Reviewed: Oct. 26, 2009

Yum! I love snap peas. I also love balsamic so I knew this was a match. I used fresh snap peas but had to use Splenda as I can't have sugar but it turned out wonderful and less calories also. I pre-cooked my bacon crispy so didn't use the bacon grease but just a tablespoon of olive oil to fry the beans in. Great recipe.

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COOK471

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Reviewed: Oct. 26, 2009

I really enjoyed these, though DH thought they were too sweet. I used frozen peas and brown sugar, as that was what I had on hand. I did like some others recommended and drained off all but a couple tablespoons of the bacon grease. I will make these again.

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erz2002

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Reviewed: Jul. 20, 2009

Great way to jazz up a side dish!

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Marci

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Reviewed: Apr. 21, 2009

I didn't use "real" bacon b/c I didn't have it on hand. But it was a tasty dish. Probably best with all fresh ingredients. I used frozen snap peas.

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Reviewed: Apr. 1, 2009

I really wanted to like this recipe, but it was o.k., but nothing spectacular. I always try to follow exactly, but there was so much grease from the bacon (and I used center cut), I drained a great deal off. There just wasn't much flavor. Sorry I wanted to rate higher, but can't

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JILLYJO

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Reviewed: Mar. 31, 2009

WOW! These are so good! Surprisingly my kids loved them. Even my four year old ate a couple of them. I used frozen sugar snap peas and I only used a TBSP. of the bacon grease and it was plenty. I did not have raw sugar but used 3/4 tsp. of brown sugar. These turned out great.

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Reviewed: Jan. 14, 2009

A nice easy recipe. I used 2 slices of bacon, added a clove of minced garlic and a pinch of red pepper flakes for a little heat. I served this with mashed potatoes, and the Roast Sticky Chicken-Rotisserie Style (from this site). The mashed potatoes were a nice complement to the bacon in the snap peas.

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Spyce

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Reviewed: Dec. 25, 2008

This tasted good but I agree with an earlier posted that you must drain a lot of the bacon fat. Also, I made the mistake of using a non-stick pan (the only pan I had left) and so I believe it made the snap peas even greasier. Good flavor with the balsamic and sugar.

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Gwen

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Reviewed: Nov. 8, 2008

Super great side dish. Great recipe, easy to follow and fast to make.

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Trish

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Reviewed: Oct. 24, 2008

Just Plain GOOD!!!!! Try It And Judge For Yourself!!!!!

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Reviewed: Sep. 7, 2008

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Liza

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Reviewed: Aug. 31, 2008

Simple and tasty.

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Erin

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Reviewed: Aug. 27, 2008

This is amazing...as is. As a warning however, I love just plain steamed snap peas...I'm not sure I can go back to the healthy version now.

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poshlynne

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Reviewed: Aug. 16, 2008

TASTES WONDERFUL!!! Next time I'll drain some of the grease before adding the peas. Other than that, no alterations needed.

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Reviewed: Jun. 28, 2008

Some of the grease needs to be drained off before adding the balsamic - the greasy balsamic sauce wasn't very appealing. I used regular sugar (couldn't see where 1 T. of turdinado vs. regular sugar would make any difference).

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Reviewed: Jun. 1, 2008

Very good recipe. I drained off most of the grease, and next time would keep even less. I used regular sugar and thought it was good. I added the vinegar and sugar first and let it cook down a little bit before adding the peas. Overall, quite tasty.

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Reviewed: May 21, 2008

I love snap peas and this glaze is so yummy. The only tweak I make is adding some slivered almonds on top right before serving. I love the crunch.

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Reviewed: May 5, 2008

Loved this! Drained off some of the bacon grease. Added the peas, sugar and vinegar all together and only cooked for a few minutes as I like my veggies almost raw.

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PrincessJenna

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Reviewed: Mar. 16, 2008

This was pretty good. I followed the recipe pretty closely, although I did drain about 1/3 of the bacon grease before adding the snap peas. I thought the snap peas ended up overcooked using the cook times in this recipe, although I will admit I like very crisp veggies. In the future, I will immediately add the sugar and vinegar right when I add the snap peas. It was distressing to me to watch the peas loose their beautiful bright green color as the vinegar was reducing. Also, I thought it was slightly sweet, and would probably only use half as much sugar in the future. I did buy Sugar in the Raw, but I'm not sure why you couldn't use regular sugar, or even honey. Of course, since I had to buy a box of 100 packets of Sugar in the Raw, I can make this recipe another 33 times before I have to worry about what kind of sweetener to use... Thanks for the recipe!

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Reviewed: Mar. 16, 2008

This recipe took a package of tired looking sugar snap peas and made them into something my kids raved about. One of the best "impact" side dishes I have made in quite awhile. I might moderate the amount of bacon grease I use the the next time to see if you can use less fat and still have the wonderful flavor. The first time my daughter has said this is as good as a fine restaurant to me in quite a long time.

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