Best Parsley Peas Recipes

ORZO WITH PEAS AND PARSLEY PESTO

Steps:

• Make the pesto. Turn on a food processor fitted with the steel blade and drop in the garlic. When it is chopped and adhering to the sides of the bowl, stop the machine and scrape down the bowl. Alternatively, mash with a generous pinch of salt in a mortar and pestle. Add the parsley to the food processor (or to the mortar and pestle) and process until finely chopped (or grind to a paste in the mortar and pestle). With the machine running, add the olive oil in a slow stream and process until the mixture is smooth (or slowly work into the mixture using the mortar and pestle). Stop the machine, scrape down the sides of the bowl and add the cheese. Pulse to combine. Measure out 1/3 cup and refrigerate the rest in a covered container.
• Bring a large pot of generously salted water to a boil and add the orzo. Cook 5 minutes. Add the peas and continue to cook for another 4 minutes, until the orzo is cooked through but al dente. Add a ladleful of the cooking water to the pesto, then drain the orzo and peas and toss with the pesto. Serve, passing more Parmesan or Pecorino in a bowl.

GREEN PEAS WITH FRESH PARSLEY AND GARLIC BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a pan over medium-low heat and saute the garlic until highly fragrant, about 3 minutes.
• Add the green peas and vegetable broth. Increase the heat to medium-high and cook the mixture until the peas are tender but not shriveled, about 4 minutes total.
• Stir in the parsley. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

PASTA WITH PEAS, CREAM, PARSLEY, AND MINT

Steps:

• Cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup pasta cooking liquid. Return pasta to pot.
• Meanwhile, bring cream to simmer in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add peas and simmer just until heated through, 1 to 2 minutes. Add 2 1/4 cups cheese and stir until melted and sauce thickens slightly, about 1 minute. Stir in mint and 1/4 cup parsley. Pour sauce over pasta and toss to coat, adding pasta cooking liquid by tablespoonfuls if dry. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer to bowl. Sprinkle with remaining parsley. Serve, passing additional Parmesan alongside.

PEAS WITH PARSLEY AND GARLIC BUTTER

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy large saucepan over medium-low heat. Add garlic and sauté until very fragrant, about 3 minutes. Add peas and broth. Increase heat to medium-high and cook until peas are tender, about 4 minutes. Mix in parsley. Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve.

PEAS WITH BACON, GARLIC AND PARSLEY

Steps:

• Sauté bacon in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat until brown and crisp. Using slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper towels and drain. Discard all but 2 tablespoons drippings from skillet. Add garlic to skillet; sauté until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add peas and butter to skillet. Saut until heated through, about 5 minutes. Mix in bacon; season with salt and pepper. Transfer to dish; sprinkle with parsley.

SUGAR SNAP PEAS AND POTATOES WITH PARSLEY PESTO

Steps:

• Pulse parsley with cheese, pine nuts, garlic, and 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and pepper in a food processor until finely chopped. With motor running, add 1/2 cup oil in a slow stream, blending until incorporated and almost smooth.
• Cover potatoes with water in a medium pot and season well with salt, then boil until tender, 10 to 12 minutes. Drain in a colander.
• Heat remaining tablespoon oil in a wide medium pot over medium-high heat until it shimmers. Sauté sugar snaps until crisp-tender, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat and add potatoes and pesto, stirring gently to coat. Transfer to a serving dish to cool quickly (so pesto doesn't separate).

BRAISED CLAMS IN PARSLEY BROTH, PEAS AND BRUSCHETTA WITH TOMATOES AND FRIED CAPERS

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add shallots and garlic and cook 2 minutes. Add wine and cook 1 minute. Add clams, broth and clam juice and bring to a simmer. When clams have opened, remove them from pan, reserving liquid in pan, and transfer to a serving platter. Add parsley and butter to pan and simmer 1 minute. Place clams in serving bowls and pour over parsley broth.
• Heat remaining oil in a small skillet over medium-high heat. Add capers and cook 2 minutes.
• Place diced tomatoes on baguette slices and top with fried capers. Serve bruschetta and peas alongside clams.

FARFALLE WITH FOREST MUSHROOMS, PEAS, AND PARSLEY

Steps:

• Melt butter in large deep skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic and shallots; sauté 1 minute. Add shiitake and crimini mushrooms and sauté 5 minutes. Add chanterelles; sauté until all mushrooms are tender, about 5 minutes longer. Add wine and boil until reduced by half, about 5 minutes. Add cream and simmer until liquid is reduced to sauce consistency, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Stir in peas and parsley. Remove from heat. Season sauce with salt and pepper. Cover to keep warm.
• Meanwhile, cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite, stirring occasionally. Drain, reserving 1 cup pasta cooking liquid. Return pasta to pot.
• Add mushroom sauce to pasta and toss to coat, moistening with reserved pasta cooking liquid, if necessary.

