Old Fashioned Creamed Peas Recipe (2024)

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This old-fashioned creamed pea is an easy, quick, and delicious side dish that will never be made. Even fussy eaters wouldn’t mind eating it. Frozen peas cooked and dunked in the white cream sauce come together in no time! It’s a perfect holiday side dish!

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  • Why you’ll love this side dish
  • Ingredients
  • How to make it
  • How to cook peas
  • Frozen peas or canned peas?
  • What to serve creamed peas with?
  • Variations
  • Storage and reheating
  • Tips
  • Common questions
  • 📋Old Fashioned Creamed Peas
  • Recipe Notes

Why you’ll love this side dish

  1. Hands-down is one of the easiest side dishes that is perfect for holiday gatherings.
  2. It’s perfect for small or large gatherings. The recipe is easy to scale down or double up.
  3. A side dish that hardly needs any prep time, and cooks in just 10 minutes.
  4. Budget-friendly side dish. Why spend $$ when you can make a delicious side dish well under budget?
  5. Fussy eaters love it too!
  6. One of the easy ways to include more veggies in your meal.
  7. Anything in white cream sauce is always a huge hit among many, especially kids!
  8. Old-fashioned recipes are a gem! This recipe is close to what your grandmother would make.
  9. Above all, it’s not bland at all! This recipe has simple but amazing flavors packed in it.
  10. Easy to customize to suit your palate.
  11. If you like more gravy, you can easily do that too without much changes to the recipe.
  12. It can also be made ahead and stored refrigerated for up to 2 days. When ready to serve simply reheat with a splash of milk added to the pan.

Ingredients

Here’s what you’ll need-

  • 16oz frozen peas, about 2 cups
  • 2 tablespoon butter
  • 2 tablespoon flour
  • 1 ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 cup milk or half and half
  • ½ teaspoon salt (adjust to taste)
  • ¼ teaspoon ground pepper (adjust to taste)
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  • Frozen Peas – you can use frozen peas or canned peas. You can thaw peas or use frozen directly. Cook according to packet instructions or use any other way to cook it.
  • Butter – to make white cream sauce
  • Flour – plain flour. For gluten-free versions use gluten-free flours.
  • Milk – use whole milk for a richer creamier sauce. Milk can be substituted with half and half.
  • Onion Powder (optional, highly recommended) – adds flavor to peas. Onion powder can be substituted with finely diced onions.
  • Garlic Powder (optional, highly recommended) – to enhance flavor. Garlic powder can be substituted with fresh minced garlic.
  • Season – salt and fresh ground pepper to taste.

How to make it

  • Heat a medium pot or skillet (depending on the quantity you are making). Add butter to the pot and melt it.
  • Whisk flour in butter. Cook on low heat for 2 minutes with constant stirring.
  • Add all the spices quickly– onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and ground pepper.
  • Gently pour milk (or half and half).
  • Keep whisking while adding milk.
  • Keep whisking on low heat for about 5 minutes or until the sauce is smooth.
  • The sauce should be thick but in pouring consistency.
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Use frozen or canned peas whichever is easily available. Cook peas as per packet instructions.

Once peas are cooked, drain off excess liquids and transfer to a bowl.

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Once the cream sauce is cooked and ready, immediately pour it over hot peas.

Stir everything together until coated well.

Serve immediately.

How to cook peas

Stove top method:

  • I prefer this easy method of cooking peas. No need to thaw peas, use them frozen directly.
  • Add frozen peas to a saucepan. Add little more than ¼ cup water. Cook on medium flame. Frozen peas don’t take long to cook. It took about 5 minutes for peas to be ready.

Microwave method:

  • Place frozen peas in microwave-safe bowl. Add 1 tablespoon water. Cook on full power for 3 to 4 minutes.
  • Peas are ready to use.
  • You can skip cooking peas and use them directly in the recipe. Simply thaw peas in 4 cups of water. Drain and use it.

Canned peas:

  • Empty peas from the can including the liquid into a saucepan. Heat it until it begins to boil. Drain and peas are ready to use.
  • Once peas are cooked remove them from heat. Drain off any excess liquids left in the pan. Peas are ready to use.

Frozen peas or canned peas?

Both. You can use either of them whichever is easily available to you.

What to serve creamed peas with?

This easy creamed pea can be served as a side dish with any main dish.

It pairs great with meat. grilled steak, grilled chicken, grilled fish, baked Salmon, or with ham. Almost everything!

Variations

  1. Add shallots or pearl onions sautéed in oil or butter to the recipe. It enhances the flavors.
  2. You can add fresh minced garlic sautéed in oil or butter for flavors.
  3. For herb-flavored peas – consider adding fresh herbs like parsley, basil, or thyme.
  4. You can include other vegetables to the recipe. Peas and potatoes are one of the most popular variations that is widely popular. If adding potatoes, it’s best to use baby potatoes (sliced into half).
  5. You can also use frozen chopped carrots or fresh carrots chopped and steam-cooked. Carrots added to peas are more appetizing to look and colorful.
  6. Button mushrooms sautéed in butter can be mixed in.
  7. For extra texture, crispy bacon bits can be added just before serving.
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Storage and reheating

Leftovers can be stored in air-tight containers refrigerated for 2 days, making it ideal for make ahead recipes.

