Garlic Sugar Snap Peas

So, just going to continue on with my vegetable theme.  I think one of the reasons a lot of people don’t like vegetables is because they don’t cook them right.  Eating a lot of vegetables is key to good health but that doesn’t mean you have to eat vegetables plain. One of my favorite ways to eat veggies is to lightly sauté them in olive oil with garlic, lots and lots of garlic.  Garlic sugar snap peas are amazing and a great way to increase your intake of vegetables.

I made these garlic sugar snap peas for dinner with my in-laws a few days ago, and they were a big hit.  My mother-in-law, who doesn’t even like peas, loved them!   She even went back for seconds!  Something about rich olive oil, minced garlic, salt, and pepper, makes vegetables taste so perfect.

Kris said that this is how most of the vegetables in Asia are prepared. When he has to travel for work, I always quiz him about his meals and the local cuisine.  Typically after Asia trips, he reports back that we need to start making vegetables like they do in Asia. He’s been telling me to cook vegetables this way for a long time, I just never got around to trying it until now.  Well, I’m glad I finally got on board for this style of cooking vegetables, and it’s the best!  Now I’m hooked! The cafeteria at the hospital where I work also makes their vegetables like this on a regular basis, and they are so good.  I highly recommend trying it!

Cooking vegetables this way is super simple and delicious.  And it takes less than ten minutes.  Nothing better than a quick, healthy side dish of garlic sugar snap peas.  You can cook a variety of vegetables with this method- broccoli, green beans, cauliflower, carrots.  Start making vegetables the highlight of your meals.

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Garlic Sugar Snap Peas

Prep Time

5 mins

Cook Time

5 mins

Total Time

10 mins

 

Easy, healthy sugar snap peas lightly sautéed in olive oil with minced garlic, salt, and pepper.

Course: Dinner, Side Dish

Servings: 4 -6

Author: Emily

Ingredients

• 16 oz sugar snap peas
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 5 garlic cloves minced
• Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

1. In a medium skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat.
2. Then when olive oil is heated, add sugar snap peas to pan.
3. Lightly sauté for 2-3 minutes, then add minced garlic, salt, and pepper.
4. Next, stir to coat sugar snap peas in garlic, salt, and pepper.
5. Cook for an additional 2-3 minutes.
6. Serve hot, directly from the skillet.