5 greek gigantes Recipes

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)

dried gigante beans , dried lima beans, or dried great northern beans, olive oil, chopped onions (about 2 medium), garlic cloves, minced, more) low-salt chicken broth, whole plum tomatoes in juice (preferably san marzano), tomatoes chopped, juice reserved, red wine vinegar, ouzo (greek anise-flavored liqueur), dried oregano (preferably greek), dried crushed red pepper, chopped fresh dill

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

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