You can make this dish a day or 2 days before, cool it completely, and store it refrigerator in air-tight containers.

I wouldn’t recommend freezing. The white sauce does not freeze well. The sauce will split when frozen and reheated.

Reheat in sauce pan on stove over medium heat until warmed through. You can reheat in microwave using microwave safe bowl too. If sauce is too thick, add 1 to 2 tablespoons of milk while reheating.

Tips

  1. Use frozen or canned peas for this recipe. Highly advisable to cook peas (frozen or canned) for 2 to 4 minutes. Peas are softer and better tasting when cooked than using they are directly thawed.
  2. Always cook peas to your desired level of doneness. Cook peas a little longer for soft texture and if you like firm crisp-texture peas, don’t cook them long, remove from heat before it’s done.
  3. Onion powder and garlic powder are optional in the recipe but highly recommended. It enhances the flavor and taste of the dish.
  4. It’s best to use whole milk or half and half for rich, creamier white sauce. Cream sauce needs the fat. Everything tastes better with fat!
  5. Make sure to keep whisking butter-flour-milk to prevent it from burning until it reaches right consistency.
  6. Gradually pour milk while whisking butter and flour mix, so the roux absorbs the liquid and form smooth sauce.
  7. You can add other vegetables too. Vegetables like potatoes, carrots, and mushrooms are the best choices.

Common questions

Can I use canned peas instead of frozen peas?

Yes you can.

Can I add other ingredients to the peas?

You can add sautéed pearl onions, fresh herbs like parsley, basil, or thyme.
You can include vegetables like cooked potatoes (diced), carrots or sautéed mushrooms as well.
For extra texture, crispy bacon bits can be added just before serving.

Can I freeze the leftovers?

I wouldn’t recommend freezing. The white sauce does not freeze well. The sauce will split when frozen and reheated.

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📋Old Fashioned Creamed Peas

Jyothi Rajesh

This old fashioned creamed peas is easy, quick and delicious side dish that will ever make. Even fussy eaters wouldn’t mind eating it. Frozen peas cooked and dunked in white cream sauce comes together in no time! A perfect holiday side dish!

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 5 minutes mins

Course Side Dish, Sides

Cuisine American

Servings 6 servings

Calories 134

Ingredients

  • 16 oz frozen peas about 2 cups
  • 2 tablespoon butter
  • 2 tablespoon flour
  • 1 ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 cup whole milk or half and half
  • ½ teaspoon salt adjust to taste
  • ¼ teaspoon ground pepper adjust to taste

Instructions

How To Cook Peas:

  • This recipe begins with cooking frozen peas. Cook peas as per packet instructions.

  • Stove Top Method:

  • I prefer this easy method to cook peas. No need to thaw peas, use them frozen directly.

    Add frozen peas to a sauce pan. Add little more than ¼ cup water. Cook on medium flame. Frozen peas don’t take long to cook. It took about 5 minutes for peas to be ready.

  • Microwave Method:

  • Place frozen peas in microwave safe bowl. Add 1 tablespoon water. Cook on full power for 3 to 4 minutes.

    Peas are ready to use.

  • You can skip cooking peas and use it directly in the recipe. Simply thaw peas in 4 cups of water. Drain and use it.

  • Canned Peas:

  • Empty peas from can including the liquid into a saucepan. Heat it until it begins to boil. Drain and peas are ready to use.

  • Once peas are cooked remove it from heat. Drain off any excess liquids left in the pan. Transfer to a bowl.

How To Make White Cream Sauce:

  • Heat a medium pot or skillet (depending on the quantity you are making). Add butter to pot and melt it.

  • Whisk flour in butter. Cook on low heat for 2 minutes with constant stirring.

  • Add all the spices quickly– onion powder, garlic powder, salt and ground pepper.

  • Gently pour milk (or half n half) into the pot.

  • Keep whisking while adding milk.

  • Cook with constant whisking on low heat for about 5 minutes or until sauce is smooth.

  • Sauce should be thick but in pouring consistency.

Mix Together:

  • Once cream sauce is cooked and ready, immediately pour it over hot peas.

  • Stir everything together until coated well.

  • Serve immediately.

