This recipe’s your ace—easy and quick. You can even make the bacon-onion mixture ahead and chill until needed.

Prep: 10 minutes   Cook: 12 minutes   

3 slices bacon, chopped
1 large onion, quartered and sliced
1/2 tsp. caraway seeds, crushed
1 16-oz. pkg. frozen lima beans, thawed
1 16-oz. pkg. frozen butter beans, thawed
1/2 cup chicken broth
Salt and ground black pepper

In a very large skillet cook bacon, onion, and caraway seeds just until onion is tender. Stir in thawed beans and broth. Bring to boiling. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 8 minutes or until beans are tender, stirring occasionally. Uncover and cook and stir for 1 to 2 minutes more or until lightly browned and liquid is evaporated. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Makes 12 servings.

Per serving: 150 cal., 4 g fat (1 g. sat. fat), 7 mg chol., 252 mg sodium, 21 g carbo., 4 g fiber, 7 g protein.