Classic Succotash Recipe

A quintessential American dish that's chock-full of vegetables -- onion, corn, pepper, and tomatoes -- with just a bit of bacon for taste. Serve this succotash as a side or load it up with more goodies for a savory entree.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Servings

Calories 336kcal

Author FoodFaithFitness

Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil
1 cup smoked bacon diced
½ brown onion finely diced
2 cups lima beans
2 cups corn kernels
1 cup cherry tomatoes sliced
1 red pepper diced
½ tsp garlic powder
1 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp fresh sage chopped
2 tsp fresh parsley chopped
10 basil leaves
1 tbsp salted butter
salt and pepper

Instructions

Pour olive oil into a large pan. Over MEDIUM heat, fry the bacon and onion for 6 – 8 minutes, until the onion is translucent and the bacon is a little crispy.
Add the lima beans, corn, tomatoes, peppers, garlic powder, and smoked paprika, and fry for another 5 minutes.
Add the fresh herbs, butter, salt, and pepper, and serve warm.

Notes

You can use regular paprika instead of the smoked kind I recommend here, but it will change the flavor quite a lot. The smoked paprika makes the dish taste a bit like chorizo, yum!
If you want to make this dish vegetarian or vegan, you can leave out the bacon and/or butter. The dish will still taste delicious and there is enough plant-based protein in there with all the lima beans.

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