Creamed peas and pearl onions over toast
A quick supper built entirely around one excellent frozen vegetable. The peas and onions come already cooked and seasoned, so you only need to warm them in cream and serve over buttered toast. This is pure comfort in under fifteen minutes.
About 460 calories a serving, 7 g protein, 36 g carbohydrate, 32 g fat. From USDA figures for 100% of the ingredients; amounts are the recipe's.
To buy
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 4 slices bread
From your shelf
- 1 bag (10 oz) Birds Eye peas and pearl onions
Staples
- 2 tablespoons butter
- to taste salt
- to taste pepper
- Toast 4 slices of bread until golden brown, then butter each one lightly. Arrange on two plates.
- Meanwhile, melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a medium pan over medium heat, then pour in the entire bag of peas and onions with its sauce and add 1/2 cup of heavy cream. Stir gently until the mixture comes to a simmer.
- Once simmering, taste and adjust with salt and pepper as needed, then divide over the buttered toast and serve at once.
Note Swap the toast for cooked pasta or rice if you prefer. Leftovers keep two days covered in the refrigerator; reheat gently on the stovetop. Serve with a green salad or steamed broccoli on the side to round out the meal.
On the label
PEAS, PEARL ONIONS, WATER SUGAR, SALT, FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED, ONION POWDER.
Birds Eye, frozen vegetables, serving 121 g, package 9 oz/255 g. Ingredients as printed on the label.
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Cooks as onions, peas. Half of it left? Use up the onions.