1 lb Bulk Italian sausage
1/4 c  Chopped onion
4    Cloves fresh garlic, minced
1/4 ts Rosemary leaves
1/4 ts Thyme leaves
1 c  8 oz. tomato sauce
2 c  1 lb. each lima beans
1/4 c  Butter
1 c  Dry bread crumbs
1 tb Parsley flakes

Crumble sausage; add onion and garlic. Saute in a skillet until sausage is
browned, stirring and breaking up with a fork while cooking. Crush rosemary
leaves and add to sausage, along with thyme leaves and tomato sauce. Simmer
15 minutes. Drain limas; add to sausage mixture. Stir to mix well.
Transfer to a 1 1/2 quart casserole. Melt butter; stir into bread crumbs
and parsley flakes, tossing lightly. Spoon over top of bean mixture. Bake
in 350 degree oven 1 hour or until crumbs are golden.