Cream Peas

Vegetable Side Dish - Side Dish

In my search for a good cream pea recipe, I found many, but none that quite matched what I wanted. So I took to my own creativity and came up with this absolutely fabulous recipe. We love it so much we have this on the side quite often.

Brief

Prep 5 mins

Cook: 10 mins

Total: 15 mins

Servings: 4

Yield: 4 servings

Cream Peas

Ingredients

2 cups frozen green peas

thawed

⅔ cup water

⅛ teaspoon salt

3 tablespoons butter

⅓ cup heavy cream

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1 tablespoon white sugar

Side Dish

Directions

Step 1

In a medium saucepan combine peas water and salt. Bring to a boil then stir in butter.

Step 2

In a small bowl whisk together cream flour and sugar. Stir mixture into peas. Cook over medium-high heat until thick and bubbly about 5 minutes.

Nutritional Information

Cream Peas

Servings Per Recipe:4

Calories: 234.6

% Daily Value *

Protein: 5g 10%

Carbohydrates: 18.5g 6%

Dietary Fiber: 4.3g 17%

Sugars: 7.6g

Fat: 16.2g 25%

Saturated Fat: 10.1g 50%

Cholesterol: 50.1mg 17%

Vitamin A Iu: 1163IU 23%

Niacin Equivalents: 2.4mg 19%

Vitamin B6: 0.2mg 11%

Vitamin C: 10.9mg 18%

Folate: 55.9mcg 14%

Calcium: 36.5mg 4%

Iron: 1.4mg 8%

Magnesium: 31.9mg 11%

Potassium: 226.5mg 6%

Sodium: 143.9mg 6%

Thiamin: 0.2mg 23%

Calories From Fat: 145.6

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.