Best Stuffed Pea Pods Recipes
STUFFED PEA PODS
For the perfect appetizer for baby showers, garnish each one of these cream-stuffed goodies with a bit of cream cheese and one, two or even more individual peas, depending on how many she's expectin'! Or if you prefer, garnish with cooked baby shrimp.
Provided by Pam
Categories Appetizers and Snacks Beans and Peas
Time 1h50m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Remove string from pods and trim off the blossom end. Make a small slit on flat side of pod. Soak pods in ice water for about 1 1/2 hours. Drain and dry pods.
- Put cream cheese in a pastry bag and pipe enough cheese into pods until full. Arrange pods on a platter lined with spinach or lettuce. Garnish each pod with a bit of cream cheese studded with the appropriate number of peas, depending on how many the mother-to-be is expecting.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 150.3 calories, Carbohydrate 5.3 g, Cholesterol 36.1 mg, Fat 12.3 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 3.1 g, SaturatedFat 8.5 g, Sodium 262 mg, Sugar 1.3 g
CREAM CHEESE-STUFFED PEA PODS
Our Test Kitchen combines sweet, crunchy pea pods with tangy cream cheese for this one-of-a-kind appetizer. The cute, little "boats" are just enough for two, but the recipe is easy to increase for guests.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Appetizers
Time 15m
Yield 8 appetizers.
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- In a small bowl, combine the cream cheese, onion, salt and pepper flakes. With a sharp knife, split peas along the straight edge. Spoon or pipe 1 tablespoon cream cheese mixture into each pea pod. Refrigerate until serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 31 calories, Fat 3g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 8mg cholesterol, Sodium 53mg sodium, Carbohydrate 1g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
MAUIGIRL'S SMOKED SALMON STUFFED PEA PODS
These are a cute and fresh idea for an appetizer or as a pretty addition to a festive vegetable tray. I used to steam the pea pods, but this uncooked method yields a nicer look without all the fuss.
Provided by mauigirl
Categories Appetizers and Snacks Beans and Peas
Time 30m
Yield 5
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Split each snow pea down one seam.
- Mix cream cheese, smoked salmon, garlic salt, and pepper in a bowl until smooth. Spoon salmon mixture into a pastry bag fitted with a star tip. Pipe mixture into the center of each snow pea pod, creating a scalloped edge. Sprinkle dill weed over cream cheese filling.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 75.7 calories, Carbohydrate 2.2 g, Cholesterol 20 mg, Fat 6.2 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 3.8 g, Sodium 141.4 mg, Sugar 0.9 g
TARAMOSALATA-STUFFED SNOW PEA PODS
I used to stuff snow peas with an herb, cream cheese mixture and then my Greek sister-in-law came up with this great idea. It's very, very good. 1 hour chilling.
Provided by silky
Categories Spreads
Time 45m
Yield 40-50 snow pea pods, 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In blender or food processor fitted with steel blades, place carp-roe caviar and cold water.
- Blend briefly.
- Add breadcrumbs and lemon juice and blend briefly again.
- Trickle in oil very slowly while blending.
- When mixture is thick and oil is used up, add onion, garlic and dill and blend until smooth.
- Adjust seasoning, seeing if it needs some salt and add pepper to taste.
- Set aside.
- Steam snow peas about 3 minutes, until they puff up and turn bright green.
- Drain and run under cold water.
- When cool enough to handle, trim off stem end and strings.
- This will open peas.
- Fill a pastry tube with the taramosalata (the carp-roe spread) and pipe in about ½ to 1 tablespoon of it into each pea pod.
- Chill 1 hour.
- Serve cold.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 200.7, Fat 19.8, SaturatedFat 2.9, Cholesterol 55.6, Sodium 168.4, Carbohydrate 4, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 0.9, Protein 3
SMOKED SALMON STUFFED PEA PODS
If snow peas aren't available sugar snap peas could also be used.
Provided by Chris Lidberg
Categories Cheese Appetizers
Time 20m
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- 1. Split each pea pod down one seam, removing peas.
- 2. Thoroughly mix cream cheese, salmon, garlic salt and pepper.
- 3. Place cream cheese mixture into a pastry bag fitted with a star tip. Alternatively a zip-lock baggie with one corner snipped off can be used.
- 4. Pipe cream cheese into each pea pod, replace a few peas on top of the cream cheese, dust with small amount of dill weed.
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