Limas and Spinach

June 10, 2008 - 7:30am

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Limas and Spinach

Adapted from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, US Department of Health and Human Services

Your family will love to eat more vegetables cooked this way.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size	½ cup
Calories	93
Total Fat	2 g
Saturated Fat	less than 1 g
Cholesterol	0 mg
Sodium	84 mg

Servings and Times

Servings

Ingredients and Preparation

Ingredients	Measures
Frozen lima beans	2 cups
Vegetable oil	1 tablespoon
Fennel, cut in strips (4 ounce)	1 cup
Onion, chopped	½ cup
Low-sodium chicken broth	¼ cup
Leaf spinach, washed thoroughly	4 cups
Distilled vinegar	1 tablespoon
Black pepper	1/8 teaspoon
Raw chives	1 tablespoon

Directions
Steam or boil lima beans in unsalted water approximately 10 minutes. Drain.
In a skillet, sauté onions and fennel in oil.
Add the beans and stock to the onions, cover, and cook for 2 minutes.
Stir in the spinach. Cover and cook until spinach has wilted, about 2 minutes.
Stir in the vinegar and pepper. Cover and let stand for 30 seconds.
Sprinkle with chives and serve.

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