This creamed peas recipe is peas in a simple white sauce. It is not a cold pea salad or creamed corn.
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Creamed Peas
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
Description
Creamed Peas. From Olivia.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups peas
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 cup (240ml) milk
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- black pepper
- pinch of sugar
Instructions
- Melt the butter and stir in the flour for 1 minute.
- Whisk in the milk and cook until the sauce thickens, about 4 minutes. Season.
- Fold in the peas and heat through.
Notes
Cook the flour before the milk or the sauce tastes raw.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Peas
Frozen are fine. Add them frozen if you like, and give them 3 more minutes.
Sauce
Thick enough to coat, not a soup.
Sugar
A pinch. Peas are already sweet.
Pepper
Black, at the end.
Nutrition (estimated)
About 320 calories per serving. Estimate only, not a lab test.
FAQ
Ham?
A few diced pieces, stirred in.
Storage
Fridge, 2 days. The sauce thickens. Loosen with milk.
Onion
A spoon of minced onion in the butter, if you want it.
Salad
This is a hot side.