Minty Sugar Snap Peas Recipe

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Fresh mint is great on cooked sugar snap peas. Mint is also nice on green beans or carrots. —Alice Kaldahl, Ray, North Dakota

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Minty Sugar Snap Peas Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 10 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

5 5 10

Ingredients

3 cups fresh sugar snap peas, trimmed
1/4 teaspoon sugar
2 to 3 tablespoons minced fresh mint
2 tablespoons butter

Directions

In a large skillet, bring 1 in. of water, peas and sugar to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 4-5 minutes or until crisp-tender; drain. Stir in mint and butter. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 3/4 cup equals 102 calories, 6 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 15 mg cholesterol, 45 mg sodium, 9 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 4 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 vegetable, 1 fat.

Originally published as Minty Sugar Snap Peas in Simple & Delicious July/August 2008, p45