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Pea Side Dishes : Top 20


Southern-Style Crowder Peas

Submitted by: GLOKEY 
Delicious seasoned peas cooked with onions, peppers, bacon, and ham. A New Orleans style dish. Serve over rice. 

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Pea 'n' Cheese Salad

Submitted by: Taste of Home's Fast Family Favorites 
Radish slices add color and crunch to this fresh-tasting potluck favorite. Serve it in a bowl lined with romaine leaves and garnish it with radish roses. 

Poor Man's Caviar

Submitted by: ANNELISA1211 
A mix of black beans, black-eyed peas, and garbanzo beans, corn, onion, garlic, parsley, and basil tossed with a red wine and olive oil vinaigrette dressing makes a fabulous dip or side dish. Kidney beans and navy beans can also be used. 

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Pea Pods with Onion

Submitted by: Heather Sauter 
This simple side from Heather Sauter of Silver Spring, Maryland is a welcome alternative to green beans, and the pea pods look so pretty tossed with chopped onion. 'This dish is a snap to make and tastes like a million bucks,' Heather assures. 

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Sweet N Sour Beans

Submitted by: Barbara Short 
This recipe is popular on both sides of the border. It came from a friend in Alaska, then traveled with me to old Mexico, where I lived for 5 years, and is now a potluck favorite in my Arkansas community. It's easy to keep the beans warm and serve from a slow cooker. -Barbara Short, Mena, Arkansas 

Creamed Peas with Bacon

Submitted by: MSABBYK 
Home Town: Worland, Wyoming, USA
Living In: Hilliard, Ohio, USA
Homey and comforting, these creamed peas with bacon are reminiscent of dinner at grandma's house. 

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MInty Orzo and Peas

Submitted by: Kristen Dunphy 
My grandmother used to serve this side dish along with roast leg of lamb. With its fresh mint taste, it also makes a nice salad served chilled. It's simple but delicious. -Kristen Dunphy of Haverhill, Massachusetts 

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Green Peas Supreme

Submitted by: Marlene Muckenhirn 
Canadian bacon and pearl onions are tasty additions to this simple stovetop side dish made with convenient frozen peas. 'I always get requests for second helpings,' reports Marlene Muchenhirn from Delano, Minnesota. 

Creamed Peas and New Potatoes

Submitted by: Berta 
New potatoes and fresh peas are simmered in a cream sauce in this simple farmer-inspired recipe.  

Indian Vegetable Bhaji

Submitted by: Bahu 
Home Town: Chandpur, Chittagong, Bangladesh
In this Indian dry curry, potatoes, cauliflower, carrots and peas are fried and flavored with spices, garlic, and chiles. It's perfect as a side dish for an Indian dinner.  

Asian Corn Fritters

Submitted by: facobasten1984 
Spicy corn fritters, done Asian style, are a popular treat in Indonesia and Thailand. These have shrimp and sliced red chiles as optional add-ins. 

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House Fried Rice

Submitted by: LMFB64 
Loaded with shrimp, ham, chicken, and veggies, just like in your favorite Chinese restaurant. This 'House' Fried Rice is delicious and an excellent use of leftovers! Feel free to substitute ingredients, depending on what you have on hand. 

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Cream Peas

Submitted by: Stephanie Moon 
In my search for a good cream pea recipe, I found many, but none that quite matched what I wanted. So I took to my own creativity and came up with this absolutely fabulous recipe. We love it so much we have this on the side quite often. 

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Fried Rice I

Submitted by: homemaker 
White rice is fried with eggs, bacon, soy sauce, green peas and green onions. 

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New Year's Day Black-Eyed Peas

Submitted by: Roxanna Parks 
See in the new year with a hearty bowl of black-eyed peas cooked with garlic, onion, tomatoes and diced country ham. A real country ham is quite salty, but the flavor and seasoning is just right for this homey dish. 

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Sugar Snap Peas

Submitted by: CJCOLLINS 
Shallots and a little thyme are sprinkled over irresistible sugar snap peas! 

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Slow Cooker Spicy Black-Eyed Peas

Submitted by: MJ46NY 
Home Town: Syracuse, New York, USA
Black-eyed peas grab some heat and spice from jalapeno peppers and cumin in this flavorful slow cooker preparation that also includes diced ham, bacon, bell peppers, onion, and garlic. 

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Honey Glazed Pea Pods and Carrots

Submitted by: Michele O'Sullivan 
Home Town: San Diego, California, USA
Living In: Henderson, Nevada, USA
A touch of golden honey flavors these tender pea pods mixed with sweet carrots. 

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Sugar Snap Peas with Mint

Submitted by: ORNERY 
Simple and quick to prepare. Sugar snap peas are quickly fried with green onion and garlic, and tossed with fresh mint leaves. Wonderful use for spring garden vegetables. Serve hot or at room temperature. 

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Cashew Raisin Rice Pilaf

Submitted by: GRANNYLORETTA 
This dish includes both long grain and wild rice with vegetables like carrots and peas and the sweet and savory flavors of raisins and cashews. 

 
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