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Healthy Pea Recipes and Cooking Tips

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Roasted Snap Peas with Shallots

Roasting brings out a caramelized complexity in the already sweet peas. A scattering of crumbled blue cheese would make a savory addition or substitution for the bacon.

» Roasted Snap Peas with Shallots

Minted Peas & Rice with Feta

The flavors of fresh mint and feta enliven this instant brown rice. Toss any leftovers with some cooked shrimp for a satisfying, easy lunch.

» Minted Peas & Rice with Feta

Warm Snow Pea & Chicken Salad

Snow peas aren't just for stir-fries. Thinly sliced, their crunchy texture and sweet taste combine with a creamy Asian dressing to make this salad special.

» Warm Snow Pea & Chicken Salad

Pasta with Creamy Mushroom-Pea Sauce

Peas combine deliciously with wild mushrooms, such as chanterelles, but they are hard to come by this early in the season. You can still get the depth of flavor from more available creminis.

» Pasta with Creamy Mushroom-Pea Sauce

Athenian Pasta Primavera

This Greek-inspired pasta dish features zucchini, bell pepper, peas, fresh mint and feta. Cherry tomatoes and chopped kalamata olives also work well.

» Athenian Pasta Primavera

Italian Roasted Snap Peas

Serve this Italian-inspired combination of sweet snap peas, leeks and tomatoes with roast chicken or garlic-rubbed grilled steaks.

» Italian Roasted Snap Peas

Creamy Garlic Pasta with Shrimp & Vegetables

Toss a garlicky, Middle Eastern-inspired yogurt sauce with pasta, shrimp, asparagus, peas and red bell pepper for a fresh, satisfying summer meal. Serve with: Slices of cucumber and tomato tossed with lemon juice and olive oil.

» Creamy Garlic Pasta with Shrimp & Vegetables


Popped-from-the-pod recipes for everyone’s favorite vegetable.

With the growing number of farmstands, farmers' markets, community supported agriculture (CSA) farms and specialty stores, the fresh pea is back in business. Fresh peas are at their peak in late spring and early summer. They do well in the garden when the evenings are still cool or even with a touch of frost at night. Peas shine in these easy, delicious recipes and will have your family begging you to pass the (fresh) peas, please.

Peas freeze incredibly well, a fact that has, in some ways, worked against them. Oh, frozen peas are sweet, and they are certainly convenient, but when it comes to natural sweetness, firm texture and eye appeal, you can’t beat fresh.

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Main Dish Pea Recipes

This Greek-inspired pasta dish features zucchini, bell pepper, peas, fresh mint and...
Quick-cooking chicken cutlets are paired with an elegant but easy light sauce of...
Toss a garlicky, Middle Eastern-inspired yogurt sauce with pasta, shrimp, asparagus...
All around Maine's Penobscot Bay, lobster rolls set the standard for homey,...
Peas combine deliciously with wild mushrooms, such as chanterelles, but they are...
Two methods are included here for this subtly flavored risotto. For the conventional...
Large, sweet sea scallops marry well with peas and thyme adds a contrasting herbal...
A stir-fry is all about preparation: you need to have everything ready to go before...
Strawberries provide a sweet counterpoint to rich duck breasts. Here, they meet in a...
Peas and baby onions are harbingers of spring, the first sign that warm weather...
Snow peas aren't just for stir-fries. Thinly sliced, their crunchy texture and...

Side Dish and Salad Pea Recipes

Crisp chilled snap peas with creamy tarragon dressing make a nice alternative to a...
Quickly cooked snap peas retain their distinctive crunch, becoming the star in this...
Here's a salad where we've combined two stars of the spring garden,...
Serve this Italian-inspired combination of sweet snap peas, leeks and tomatoes with...
Fresh-tasting lemon-mint vinaigrette dresses up snap peas and lima beans in a hurry...
The flavors of fresh mint and feta enliven this instant brown rice. Toss any...
Fragrant with fresh mint, this one-pot side dish will have everyone thinking spring.
Very fresh produce is the key to this easy side dish: walnut-size new potatoes,...
A lovely exaggeration of the French technique of cooking peas with a little lettuce...
Roasting brings out a caramelized complexity in the already sweet peas. A scattering...
The colorful combination of sugar snap peas, red bell pepper and carrot plus an...
You get two sides in one with this dish—whole-grain barley along with crisp...

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