Butter Beans With Smoked Turkey

The turkey breast helps to cut the fat out of this soul food favorite. Get the full recipe here.

Number of Servings: 8
Serving Size: 1 cup
Ingredients
Name Measure Weight
smoked turkey breast --- 8 oz
chopped onion 1/4 cup ---
dried butter beans (mature lima beans), soaked --- 1 lb
clove garlic, minced 1 ---
bay leaf 1 ---
pepper 1/8 tsp ---
thyme 1 tsp ---
salt 1/4 tsp ---
Preparation Instructions
1. Boil the turkey and onion in 1 quart of water for 45 minutes.
2. Place the beans, garlic, pepper, bay leaf, and thyme in the water and cook for 1 hour or until the beans are tender. Add the salt in the final 15 minutes of cooking to prevent the beans from becoming tough.
Exchanges Per Serving


2-1/2 Starch
1 Very Lean Meat

Nutrition Information


Amount per serving
Calories 216
Calories from Fat 6
Total Fat 1 g
Saturated Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 13 mg
Sodium 423 mg
Total Carbohydrate 36 g
Dietary Fiber 11 g
Sugars 5 g
Protein 18 g