Beef / Pork

Butterbeans and ham is for Dinner.

Butterbeans and ham takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Butterbeans and ham takes 3 minutes to cook.

Butterbeans and ham makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Butterbeans and ham are:

Leftover hambone with ham on it, about 1 pound
I package dried butterbeans (large limas), 1 pound
3 carrots, peeled and sliced
2 onions, diced small
2 ribs celery, peeled and sliced thin
Salt 1 tbsp
quart water

Here is how you make Butterbeans and ham:

Soak dried beans overnight in 1 quart of water or used quick method(place in 1 quart water, bring to the boil. let boil 1 minute, remove from heat and let sit two hours). To the pot add hambone(straight from the freeezer or fridge), carrots, onions, celery, and salt. Return to the boil then turn down and simmer 2 hours or until beans are tender and ham is falling off the bone. Remove hambone from the pot; after it cools, cut ham off the bone, dice finely, add back to the pot. Serve with salt and pepper to taste, with greens and cornbread.Serving Size: makes 8 servingsNumber of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JBARBER600.

The nutritional information for Butterbeans and ham is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 210.8

• Total Fat: 4.1 g
• Cholesterol: 21.4 mg
• Sodium: 850.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 43.5 g
• Dietary Fiber: 21.2 g
• Protein: 18.8 g