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# Entrée Recipes: Baby Lima Bean Cassoulet
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/baby_lima_bean_cassoulet_0531110914/
- Published: 2011-05-31T22:12:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-22T15:55:00.000Z
- Description: Baby lima beans simmer with a bay leaf, then bake at 350 degrees with browned turkey sausage, chicken breast and a crushed tomato and white wine sauce, topped with buttered bread crumbs. Serves six at 416 calories per portion.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: Entrees Calbeans, Recipes & Dining, #vivvo-import

1 cup dry white baby limas

1⁄2 teaspoon salt

1 bay leaf

1 pound turkey sausage, sliced 3⁄4-inch thick

2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts

1⁄2 cup chopped onion

4 teaspoons flour

1 can (16-oz.) crushed tomatoes

1 cup dry white wine, divided

**Buttered Bread Crumbs**

Soak beans by preferred method. In large pot, place soaked beans, 3 cups hot water, salt and bay leaf. Boil gently with lid tilted 20 to 25 minutes or until beans are tender. Drain beans; remove bay leaf. Brown sausage in skillet; remove from pan. Brown chicken in 1⁄2 cup dry white wine. Remove chicken from pan. Sauté onion with additional wine. Stir in flour and add 1 cup water and tomatoes; bring to boil. Arrange beans, sausage and chicken in 13 x 9 x 12-inch oiled baking dish. Pour tomato mixture over beans. Bake, uncovered, at 350ºF. 1 hour or until beans are tender and mixture is thoroughly heated. Garnish with Buttered Bread Crumbs. Makes 6 servings.

**BUTTERED BREAD CRUMBS**

Sauté 1 cup coarse bread crumbs in 1 tablespoon butter until crumbs are crisp and golden brown. Makes 3/4 cup.

**Nutritional Information per Serving:**

Calories-416, (From Fat-26%), Protein-28 g, Carbohydrate-47 g, Fat-12 g, Sodium-974 mg, Potassium-1044 mg, Dietary Fiber-6 g, Calcium-78 mg, Iron-4 mg, Vitamin A-520 iu, Vitamin C-14 mg, Cholesterol- 66 mg

Source: calbeans.org/republished with permission