Italian-Style Tomato and Herb Gigantes

For years I'd convinced myself of an intense dislike for lima beans — a dislike that was at odds with my fondness for pretty much every other kind of bean on the planet, but a dislike that I now think must have originated with the clammy blandness of canned lima beans that somehow manage to integrate their blandness into what would otherwise be tasty bean salads. But that all changed with my introduction to "gigantes" several years ago at a Greek restaurant. A traditional Greek dish of giant lima beans (the "gigantes") baked in a rich herbed and seasoned tomato sauce, I've fallen in love with both the bean and the dish and have experimented with several versions since, both baked and stove-top. The craving hit again recently, and...



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