Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 4 cups fresh or frozen green butter beans (or substitute baby lima beans - also called "petite" lima beans)
  • 2 tablespoons rendered bacon fat
  • 1 ½ tablespoons granulated chicken bouillon (such as Maggi brand, or 1 cube of Knorr chicken bouillon)
  • 1 ½ teaspoons salt
  • Water (to cover butter beans by one-inch)

Instruction

  • Place butter beans, butter substitute, chicken bouillon and enough water to cover the butter beans by one inch in a small slow cooker.
  • Cook on high for 1 ½ hours.
  • Turn cooker to low and cook for another 2-3 hours or until butter beans are tender.
  • Add a small amount of additional water during cooking only if needed.