Peas with Honey Pecan Butter
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3 cups fresh peas or 1 pound frozen green peas
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1 pinch sugar
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1-1/2 teaspoons margarine
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1 tablespoon honey
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3 tablespoons chopped pecans
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Shell fresh peas if using. Add peas and pinch of sugar to 1-inch boiling water. Cover, simmer 7 minutes. Drain well.
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While peas cook melt margarine in glass measuring cup in microwave oven. Stir in honey and pecans. Pour over cooked, drained peas, stir to blend.
Yields 6 servings
| Nutrition Facts Servings per recipe: 6..................... |
| Amount Per Serving |
| Calories 1007.......................... Calories from fat 36 |
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Daily Value Total Fat 4g ............................ 81 6% ......... Saturated Fat trace1 2% Cholesterol 0mg.....3 0% Sodium 92mg........ n 4% Carbohydrate 14g............ 5% ............Dietary Fiber 4g........ 9 15% Protein 4g ................................................ 8% Vitamin A: 11% Vitamin C: 22% Folacin: 10% Calcium: 2%......... Iron: 7% Potassium :4% |
Source: Modified from original source: Green Giant at http://www.greengiant.com and Rombauer, I.S. and Becker, M.R. (1997) Joy of Cooking, Plume by Penguin Putman, Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014
Provided by:
Barbara Brown
Food Specialist
OSU Cooperative Extension Service
Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078-6141
bbrown@okstate.edu