This Was My FAVORITE Childhood Meal (Southern Style Butter Beans Recipe)

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: smoked paprika

Turkey bacon reduces fat while adding a smoky flavor.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is heart-healthy and adds richness.

Introduce the ingredients for the butter beans recipe, highlighting the smoked turkey as the main protein.

Roughly chop the onions and prepare to cook them down with the beans.

Place 2 lb of smoked turkey in a large pot.

Cover the turkey with 4 to 6 cups of chicken broth, using low sodium if preferred.

Simmer the turkey until the meat falls off the bone.

Prepare the cornbread by mixing 2 boxes of Jiffy cornbread with 2/3 cup of milk or half and half, 2 to 3 tablespoons of melted butter, 2 eggs, a pinch of salt, and 1 to 2 tablespoons of sugar.

Spray a casserole dish and pour the cornbread mixture into it, smoothing it out before baking.

Bake the cornbread in a 400°F oven for 15 to 20 minutes until golden brown.

Add more liquid to the pot with the turkey as needed, using no sodium chicken stock.

Stir in a tablespoon of better than bouillon chicken base, chopped onion, a few dashes of Worcestershire sauce, and hot sauce.

Add the butter beans (limma beans) to the pot, which may be partially frozen, and season to taste.

Add a whole stick of butter to the beans and let them cook until tender.

Shred the turkey meat off the bone, removing all bones, skin, and cartilage, and add it back to the pot.

If the mixture is too thick, add more broth as needed and season to taste with additional hot sauce and chicken bouillon powder if using water.

Add a splash of heavy cream and about a tablespoon of flour to thicken the mixture to a gravy-like consistency.

Once the beans are tender and seasoned to taste, prepare the cornbread by mixing melted butter with honey for a honey butter topping.

Pour the honey butter over the cornbread once it's out of the oven and serve the butter beans with the cornbread.

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