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Recipe: Lima Beans with Tomato and Cheese
Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 5 min.
Cooking Time: 10 min.
 
Ingredients:
  • 1 Lbs. frozen lima beans, thawed
  • 1 Tbs. olive oil
  • 1/4 tsp. salt (optional), or to taste
  • 1 cup recipe-ready crushed tomatoes
  • 1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted
  • 1/4 Lbs. mozzarella cheese, cut into 1-0/1 inch cubes, or shredded
  • 2 Tbs. cilantro or parsley, chopped
This Recipe is considered:
Low Cholesterol
Cooking Directions:
Cook lima beans in boiling salted water 6-8 minutes or until beans are tender. Drain and set aside. Heat oil in a heavy nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Saute lima beans 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Stir in tomato and pine nuts. Saute 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir in cheese and cilantro.
 
Per Serving: calories 288, fat 13.7g, calories from fat 43%, protein 18.0g, cholesterol 15.3mg, dietary fiber 7.8g

Nutrients Exchanges
Calories 288 Milk Exchanges 0.0
Protein 18.0g Vegetable Exchanges 0.5
Carbohydrates 26.8g Fruit Exchanges 0.0
Dietary Fiber 7.8g Bread Exchanges 1.5
Sugar 6.4g Other Carbohydrates/Sugar Exchanges 0.0
Fat Total 13.7g Lean Meat Exchanges 1.1
Saturated Fat 5.1g Very Lean Meat/Protein Exchanges 0.3
Mono-unsaturated Fat 5.8g Fat Exchanges 1.8
Poly-unsaturated Fat 2.8g
% Calories from Fat 43%    
Cholesterol 15.3mg
Sodium 271.9mg
Vitamins Minerals
Vitamin A 111.1IU Calcium 259.7mg
Thiamin (B1) 1.2mg Copper 0.5mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.9mg Iron 3.4mg
Niacin (B3) 1.7mg Magnesium 98.1mg
Vitamin B6 0.9mg Manganese 1.4mg
Vitamin B12 0.3mcg Phosphorus 330.4mg
Vitamin C 15.3mg Potassium 679.2mg
Vitamin E 2.6IU Selenium 7.1mcg
Folate 30.0mcg Sodium 271.9mg
Pantothenic Acid 0.6mg Zinc 2.0mg