

HAM AND LIMA BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Place lima beans in a Dutch oven or soup kettle; add water to cover by 2 in. Bring to a boil; boil for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; cover and let stand for 1 hour. Drain and rinse beans, discard liquid., In a Dutch oven coated with cooking spray, cook onions and garlic until tender. Stir in the broth, ham, carrots, water, jalapeno, parsley, pepper and lima beans. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 50 minutes or until beans are tender.

CHICKEN LIMA BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, combine the beans, chicken, water, celery, bouillon, salt and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 2 hours or until beans are tender. , Remove chicken. When cool enough to handle, remove meat from bones; discard bones. Cut meat into bite-size pieces; return to pan. Add carrots; simmer for 30 minutes or until tender. Stir in spinach and parsley; heat through.

LIMA BEAN OKRA SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute the green pepper, onion and cloves in butter until vegetables are tender. Discard cloves. , Stir in the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until beans are tender.

BARLEY, SWISS CHARD, AND LIMA BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a baking pan toast the barley in a preheated 375°F. oven, shaking the pan occasionally, for 5 to 7 minutes, or until it is aromatic. In a large kettle cook the onions, the carrot, and the garlic in the oil over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are browned. Add the water, the broth, the ham hocks, and the parsley and simmer the mixture, uncovered, for 1 hour. Add the toasted barley and the celery and simmer the mixture, uncovered, for 45 minutes. Transfer the ham hocks with tongs to a cutting board, discard the fat and bones, and chop the ham coarse. To the kettle add the ham, the Swiss chard, the lima beans, the basil, the thyme, and salt and pepper to taste and simmer the soup for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the chard is tender.

LIMA BEAN AND DUMPLING SOUP RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• Fill large pot 1/2 with water. Add limas and about 1 teaspoon salt. Bring to a boil, then turn down heat and simmer for about 20 minutes. Add one can petite tomatoes and simmer for 20 minutes more. Add one can whole corn with juice and one stick of butter. Bring to boil and add dumplings, breaking them into about 3-inch strips. Turn down heat and allow to simmer about 20-30 more minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Stir and check to make sure dumplings do not stick together.

CREAMY MUSHROOM, BARLEY AND LIMA BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• PREPARATION:.
• Cut the stems off the portabella mushrooms, slice into ¼ inch thin pieces and then cut each in half, set aside.
• Clean the white button mushrooms and slice into big pieces, set aside.
• Clean the carrot and then cut into diagonal slices, set aside.
• Cut into thin slices the swiss cheese and set aside.
• COOKING INSTRUCTIONS:.
• This recipe is based on using a slow cooking crock pot set to 4 hours, high/fast cooking and will depend on you model crock pot; Step #1, 2 hours cooking time, Step #2, 1 1/2 hours cooking time and Step #3, ½ hours cooking time.
• Step #1- In a crock pot add the stock, barley, portabella mushrooms, carrots , margarine, 2 tablespoons fresh chopped basil leaves, sage, thyme, garlic salt, Mrs. Dash, pinch of white pepper, a quick stir and cook for 2 hours.
• Step #2- Next add the white button mushrooms and lima beans, a quick stir and cook for 1 ½ hours.
• Step #3- Next add the half & half cream, Harvey's Bristol Cream, a quick stir and cook for ½ hour.
• Ladle soup into individual bowls, topped with some swiss cheese and place in a microwave for about 2 minutes to melt the cheese.
• Finally add some chopped basil/arugula leaves on top of each individual bowl and serve.
• Enjoy!
• NOTES:.
• You can serve this soup with a bowl of sour cream on the side and allow guests to add to their soup as desired.
• This soup can be served for as a main meal in the evening or for a hearty nice lunch as well.

EASY CROCK POT HAM & LIMA BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Put everything into crock pot & stir.
• Cook on low 4-6 hours.
• At serving time you can use a potato masher, slotted spoon or a fork (if you want to do it right in the serving bowl) to mash up some of the potatoes and thicken the soup a bit.

BABY LIMA BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot throw in;.
• Washed beans, and the rest of the ingredients, except for the salt.
• Put enough water or stock to completely cover all ingredients.
• Cook for around 3 to 3/12 hours, taste and add the salt if needed.
• ( depends on the ham )
• I put some mozzarella cheese in the bottom of the bowl -- and put the
• soup on top. It melts and gives the soup even more flavor.( as if it
• needed it.lol ).

JOAN'S CROCK POT LIMA BEAN SOUP WITH CHICKEN

Steps:

• In a crock pot place all ingredients expect salt, pepper and olive oil.
• Cover and cook low until a boil, This may be several hours. Turn to high and cook until beans are very soft which may be 1 or 2 hours more.
• When done, discard bay leaf. Carefully remove chicken from the bone and shred and return meat into the pot.
• Season with salt and pepper. Drizzle olive oil over soup in each serving bowl. Tastes better with age.

