5 gigantes greek beans Recipes

dried butter beans (soaked overnight) or 1 lb dried lima beans (soaked overnight), onion, chopped (about 1 1/2 cups), diced tomatoes with juice (concasse), yellow bell pepper, chopped into 1/2 inch pieces, red bell pepper, chopped into 1/2 inch pieces, garlic cloves, minced, carrots, chopped into 1/2 inch pieces, stalks celery & leaves, chopped into 1/2 inch pieces, olive oil, bacon, chopped (or 6 oz. bacon and 6 oz good quality pork sausage, cut up) (optional), pepper, vegetable bouillon cubes, ketchup, fresh dill, minced, enough hot water , to cover beans by 1 inch

dried lima beans, chopped tomatoes with juice, olive oil, garlic, chopped, sea salt to taste, chopped fresh dill

dried large lima beans (butter beans), olive oil, onion, diced, celery leaves, chopped, spaghetti sauce, tomato juice, fresh dill, chopped, garlic clove, minced, feta cheese, grated (optional), fresh parsley, chopped (optional)

gigantes (or big lima beans), soaked for 12 hours, drained, greek olive oil, spanish onion, finely chopped, garlic, minced, chopped plum tomatoes plus their liquid, water, honey, salt and freshly ground black pepper, chopped fresh parsley leaves