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Minted Sugar Snap Peas Recipe

In 15 minutes, you’ll bring spring flavors to the table with this praise-worthy side. —Karen Adams, Cleveland, Tennessee

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Diabetic Friendly

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Minted Sugar Snap Peas Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 15 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

10 5 15

Ingredients

3 cups fresh or frozen sugar snap peas, thawed
3 green onions, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 tablespoon minced fresh mint

Directions

In a large skillet, bring 1 in. of water to a boil. Add snap peas; cover and cook for 1-2 minutes. Drain and immediately place snap peas in ice water. Drain and pat dry.
In the same skillet, saute the peas, onions, garlic, salt and pepper in oil until crisp-tender. Sprinkle with mint. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 3/4 cup equals 76 calories, 3 g fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 154 mg sodium, 10 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 4 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 vegetable, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Minted Sugar Snap Peas in Simple & Delicious April/May 2011, p59

Cutting Green Onions

I recently tried a recipe that called for 3/4 cup green onions. Instead of using a knife, I found that snipping the onions with a pair of kitchen scissors took only a few seconds. —Kristy B., Kelowna, British Columbia