Tuscan Peas

Submitted by Terese

"Peas cooked with sage add a delicious flavour, far less predictable than mint. Last time I cooked this was with a roast chicken and it was went great."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 onion
• 2 cloves garlic
• 3 slices bacon
• 2 tablespoons light olive oil
• 1⁄2 cup chicken stock
• 1 teaspoon dried sage
• 500 g frozen peas
• fresh ground black pepper

directions

1. Peel onion and chop finely.
2. Crush, peel and chop garlic.
3. Derind bacon and finely chop.
4. Heat oil in a saucepan and saute onion, garlic and bacon until onion is clear.
5. Add stock and sage and bring to the boil.
6. Add peas and cook, covered, for 10 minutes.
7. Season with pepper and serve without draining.

Reviews

[Red in US]

Loved this recipe. At first I was iffy while cooking it because I felt it was missing something but then added 2 T of butter to the pan and loved the taste. Definitely will fix this again.

 

[Jamie B]

I made this for Thanksgiving, and everyone said they liked it, but nobody gushed over how good it was. I used precooked Italian sausage instead of bacon, because I found the recipe after I'd finished shopping, and that's all I had. Next time, I'll use bacon, or at least add the sausage with the peas instead of with the onion.

 

[Saturn]

These were really good. I felt that the bacon flavour got a bit lost though. All in all, it was nice to serve boring peas in a new exciting way. I may try adding the bacon already cooked at the end. Thanks for expanding my horizons!

 

[Susie D]

Wow! I used a package of frozen green beans instead of the peas and the flavor was just incredible. The second time I made these I added a can of sliced new potatoes (drained) and that was wonderful too. I will make these again!!! I will have to try it with the peas too.

 

[Baby Kato]

We really enjoyed the flavor and texture of these tasty peas. It was a quick and easy dish to make with great results. Made as written. I used this as a topping for recipe #241627. They were very complimentary to one another. Thank you for sharing a recipe that I will again. Made for What's on the Menu? Tag Game 2015.