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Notes

        1. Use frozen or canned peas for this recipe. Highly advisable to cook peas (frozen or canned) for 2 to 4 minutes. Peas are softer and better tasting when cooked than using they are directly thawed.
        2. Always cook peas to your desired level of doneness. Cook peas a little longer for a soft texture and if you like firm crisp-texture peas, don’t cook them long, remove them from heat before it’s done.
        3. Onion powder and garlic powder are optional in the recipe but highly recommended. It enhances the flavor and taste of the dish.
        4. It’s best to use whole milk or half and half for rich, creamier white sauce. The cream sauce needs the fat. Everything tastes better with fat!
        5. Make sure to keep whisking butter-flour-milk to prevent it from burning until it reaches the right consistency.
        6. Gradually pour milk while whisking butter and flour mix, so the roux absorbs the liquid and forms a smooth sauce.
        7. You can add other vegetables too. Vegetables like potatoes, carrots, and mushrooms are the best choices.
        8. For extra texture, crispy bacon bits can be added just before serving.

Nutritional Info – Please keep in mind that the nutritional information provided is only a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on the products used.

Nutrition

Calories: 134kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 6gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 15mgSodium: 244mgPotassium: 261mgFiber: 5gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 761IUVitamin C: 30mgCalcium: 73mgIron: 1mg

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Recipe Notes

  1. Use frozen or canned peas for this recipe. Highly advisable to cook peas (frozen or canned) for briefly 2 to 4 minutes. Peas are softer and better tasting when cooked than using it directly thawed.
  2. Onion powder and garlic powder are optional in the recipe but highly recommended. It enhances flavor and taste of the dish.
  3. It’s best to use whole milk or half and half for rich, creamier white sauce. Cream sauce needs the fat. Everything tastes better with fat!
  4. You can add other vegetables to creamed peas dish. Vegetables like potatoes, carrots, mushrooms are best choices.

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FAQs

Are lady peas the same as cream peas? ›

Lady peas, a variety of cream peas, are prized above all others for their sweet flavor, tender texture, and pretty color—they remain pale green or yellowish-white even when cooked.

What makes canned peas taste better? ›

Add basic seasonings to the peas. Salt and pepper work well, but oregano, garlic powder, chili powder or a variety of different popcorn seasons can help hide the taste of the peas as well.

How do you make Nigella Lawson mushy peas? ›

Fill a pan with cold water and throw in the clove of garlic. Bring to the boil and then add salt and the peas. Cook until tender, drain, and put into a food processor, or blender, and add the creme fraiche, cheese, and dried mint. Puree the peas until knobbly and check the seasoning, adding salt if you need to.

What is another name for cream peas? ›

Cream peas, a variety of Vigna unguiculata, belong to the Fabaceae family. They are known under various names such as Conch peas, Lady Cream peas, Zipper Cream peas, and Cowpeas.

What's the difference between pease pudding and mushy peas? ›

Pease pudding is a pale yellow colour and a lot smoother than its mushy counterpart. It's made by soaking yellow split peas in ham stock and has a creamy, subtle flavour. If you're lucky enough to find proper pease pudding then it also has little chunks of ham in it.

How to jazz up a can of peas? ›

Try sautéing them with garlic and onion in a bit of butter or olive oil for added flavor. You can also sprinkle them with herbs like parsley, thyme, or dill, along with a squeeze of lemon juice for brightness. Another option is to mix them into a salad with fresh veggies, cheese, and a flavorful dressing.

Why do my peas taste weird? ›

The bitterness can be caused by a variety of things, among them, irregular watering. Be sure to keep your peas well watered, and provide a mulch to keep the soil evenly moist. Another major cause of bitterness in peas is temperature. Plants like peas, spinach, and lettuce like cool weather where they grow slowly.

Why are my canned peas slimy? ›

Expert Response. Slimy is an indication of spoilage, possibly from contamination.

How do the Brits eat mushy peas? ›

Usually served alongside pub fare such as fish and chips or hot meat pies, mushy peas occupy the space typically reserved for coleslaw on a lunch plate in American restaurants. In Ireland, they're often served alongside roast leg of lamb.

How do you make Jamie Oliver mushy peas? ›

Meanwhile, for mushy peas, melt butter in a pan over medium heat. Add fresh peas and tarragon, and cook, covered, for 10 minutes (3 minutes for frozen) or until soft. Add lemon juice and season. Mash until mushy.

Are cream peas healthy? ›

1 cup cooked of lady cream peas (Camellia Brand) contains 200 Calories. The macronutrient breakdown is 70% carbs, 4% fat, and 25% protein. This is a good source of protein (23% of your Daily Value), fiber (39% of your Daily Value), and iron (54% of your Daily Value).

Are cream peas the same as black eyed peas? ›

There are three types of Southern peas: crowder, cream, and black-eyed. Crowders have a robust flavor, cream peas are more mild, and the flavor of black-eyed peas is somewhere in between.

What is peas pudding made of? ›

Pease pudding, also known as pease porridge, is a savoury pudding dish made of boiled legumes, typically split yellow peas, with water, salt and spices, and often cooked with a bacon or ham joint.

What is the white stuff inside sugar snap peas? ›

Expert Response. The white fuzz is caused by a fungus called powdery mildew that occurs when it is hot and dry.

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