This Creamy Spring Peas with Bacon recipe features a delicious mix of flavors, shapes, and texture with a decadent cream sauce bringing it all together. A true testament that sides can be beautiful, delicious, healthy, and EASY. Who says you can’t have it all? Feel free to use your favorite herbs in this recipe.
Total Time
25min
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0 Ratings
Author: Lakeside Table
Servings:
4
Ingredients
•
1
Tbsp
Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
•
1
Tbsp
Butter
•
1 1/2
cups
Sugar Snap Peas
, trimmed
•
1
tsp
Salt
•
to taste
Freshly Ground Black Pepper
•
3 1/3
cups
Frozen Green Peas
, thawed
•
8
oz
Bacon
•
2
Tbsp
All-Purpose Flour
•
1 1/2
cups
Chicken Broth
•
4
Tbsp
Heavy Cream
•
as needed
Ground Nutmeg
•
1/2
cup
Chopped
Fresh Herbs
•
1
Lemon
, juiced
Cooking Instructions
1.
Heat a large skillet or saute pan over medium-high heat. Add the Extra-Virgin Olive Oil (1 Tbsp) and Butter (1 Tbsp) and melt.
2.
Add the Sugar Snap Peas (1 1/2 cups), Salt (1 tsp), and Freshly Ground Black Pepper (to taste) and cook for 3 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until sugar snaps are crisp-tender.
3.
Stir in the Frozen Green Peas (3 1/3 cups) and cook while stirring for 3 minutes more. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.
4.
Add Bacon (8 oz) to skillet and cook over medium heat until crispy. Remove bacon to a paper towel-lined plate. Once the bacon has cooled, chop it into small bits.
5.
Discard all but 2 Tbsp of the bacon grease and if there's not enough bacon grease in the skillet, add enough butter so that the total drippings in the pan equal 2 Tbsp.
6.
Add All-Purpose Flour (2 Tbsp) to the drippings and whisk continuously for 2-3 minutes until flour is bubbling. You've just made a roux!
7.
Mash 1/2 cup of the peas and add them to the roux.
8.
Slowly and gradually stir in the Chicken Broth (1 1/2 cups), whisking until smooth. Add the Heavy Cream (4 Tbsp) and Ground Nutmeg (as needed). Whisk continuously until the sauce is reduced by 1/3, about 5 minutes.
9.
Add peas back to the sauce. Cook, stirring until heated through, about 2 to 3 minutes.
10.
Stir in the juice of the Lemon (1) and season with additional Freshly Ground Black Pepper (to taste).
11.
Transfer peas in cream sauce to a serving bowl or platter, and top with crumbled bacon and Fresh Herbs (1/2 cup).
Author's Notes
To trim sugar snap peas, cut the stem end from each pod and pull downward to remove the string.
Nutrition Per Serving
CALORIES
450
FAT
33.3 g
PROTEIN
15.4 g
CARBS
23.0 g
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