Lima Beans Bretonne

Description
Serve as a side dish, or, believe it or not, over spaghetti.
 * Recipe from sneakykitchen.com

Ingredients

 * 1 tbsp olive oil
 * 1 tbsp butter
 * 1 medium onion, chopped
 * ½ medium green pepper, chopped
 * 1 large celery stalk, chopped
 * 1 clove garlic, minced
 * ½ cup dry white wine (or water or chicken broth)
 * 1 can (16 oz) lima beans, drained or 10 oz pkg frozen limas, cooked
 * 1 cup crushed tomatoes or tomato sauce
 * 1½ tsp sugar
 * ½ tsp dried oregano flakes
 * ½ tsp dried basil
 * black pepper to taste

Directions

 * 1) Heat oil and butter in a large skillet or chicken fryer over medium heat.
 * 2) Add chopped onion, green pepper and celery and sauté until onion starts to brown.
 * 3) Add garlic and sauté a minute longer.
 * 4) Add white wine and drained limas and bring to a boil.
 * 5) Turn heat low and simmer for about 10 minutes, or until wine is mostly reduced.
 * 6) Add tomatoes and seasonings. Simmer another ten minutes.

Spaghetti

 * 1) Cook ½ lb spaghetti.
 * 2) Add a Tbsp of olive oil and ¼ cup of grated cheese to the drained pasta. Place on a plate and add limas.
 * 3) Extra grated cheese is good, too.