RSSSweet Pea Mash
From EatingWell: February/March 2006 — Subscribe Now!
Brighten up your plate with this brilliant-green puree. Serve with roasted jumbo shrimp or garlic-rubbed lamb chops.
4 servings, generous 1/2 cup each
Active Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Nutrition Profile
Diabetes appropriate | Low calorie | Low carbohydrate | Low cholesterol | Low sodium | Healthy weight | High fiber | View Complete Nutrition Guidelines»
Ingredients
- 3 1/3 cups frozen peas, (1 pound)
- 3 tablespoons water
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup reduced-fat sour cream
- 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
- 1/4 cup minced scallion greens, or chives
- 2 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
Preparation
- Heat peas, water and salt in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring often, until the peas are heated through, 6 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a food processor; pulse with sour cream and pepper until a chunky puree forms. Pulse in scallion greens (or chives) and bacon.
Nutrition
Per serving: 164 calories; 6 g fat (3 g sat, 2 g mono); 19 mg cholesterol; 19 g carbohydrates; 9 g protein; 7 g fiber; 320 mg sodium; 214 mg potassium.
Nutrition Bonus: Vitamin A (60% daily value), Vitamin C (25% dv), Folate (19% dv).
1 Carbohydrate Serving
Exchanges: 1 starch, 1.5 fat
Recipe Categories
- Type of Dish
- Side dish, vegetable
- Publication
- February/March 2006
- Health & Diet Considerations
- High fiber
- Healthy weight
- Low sodium
- Low cholesterol
- Low carbohydrate
- Low calorie
- Diabetes appropriate
- Meal/Course
- Dinner
- Servings
- 4
- Total Time
- 30 minutes or less
- Ease of Preparation
- Easy
- Ethnic/Regional
- American
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