64 butter bean recipes

Pennsylvania Dutch lima beans and potatoes boiled together then finished with butter and milk. A simple, thrifty Lancaster County side dish with just five ingredients.

Ghost cookies made by dipping butter cookies in white almond bark with black jelly bean eyes. A no-bake Halloween treat kids can help make in under 30 minutes.

A dead-simple one-pan chicken bake with green beans, diced potatoes, and melted butter mixed with Italian dressing seasoning. Minimal prep, maximum weeknight dinner payoff for the whole family.

Green beans amandine made in the microwave with toasted slivered almonds, melted butter, and a squeeze of lemon juice. A classic French side dish simplified for two, ready in 15 minutes flat.

Lima beans in sour cream with basil, savory, and sauteed onion. A creamy, herbed side dish that transforms frozen limas into something special in just 15 minutes.

French chocolate caramels made with real vanilla bean, melted chocolate, and butter cooked to the ball stage. Old-world confection technique with rich, chewy results.

Whiskey-marinated smoked chicken grilled over wood chips with a mushroom and green onion whiskey sauce. Bold, smoky Tennessee barbecue flavor in every bite.

Stovetop popcorn popped with a real vanilla bean right in the hot oil, then tossed with melted butter, sugar, and scraped vanilla seeds. Sweet, fragrant, and wildly addictive.

Nothing says comfort food like grandma's cookin'. I have simplified the process with canned beans but feel free to use a comparable amount of fresh. I also replaced the lard in Grandma's recipe with (marginally more healthy) butter.

Spicy green beans glazed with orange juice, brown sugar, and butter with serrano chiles. Marinated for an hour, then simmered into a sweet-heat side dish.

Homemade maple syrup ice cream served in crisp sablé pastry barquettes with a maple custard sauce. A French-style plated dessert made from real vanilla beans and pure maple syrup.

Serve with vanilla icecream or a dollop of best available double cream

Roasted Cornish hens brushed with olive oil, parsley, and thyme, served with pan-gravy mushrooms, glazed carrots, and Brussels sprouts. A rustic Sunday dinner plate, scaled small.

Gluten-free maple bean tarts with white kidney beans blended into a maple syrup and brown sugar filling, poured over raisins in bean-flour tart shells. Lower fat and naturally gluten-free.

Velvety Greek cream of green bean soup pureed with carrots and onion, thickened with a buttery roux, and finished with a swirl of butter. Serve with crunchy croutons for a comforting Mediterranean bowl.

Kahlua mudslide brownies with coffee liqueur, Irish cream, and vodka baked into fudgy chocolate brownies with walnuts. Topped with a Kahlua powdered sugar glaze.