CHICK-PEA, CHARD, AND LIMA BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Cut stems and center ribs away from chard leaves. Slice stems and center ribs thin. Chop leaves coarse and reserve.
• In a 6-quart heavy saucepan cook chard stems and ribs, onion, celery in oil over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened. Add chick-peas, lima beans, water, and broth and simmer, partially covered, 10 minutes. Stir in orzo and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until orzo is tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in reserved chard leaves and simmer until leaves are tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in salt to taste.
• Serve soup with harissa to taste.

LIMA BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large (6 quart or larger) electric casserole, like a Crock-Pot, combine all ingredients except the light cream. Cook on low heat for 7 hours or until done. Cool slightly.
• Add the cream. Stir and serve.

LIMA BEAN TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a stock pot heat first 4 ingredients for 5 minutes.
• Add the tomatoes, stock and beans.
• Bring to a boil.
• Cover and reduce heat to medium-low for 10 minutes.
• Add the parsley and salt.
• Spinkle grated cheese on top.

LIMA BEAN AND KIELBASA SOUP

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients except tomatoes in 5- to 6-quart slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on high heat setting 10 to 12 hours or until beans are tender.
• Stir in tomatoes.
• Cover and cook on high heat setting about 15 minutes or until hot.

LIMA BEAN SOUP CROCK POT RECIPE

Steps:

• Soak beans overnight Combine all ingredients in crock pot. Cook on low 6-8 hours

BABY LIMA BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Sort and rinse beans before soaking. Then place in a medium sized bowl the sorted beans and 7-8 cups of water.
• 2. Let them soak overnight.
• 3. Drain and rinse the baby lima beans.
• 4. Add to your cooking pan/pot, Ninja Cooking System or crockpot.
• 5. Add your vegetable broth, carrots, onions, garlic and the rest of the ingredients. Add water to cover ham bone. You'll cook your soup for 3 - 4 hours on a medium heat. Stirring occasionally and checking to see if you need to add any more water.
• 6. When soup is ready, I take out the ham bone and ham. I dice up the ham in small pieces and place back down in the soup. I usually put the ham bone back into the soup till I'm ready to freeze up what is left over.

LIMA AND NAVY BEAN AND HAM SOUP

Steps:

• In a large soup pot, brown the Italian sausage; drain off fat. Add ham bone (or ham hocks), lima beans, navy beans, tomatoes, tomato paste, onion, celery, carrots, garlic, parsley, bay leaves, chives, basil, green onion, thyme, mustard, cayenne pepper, salt, ground black pepper, Worcestershire sauce and chicken base or bouillon.
• Add the can of beer and water to cover all. Bring mixture to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer until beans are tender, about 4 or 5 hours, and the ham has been released from the bone. Refrigerate overnight to let the fat to come to the surface of the soup.
• When ready to serve, skim fat, remove ham bone (or hocks), pick off remaining ham from bone and put into soup. Discard bones and bay leaves. Heat soup until warm. Serve and enjoy!

BEST LIMA BEAN SOUP - ESPECIALLY WINTERTIME!

Steps:

• 1. Rinse lima beans and place in water along with quartered onions, carrots, and celery in pot or dutch oven.
• 2. Bring mix to a boil over medium heat.
• 3. When mix begins to boil, reduce heat and simmer for an hour.
• 4. Add the two grated potatoes and simmer for an additional half hour.
• 5. Add the balance of the potatoes along with the golden brown bacon (nix the bacon drippings unless you don't mind the fat and extra calories).
• 6. (Optional) Add one cup of grated cauliflower or one cup of flour for thicker broth, if desired.
• 7. Let simmer for an additional half hour, then add four cups of diced tomatoes (canned will do) for flavor and a bit of color, two bay leaves, 3/4 T thyme, 3/4 T paprika, 2 T lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste, and favorite flavorful hot sauce (optional).
• 8. Either continue to simmer for three to four additional hours until done, stirring often and/or adding additional water to avoid burning the ever-thickening mix, or remove contents from heat and transfer to 7-qt. or 8-qt. crock-pot to finish soup at low setting for five to six hours till finished.
• Add additional warm water prior to serving if somewhat thinner consistency desired. Okay to refrigerate broth overnight and then transfer to crock-pot next morning, with a little extra water, if needed, to finish soup at low setting for six to seven hours, but wait until then to add lemon juice. Some think this soup is a bit bland, but avoid over-seasoning while cooking and just let each person season to taste. Goes great with corn bread or a multi-grain muffin or roll. An ale really compliments the overall taste.