Brighten up your plate with this brilliant-green puree. Serve with roasted jumbo shrimp or garlic-rubbed lamb chops.
| Prep Time: | 20 minutes |
| Ready in: | 20 minutes |
| Yield: | 4 servings, generous 1/2 cup each |
| Recipe Ingredients | |
| 3 1/3 cups frozen peas (1 pound) | |
| 3 tablespoons water | |
| 1/4 teaspoon salt | |
| 2/3 cup reduced-fat sour cream | |
| 1/4 teaspoon white pepper | |
| 1/4 cup minced scallion greens or chives | |
| 2 slices bacon , cooked and crumbled | |
Recipe Directions
- Heat peas, water and salt in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring often, until the peas are heated through, 6 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a food processor; pulse with sour cream and pepper until a chunky puree forms. Pulse in scallion greens (or chives) and bacon.
Health Advantages: diabetes appropriate, healthy weight.
| Nutrition Information | ||||||||
| Servings Per Recipe: 4 | ||||||||
| Amount Per serving | ||||||||
| Calories: | 164 cal | Carbohydrate Servings: | 1 | |||||
| Carbohydrates: | 19 g | Dietary Fiber: | 7 g | Cholesterol: | 19 mg | |||
| Fat: | 6 g | Sodium: | 320 mg | Saturated Fat: | 3 g | |||
| Protein: | 9 g | Potassium: | 0 mg | Monounsaturated Fat: | 2 g | |||
| Nutrition Bonus: | Vitamin A (60% daily value), Vitamin C (25% dv), Folate (19% dv). | |||||||
| Exchanges: | 1 starch, 1.5 fat | |||||||
