Slow Cooker Baby Lima Beans

Slow Cooker Baby Lima Beans

Serves 4

Ingredients:
1 cup dried baby lima beans
1/2 cup chopped smoked turkey meat
3 cups chicken stock, as needed
1/4 cup chopped yellow onion
1/4 teaspoon seasoned pepper or ground black pepper

Directions:
1. Wash the beans in a colander. Inspect the beans to ensure there are no little rocks or bad beans in the batch.
2. Add the turkey meat to a slow cooker with enough chicken stock to cover the meat. Bring to a slow simmer over medium heat.
3. Add the beans, onion and pepper. Add more stock to cover as needed. Increase the heat to high, cover, and cook for 6 hours. Serve.

Tip:
Smoked turkey breast or leg can be found in the poultry section of many grocery stores.

Note:
Beans are an excellent source of iron, fiber, protein and manganese, and the smoked meat adds a boost of flavor.