Green Peas combined with crisp bacon and shallots make a delightful side dish. No more plain boring peas with this quick and easy recipe.

White bowl filled with green peas mixed with bacon and shallots. Topped with a pat of butter.

Bacon Shallot Peas are the perfect veggie side dish to add to chicken dinners. Try my Gramma’s homestyle chicken recipe Sunday Dinner Chicken.

I love fresh picked garden peas with this recipe, but frozen peas work just fine. The hint of lemon combined with creamy butter blend nicely with the bacon and shallots. If you prefer a bit more zip add a bit more lemon. One important tip about cooking peas is DON’T over cook them or they become hard and very bland tasting.

Bacon Shallot Peas

Laureen King

crisp bacon and shallots add delicious flavour to green peas.

5 from 1 vote

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Cook Time 10

Total Time 10

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Servings

Calories 103 kcal

Ingredients

2 cups fresh or frozen summer peas
1/2 cup bacon diced I use the meaty sections with less fat
1 shallot finely sliced
1 teaspoon fresh lemon zest
1 tablespoon butter
1/4 teaspoon salt

Instructions

Cook bacon in skillet until slightly crispy.
Add finely sliced shallot, cook until browned.
Drain excess grease, add lemon zest, set aside while you cook the peas.
Fill medium saucepan with water, bring to a boil.
Add peas and cook peas 3-5 minutes.
Drain peas add to bacon, shallots and lemon zest.
Toss with butter and season with salt.

Nutrition

Calories: 103kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 5gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 10mgSodium: 198mgPotassium: 198mgFiber: 4gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 642IUVitamin C: 30mgCalcium: 18mgIron: 1mg

Keyword peas, bacon peas

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Some great side dish recipes that go awesome with Bacon Shallot Peas are my Perfect Garlic Mashed Potatoes or Parmesan Potatoes.

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