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    By: Melissa

    Italian Peas with Garlic and Parsley

    Italian peas with garlic and parsley is a really easy green peas recipe that anyone can make and everyone will love. This easy Italian peas recipe comes together really fast and uses frozen peas so it can be made year round. I love the combination of garlic, parsley, olive oil and peas and even pickiest eaters have come around to liking this traditionally hated veggie after trying this. These garlic peas are a favorite in our house along with roasted cauliflower and potatoes, roasted broccoli and potatoes and our caramelized Brussels sprouts.

    Italian Peas with garlic and parsley
    Italian peas with garlic and fresh parsley.
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    Total Time: 15 minutes

    About this Italian Peas Recipe

    This recipe for Italian peas uses a few simple ingredients that are all fresh and work really well together. I always have frozen peas in my freezer because I love them and because they taste as good as fresh since they are frozen at their peak.

    Italian peas is really my favorite way to take those normally boring frozen green peas to a whole new level of flavor. These are basically herbed peas and they are delicious.

    You can serve this alongside a beautiful Pasta Genovese or Beef Brisket for a fancier meal or make it more casual affair and pair it with a simple seeded chicken schnitzel.

    These green peas can be served with just about any main dish with great results.

    Ingredients Needed:

    • Frozen peas
    • Fresh garlic
    • Fresh Flat leaf Italian parsley
    • Olive oil
    • Red pepper flakes
    • Kosher salt
    Closeup of Italian peas with garlic and parsley
    Peas with Garlic and Parsely.

    Notes about the ingredients:

    This recipe uses frozen peas since fresh peas are only in season for a short time in the Spring. As I mentioned earlier, frozen peas are picked and frozen at the peak freshness so they are just as good as fresh.

    If you do happen to come across fresh peas, you can use that in place of frozen if you prefer. They both taste amazing.

    This recipe also calls for fresh garlic. Now I usually say do not substitute garlic powder for fresh garlic but with this recipe it comes out amazing either way. I will give the substitutions for those below in the recipe.

    The last note about the ingredients is about the parsley. The recipe calls for flat leaf Italian parsley. Do make sure you are buying flat leaf parsley and not the curly parsley. Flat leaf parsley will cook down and give a nice flavor but curly parsley will not.

    Italian peas angle shot

    How to make these delicious garlicky peas:

    Italian peas
    1. Gather Your Ingredients
    Olive oil for peas
    2. Heat olive oil, red pepper and garlic in pan.
    Parley for peas
    3. Chop fresh parsley.
    Frozen peas in pan
    4. Add frozen peas to pan.
    parsley added to peas
    5. Add chopped parsley to pan and cook for 5 minutes.
    bowl of Italian peas
    6. Plate your peas and serve immediately.

    Tips:

    You can customize this Italian peas recipe even more by adding in your own favorite ingredients. These Italian peas go really nicely with sautéd Italian pancetta or sautéd onions. Crisped up bacon would make a great addition too!

    Remember that you can use frozen or fresh peas for this recipe and they both turn out amazing. Similarly, you can substitute garlic powder for fresh garlic in this recipe with great results.

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    bowl of Italian peas
    Closeup of Italian peas with garlic and parsley
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    5 from 4 votes

    Italian Peas with Garlic and Fresh Parsley

    A simple and delicious green peas recipe that is perfect for any occasion.
    Prep Time10 mins
    Cook Time5 mins
    Total Time15 mins
    Servings: 6 servings

    Tried the Recipe? We Would Love To Hear From You In The Comments Below!

    Author: Melissa

    Ingredients

    • 16 ounces frozen baby peas you can use regular frozen peas as a substitute
    • 6 garlic cloves minced finely. You can substitute ⅛ teaspoon garlic powder for the fresh garlic.
    • ¼ cup Olive Oil good quality
    • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt plus more to taste
    • ⅛ teaspoon red pepper flakes
    • ½ bunch of fresh Italian fresh leaf parsley. stems removed and minced finely
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    Instructions

    • Gather and prep your ingredients.
    • In a large sauté pan over medium low heat, heat your olive oil.
      ¼ cup Olive Oil
    • Once heated, add your garlic and red pepper flakes and cook for 1-2 minutes or until the garlic starts to soften.
      6 garlic cloves, ⅛ teaspoon red pepper flakes
    • Now add your frozen peas to the pan.
      16 ounces frozen baby peas
    • Cook the peas for 2 minutes tossing them well in the olive oil mixture.
    • Now add your salt and freshly minced Italian parsley.
      ¼ teaspoon kosher salt, ½ bunch of fresh Italian fresh leaf parsley.
    • Mix well and cook for a couple more minutes until the peas are completely heated through and hot.
    • Taste for seasoning and add any additional salt if needed.
    • Plate the peas and serve immediately.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 145kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Sodium: 102mg | Potassium: 198mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 598IU | Vitamin C: 31mg | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 1mg

    Nutrition Values are estimates only.

    See full nutrition disclaimer here
    Course :Side Dish

    

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    1. Erika says

      March 19, 2023 at 10:05 pm

      5 stars
      I have made this at least a dozen times now and I’m just getting around to review it. These peas are amazing!
      So much flavor and I make these all the time to eat on their own as a meal.
      Thanks so much for this!

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      • Melissa says

        March 20, 2023 at 12:41 pm

        Love hearing that 🙂 So glad you enjoyed it!

        Reply
    2. James says

      December 03, 2021 at 4:30 pm

      5 stars
      These were amazing. The fresh parsley and garlic were such a nice addition

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