This Southern succotash recipe is an easy side dish featuring buttered summer favorites like sweet corn, bell peppers, lima beans, and okra. But this tasty and affordable recipe version isn’t just for summer and can be enjoyed all year long.
In a medium saucepan add water and 1 teaspoon of salt and bring to a boil. Add lima beans to water, cover, and cook for 20 minutes on medium heat. Reserve 1/2 cup water, drain and set aside.
Five minutes before lima beans are done, heat a large skillet over medium heat, add oil, and once hot, add onion and bell pepper; cook for 5 minutes. Add in garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add to the skillet the remaining ingredients, along with drained lima beans and reserved water, and cook for 8 minutes until lima beans are tender.
Remove from the heat; stir in butter, basil, and thyme, taste, and adjust the seasoning.