
Danish Lima Beans
Danish Lima Beans · ready in 25 min · 4 servings · 260 kcal per serving · easy · 6 ingredients
Tender baby lima beans are coated in a creamy blue cheese sauce and finished with buttery golden bread crumbs for a rich, comforting side dish with a lightly crisp topping.
- Prep
- 5 min
- Cook
- 20 min
- Total
- 25 min
- Serves
- 4
- kcal
- 260
- Difficulty
- easy
Ingredients · 4 servings
- 400 gBaby lima beans, frozen
- 240 gMilk
- 85 gBlue cheese
- 30 gButter
- 30 gMargarine
- 40 gBread crumbs
Equipment
stovetop, colander, saucepan, serving dish, serving spoon, skillet, wooden spoon
Instructions
- Cook lima beans
Gather a saucepan, colander, and spoon, then cook the frozen baby lima beans in unsalted water over medium heat according to the package directions. · 10 min
What to look for: beans heated through and plump
- Drain beans
Drain the cooked baby lima beans thoroughly in a colander once they are tender. · 2 min
What to look for: no excess water dripping
- Melt cheese sauce
Heat the milk and blue cheese in a small saucepan over low to medium heat, stirring until the cheese is fully melted and smooth. · 5 min
What to look for: smooth, creamy sauce
- Warm beans in sauce
Add the drained baby lima beans to the cheese sauce and keep warm over low heat, stirring gently to coat. · 3 min
What to look for: beans evenly coated and steaming
- Toast crumbs
Melt the butter and margarine in a small skillet over medium heat, add the bread crumbs, and stir until golden brown. · 4 min
What to look for: golden brown and fragrant
- Serve dish
Sprinkle the toasted bread crumbs over the warm beans and serve immediately. · 1 min
What to look for: crumbs scattered on top
Nutrition (per serving)
| kcal | 260 |
|---|---|
| Protein | 11 g |
| Carbohydrates | 19 g |
| of which sugars | 4 g |
| Fat | 16 g |
| of which saturated | 9 g |
| Fibre | 4 g |
| Sodium | 420 mg |
Nutri-ScoreC
Allergens
Contains: milk, gluten
Storage and reheating
- Fridge: up to 2 days
- Freezer: not recommended
Ingredient substitutions
Baby lima beans
- fresh lima beans: Adjust cooking time until tender
- butter beans: Creamier texture than baby limas
Milk
- half and half: Richer sauce
- unsweetened oat milk: Choose neutral flavored versions
Blue cheese
- gorgonzola: Very similar blue cheese flavor
- feta cheese: Less creamy, more tangy
Butter
- clarified butter: Higher heat tolerance
Margarine
- additional butter: Richer, more traditional flavor







