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Add more flavor to traditional frozen peas by following the directions below to add cooked pancetta to the dish.

Ingredients

  • 4 cups frozen petit peas, 1 pound
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 3-1/2 ounces smoked pancetta, cut into strips

Directions

  1. Cook the peas for half the time directed on the package. Drain well.
  2. While peas cook, melt butter in a pan over very low heat. Add pancetta and cook until golden brown.
  3. Stir cooked peas into pan with pancetta and cook, stirring occasionally, for five minutes.

Serves 6

 
Nutrition Facts 
Serving Size: 1 
Servings per Recipe: 6 
  
Amount per Serving 
Calories: 157 
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat: 7 g11%
Saturated Fat: 4 g20%
Cholesterol: 27 g9%
Sodium: 554 mg23%
Carbohydrate: 13 g4%
Dietary Fiber: 5 g18%
Protein: 10 g 
  
Potassium7%
Calcium2%
Iron9%

*The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA.