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RecipeVegetablesYield: 4 or 5 servings

Cheesy Bean Combo

Recipe from Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, 10th Edition (1989), page 393. Vision transcription from the scanned page; needs review.

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Ingredients

  • 1 10-ounce package frozen baby lima beans (2 cups)
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 1 cup frozen cut green beans or whole kernel corn
  • 1/4 cup dairy sour cream or plain yogurt
  • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup shredded American cheese

Instructions

  1. In a medium saucepan bring 1/2 cup water to boiling. Add lima beans and onion. Return to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 7 minutes. Add green beans or corn and cook 5 minutes more. Drain; return to saucepan.
  2. Meanwhile, in a bowl stir together sour cream and flour; stir in milk. Stir sour cream mixture and cheese into drained vegetables.* Cook and till thickened and bubbly, then cook and stir 1 nute more.
  3. Microwave directions: In a 1 1/2-quart casserole micro-cook lima beans, onion, and 1/4 cup water, covered, on 100% power (high) for 3 minutes. Add green beans or corn; cook, covered, on high for 6 to 7 minutes or till crisp-tender, stirring once. Drain. Combine sour cream and flour; stir in milk. Stir sour cream mixture and cheese into vegetables.* Cook, uncovered, on high for 3 minutes or till thickened and bubbly, stirring every minute. Cook 30 seconds more.
  4. Note: Mixture may appear curdled till cheese is blended.

Source and image provenance

Historical recipe source: Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, 10th Edition (1989), Meredith Corporation. View the cited page at the Internet Archive.

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