PARSLEY PEAS

Steps:

• Melt butter in small saucepan over low heat.
• Increase heat to medium-high and add onion, cooking 10 minutes or until tender.
• Add peas, parsley and salt. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover pan and cook, stirring frequently for 5 minutes.
• Stir in lettuce and chicken stock.
• Reduce heat to low and simmer until heated (2-5 minutes).

PORK CHOPS WITH CRAN-APPLE SAUCE, PARSLEY POTATOES AND SUGAR SNAP PEAS

Steps:

• Preheat a nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Drizzle chops with extra virgin olive oil, just enough to lightly coat the meat on both sides. Place the chops in a hot pan and cook 6 to 7 minutes on each side under a loose tin foil tent. The tent will reflect heat back into pan while allowing steam to escape.
• Once the chops are turned, season with seasoning blend or coarse salt and pepper, to your taste. After the chops are cooked through, remove from heat and let stand 5 minutes for juices to redistribute before serving.
• In a medium saucepan, working over medium to medium high heat, combine apples, sweetened dried cranberries, and cran-apple juice concentrate. Cook apples into a chunky sauce, about 10 minutes. Remove cran-apple sauce from heat and let it settle.
• Simmer potatoes in just enough water to cover them for 10 minutes or until fork tender. Drain and return potatoes to hot pot to dry them out. Toss potatoes with butter, parsley, and a little salt.
• Steam snap peas in 1 cup boiling water and 1 teaspoon sugar combined. Cook covered for 3 to 5 minutes and drain with slotted spoon when serving.
• Serve chops with cran-apple sauce and sides of potatoes and snap peas.

RICE WITH PEAS AND PARSLEY

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons of the butter in a saucepan and add the onion. Cook until wilted. Add the rice and stir briefly.
• Add the water, bay leaf, salt, pepper and Tabasco. Bring to a boil, cover tightly and simmer 17 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine the peas with the remaining 1 tablespoon of butter in a saucepan with salt and pepper. Heat, shaking the saucepan to redistribute the peas so they cook evenly, about 1 minute.
• Add the peas and parsley to the rice and stir with a fork to blend. Remove the bay leaf and serve.

SUGAR SNAP PEAS WITH PARSLEY

Steps:

• Place peas in pot and add 1 inch water. Add a little salt, a teaspoon of sugar and a couple of pats of butter to the pot. Bring water to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer. Cover and cook until peas are tender but still bright green, 7 to 8 minutes. Remove from heat. Add chopped parsley. Transfer peas to a serving dish.

SUGAR SNAP PEAS WITH LEMON RICOTTA, MINT, AND PARSLEY

Steps:

• Stir together the ricotta and lemon zest. Toss together the snap peas, parsley, mint, salt, pepper, and oil. Dollop about ¼ cup of the ricotta mixture onto each of 4 plates. Top each plate with about 1⅓ cups of the snap pea mixture. Drizzle with additional oil, if desired.

TUNISIAN CHICKEN WITH ONIONS, PEAS, AND PARSLEY

Steps:

• Season the chicken with salt and pepper to taste. Heat the olive oil in a Dutch oven or other heavy sauté pan. Add the chicken pieces, sautéing just to brown the skin on both sides. Remove the chicken pieces, and drain on paper towels.
• Stir the onions, garlic, and honey into the same pan. Sauté over medium heat until the onions are almost caramelized. This may take about 20 minutes.
• Return the chicken pieces to the pan, skin side up, and sprinkle on 1/4 teaspoon more pepper, the cinnamon, and the parsley, stirring to incorporate. Add the lemon juice and the tomatoes. Pour in chicken broth, enough just to cover the chicken, and stir in the tomato paste. Simmer the chicken, covered, for about 40 minutes, then stir in the peas. Cook for 5 minutes, or until the peas are done. Taste, adjust the seasonings, and serve with rice or wheat berries (see page 266).

PASTA WITH PEAS, CREAM, PARSLEY AND MINT

Steps:

• Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water to al dente, drain and reserving 1/2 cup pasta cooking liquid.
• Return pasta to pot.
• Meanwhile, bring cream to simmer in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add peas and simmer just until heated through, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Add 2 1/4 cups cheese and stir until melted and sauce thickens slightly, about 1 minute.
• Stir in mint and 1/4 cup parsley.
• Pour sauce over pasta and toss to coat, adding pasta cooking liquid by tablespoonfuls IF DRY.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Transfer to bowl.
• Sprinkle with remaining parsley.
• Serve, passing additional Parmesan alongside.