Sugar Snap Peas Recipe & Sauteed Mushrooms

Sugar Snap Peas with Sauteed Mushrooms is a refreshing new side dish. It's healthy to the max and takes a mere 20 minutes. There are only 5 ingredients in this recipe for sugar snap peas.

Sugar Snap Peas with Mushrooms and Mint is the perfect side dish. I don't know why but I always forget about sugar snap peas.

At our local grocery store, they come packaged over by the lettuce. All ready to go!

I must be so enamored with all the varieties of lettuce that my eyes jump over the sugar snaps. Not anymore!

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• 💭 Prep and fun facts
• 🥘 Ingredients
• 🔪 Instructions
• 📖 Sweet veggie side dishes
• 📋 Recipe

It is ingrained in my memory and that sweet little veggie is going to make it into our house on a regular basis.

They are equally good fresh or cooked which makes this vegetable extremely versatile.

💭 Prep and fun facts

• This is where some of the prep time comes in. With your fingertips, pinch the stem end of the pea and pull down to remove the string. Discard.
• Their name is very descriptive. They're sweet and they're snappy.
• Eat the whole thing and that's a lot of fiber.
• Any recipe for sugar snap peas is a simple one. They are just so darn easy to work with and taste so good.
• They are a powerful antioxidant and have immune system building Vitamin C.
• If you grow legumes you're also improving the soil. They are great to rotate in between other crops.
• Sugar snap peas are great in helping a person to lose weight. They're non-starchy veggie so eat up!

🥘 Ingredients

• Sugar snap peas - are the main ingredient for flavor and are full of fiber.
• Extra virgin olive oil - adds flavor and aids in sauteeing.
• Fresh mint leaves - just seem to be made to go with peas.
• Pepper - adds a bit of contrasting spice.
• Button mushrooms - are the perfect earthy tasting foil.

🔪 Instructions

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
• Fill a large bowl with ice water.
• Add the peas to the boiling water and bring back to a boil.
• Continue boiling until peas turn bright green, about 30 seconds.
• Drain and immediately plunge into the ice water.
• Let stand to thoroughly chill, about 5 minutes.
• Drain and spread peas out on paper towels to dry.

• Start the mushrooms first and it will save minutes.
• In a large skillet add the olive oil and turn to medium high heat.
• Saute the mushrooms for about 10 minutes.
• Then take the pan off the burner.

• You can be doing this while your snap peas are cooling and drying.
• Just before serving, add the peas to the pan with the mushrooms.
• Also, add the mint and pepper and 1 teaspoon of salt.

• Cook, stirring often until warmed through, about 2 minutes.
• Serve warm.

📖 Sweet veggie side dishes

• Sweet flavored veggies can be a great foil to many main dishes. Besides the sugar snap peas, these recipes listed here are stars.
• Fried Corn Southern Style is another recipe you should put on your repeat list.
• Another irresistible side dish is Braised Carrots that have been rolled cut.

Grab yourself a bag or pound and have a great side dish that will enhance many of your dinners.

If you take a photo of your sweet and snappy snap peas I would love to see it. Follow me over on Instagram and tag me on your photo @vegan_in_the_freezer.

📋 Recipe