5.0 from 15 votes
Succotash Recipe
This quick and delicious succotash recipe is loaded up with corn, caramelized onions, beans, and okra for the perfect vegetable side dish.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 232 kcal
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 4 sliced thick-cut bacon slices
- 1 peeled and small diced yellow onion
- 1 seeded small diced red bell pepper
- 2 finely minced garlic cloves
- 8 ears trimmed fresh corn
- 5 sliced fresh okra
- 1/3 cup lima beans
- ½ medium-diced green zucchini
- ½ cup cherry tomatoes sliced in half
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- Sea salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a large frying pan or rondeau over medium to medium-high heat, add in the bacon and cook until the lardons are crispy, and the fat has been rendered, which takes about 5 minutes.
- Remove the bacon lardons and set them aside.
- Add in the onions, garlic, and peppers to the pan with bacon fat and sauté for about 5 to 6 minutes or until lightly browned.
- Next, add the corn, okra, and lima beans and sauté over high heat for a further 5 minutes or until the corn is yellow and tender, and the okra begins to turn bright green.
- Stir in the zucchini and crisp bacon and cook for only 1 to 2 minutes while frequently stirring. This zucchini should not be mushy.
- Remove the pan from heat and finish with basil, tomatoes, butter, salt, and pepper.
- Garnish with additional chopped basil and sliced green onions.
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Notes
- Make-Ahead: If you are serving this recipe hot, you can keep it warm for up to 20 minutes over low heat before serving. When serving it at room temperature, you can make this up to 30 minutes ahead of time.
- How to Store: Cover the succotash and store it in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 days. This will freeze covered for up to 3 months. Thaw it in the refrigerator for 1 day before reheating.
- How to Reheat: Add a tablespoon of unsalted butter to a large frying pan or rondeau over medium-high heat. Once the butter is melted and in the desired amount of succotash and sauté for 4 to 5 minutes or until warm.
- Feel free to add any additional ingredients to customize and make it your own.
- To make this a little more Cajun, feel free to add 1 rib of small-diced celery when cooking the onions, garlic, and peppers to create the trinity.
Nutrition Information
Calories
232kcal
(12%)
Carbohydrates
30g
(10%)
Protein
8g
(16%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
20mg
(7%)
Sodium
121mg
(5%)
Potassium
580mg
(17%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
10g
(20%)
Vitamin A
1150IU
(23%)
Vitamin C
43mg
(48%)
Calcium
26mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 232
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 232kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 30g | 10% |
| Protein | 8g | 16% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 20mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 121mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 580mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 10g | 20% |
| Vitamin A | 1150IU | 23% |
| Vitamin C | 43mg | 48% |
| Calcium | 26mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.