CREAMED SWEET PEAS

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Mom's garden in the '40s provided us with many delicious vegetables, but her sweet peas were the best. She would pick them fresh, shell them and fix the best creamed sweet peas ever on her huge wood stove. -Jean Patten, Pineville, Louisiana

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Side Dishes

Time 20m

Yield 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 5

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
2/3 cup milk
2 cups fresh sweet peas or 1 package (10 ounces) frozen peas, thawed
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Steps:

In a large saucepan, combine the flour, sugar and milk. Stir in peas and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer for 10-12 minutes or until peas are heated through and sauce has thickened.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 140 calories, Fat 2g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 6mg cholesterol, Sodium 24mg sodium, Carbohydrate 26g carbohydrate (18g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 5g protein.