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Sauteed Sugar Snap Peas

In this easy and delicious everyday recipe, sugar snap peas are quickly sauteed in butter and garlic.

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 92 kcal
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Asian

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 8 ounces sugar snap peas strings removed
  • ½ teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt or ¼ teaspoon of any other salt, including Morton kosher salt
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder

Instructions

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  1. Heat the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat until it starts to foam.
  2. Add the snap peas and stir-fry for 1 minute.
  3. Add the salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder.
  4. Keep cooking, stirring constantly, until the pods are tender-crisp, about 2 more minutes.
  5. Immediately remove from the heat and serve.

Notes

  • This is the kind of vegetable that tastes best when very minimally cooked. It truly needs no more than 2-3 minutes of cooking, so make sure to remove the pan from the heat as soon as the pods are tender-crisp and then remove the pods from the pan onto a plate so that they don't keep cooking in the pan's residual heat.
  • You don't have to trim the peas' ends before cooking them. But you should remove the string that runs down the middle of the pods since it is difficult to chew and digest. You can buy bags of stringless pods, as I often do.
  • You can keep the leftovers in a sealed container in the fridge for 3-4 days. Reheat them gently in the microwave at 50% power, or enjoy them cold like antipasti. You can also freeze the leftovers for up to three months.

Nutrition Information

Serving 0.5recipe Calories 92kcal (5%) Carbohydrates 8g (3%) Protein 3g (6%) Fat 6g (9%) Saturated Fat 4g (20%) Sodium 321mg (13%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 4g (8%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 2servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 92

% Daily Value*

Serving 0.5recipe
Calories 92kcal 5%
Carbohydrates 8g 3%
Protein 3g 6%
Fat 6g 9%
Saturated Fat 4g 20%
Sodium 321mg 13%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 4g 8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.