5 from 15 votes
Sugar Snap Peas with Garlic Recipe
This recipe offers a quick sauté of fresh sugar snap peas with garlic, salt, and pepper, delivering a brightly flavored, crisp-tender vegetable side. Cooking the peas just until tender but still slightly crunchy preserves their natural sweetness and texture. Adding garlic near the end enhances the flavor without burning, making it a straightforward yet tasty accompaniment to meals.
Prep Time
3 mins
Cook Time
7 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings:
4
servings
Calories:
56 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 8 oz. sugar snap peas about 3 cups, fresh
- 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil (or your preferred cooking oil)
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper ground
- 2 garlic minced, cloves
Instructions
- Trim the stems from the pea pods.
- Preheat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat for 2 minutes.
- Add the pea pods, salt, and pepper to the skillet. Stir to combine. Cook for 5-6 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Reduce the heat to low. Stir in the garlic. Cook for 1-2 minutes stirring often. Remove from heat.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1/4 of the recipe
Calories
56kcal
(3%)
Carbohydrates
4g
(1%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
3g
(5%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Sodium
293mg
(12%)
Potassium
113mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
615IU
(12%)
Vitamin C
34.5mg
(38%)
Calcium
27mg
(3%)
Iron
1.2mg
(7%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 56
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1/4 of the recipe | |
| Calories | 56kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 4g | 1% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Sodium | 293mg | 12% |
| Potassium | 113mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 615IU | 12% |
| Vitamin C | 34.5mg | 38% |
| Calcium | 27mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1.2mg | 7% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.