Creamed Peas

Coral, white, and brown illustration of a tilted salt shaker sprinkling salt

Delicious sweet peas in cream sauce make a pretty side dish, and they only take 10 minutes to make. Add this easy weeknight side to your recipe rotation to easily serve more green vegetables.

Servings per Recipe: 6 servings

Calories per Serving: 109

Cook Time: 10

Total Time: 10

Ingredients

2 Tablespoons butter
2 Tablespoons flour
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon sugar
½ teaspoon salt
dash pepper
2 cups frozen peas

Instructions

Melt the butter in a saucepan.
Add flour and stir with a whisk for 1 minute, taking care not to brown the flour and butter mixture. Continue stirring constantly and gradually add the milk, salt, pepper, and sugar. Heat to a simmer and continue cooking, stirring constantly, for one minute.
Add peas and heat to a simmer. Reduce heat and cover, simmering for 3-5 minutes. Peas should be tender-crisp, so take care not to overcook.

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