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Limas and Spinach
Photo: Chiara Conti

Limas and Spinach

9 ingredients 8 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

480
Calories
42g
Protein
18g
Fat
39g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Lima Bean 1/2 cup (85g) cooked 108
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Fennel 1/2 bulb (87g) 27
Spinach 1 cup raw (30g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Chive 1 tbsp (3g) 1
Leaf not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups frozen lima beans
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 cup fennel, cut in strips (4 oz)
  • ½ cup onion, chopped
  • ¼ cup low-sodium chicken broth
  • 4 cups leaf spinach, washed thoroughly
  • 1 tbsp distilled vinegar
  • ⅛ tsp black pepper
  • 1 tbsp raw chives

Directions

1

Steam or boil lima beans in unsalted water approximately 10 minutes.

2

In a skillet, sauté onions and fennel in oil.

3

Add the beans and stock to the onions, cover, and cook for 2 minutes.

4

Stir in the spinach.

5

Cover and cook until spinach has wilted, about 2 minutes.

6

Stir in the vinegar and pepper.

7

Cover and let stand for 30 seconds.

8

Sprinkle with chives and serve.

Recipe sourced from fandom

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