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    You are here: Home / Side Dishes / Sugar Snap Peas Recipe & Sauteed Mushrooms

    Sugar Snap Peas Recipe & Sauteed Mushrooms

    Published: May 9, 2020. Last Updated: December 5, 2022 by: Ginny McMeans

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    A Beige bowl full of bright green snap peas and mushrooms with green printing above for pinning.
    Sugar Snap peas are filling a bowl along with mushrooms and fresh mint.

    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.

    Tilted forward and centered bowl of a green veggie side dish with a plaid handtowel on the side.

    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!

    Jump to:
    • 💭 Prep and fun facts
    • 🥘 Ingredients
    • 🔪 Instructions
    • 📖 Sweet veggie side dishes
    • 📋 Recipe
    Angled bowl full of sugar snap peas with a fork pulling up the first bite.

    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!
    Overhead view and closeup of a bowl full of beautiful sauteed vegetables.

    🥘 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.
    Tilted bowl full of green veggies mixed with mushrooms and mint with a plaid napkin on the side.

    🔪 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.
    Two photos of the process for preparing sugar snap peas for sauteeing.
    • 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.
    Two process photos showing sauteeing mushrooms
    • 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.
    Sugar Snap peas are added in the skillet along with fresh mint.
    • Cook, stirring often until warmed through, about 2 minutes.
    • Serve warm.
    Overhead view of all ingredients cooked and waiting in the skillet for serving.

    📖 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.

    Close up view of glistening a sugar snap peas recipe with mushrooms in a white and silver striped bowl.

    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

    Tilted forward and centered bowl of a green veggie side dish with a plaid handtowel on the side.

    Sugar Snap Peas with Mint

    Ginny McMeans
    Sugar Snap Peas with Mint and Mushrooms can be a special brunch or treat on any day of the week. 
    4.10 from 11 votes
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    Prep Time 15 mins
    Cook Time 10 mins
    Total Time 25 mins
    Course Side Dish
    Cuisine Peas
    Servings 8 Servings
    Calories 93 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 32 ounces sugar snap peas - tough strings removed
    • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
    • ½ cup loosely packed chopped fresh mint leaves
    • ½ teaspoon pepper
    • 16 ounces button mushrooms - sliced

    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.
    • This next little step is where my recipe veers from All You Magazine - it is the mushrooms.
    • 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.

    Notes

    Snap the stems and strings before cooking if it looks like the peas need it.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1ServingCalories: 93kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 5gFat: 3gSodium: 8mgPotassium: 423mgFiber: 3gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 1350IUVitamin C: 70.1mgCalcium: 57mgIron: 2.8mg
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    1. wren

      April 21, 2014 at 3:27 pm

      what could you substitute for the mint? I don't have any on hand but need to make something tonight with sugar snap peas and mushrooms

    2. Ginny McMeans

      April 21, 2014 at 9:20 pm

      You can just leave it out. I left it out for my husband and it was still delicious.

    3. Vicky

      November 05, 2018 at 12:22 pm

      5 stars
      So always forget to use snap peas. They’re a favorite in out family so I am so glad I found this recipe. Thanks so much!

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