Top 10 Ways to Enjoy Peas

Quick One-Dish Meal. Need dinner in a hurry? Try this great one-dish meal:
Green peas, Potatoes, and Ham

Add a Little Color. Brighten up soups, stews and casseroles with colorful peas.

Peas & Almonds. Use green peas to make Peas Almondine: Add sautéed onion and if desired, mushrooms to cooked peas. Saute slivered almonds in a small amount of olive oil until browned and add to veggies.

A Perfect Rice Pilaf. Stir peas into cooked rice or barley to make a pilaf.
Season with herbs.

Use as a Fat Substitute. Substitute mashed peas for half of the avocado in guacamole to
decrease the fat content.

Stir Fry. Add frozen or canned peas to a stir-fry at the end.

A Tangy Combination. Combine cooked peas, diced onion, and pimento and toss with
some poppy seed dressing.

Liven up a Lifeless Salad. Liven up your mixed green salad with some peas
along with other veggies.

Pasta & Peas! Include peas in your Pasta Primavera, or try this delicious Peasy Pasta.

Add to Salad. Add peas to potato salad, pasta salad and chicken or tuna salad.

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