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Peas with Prosciutto recipe is the best 20 minute side dish for a weeknight meal or a holiday feast! Peas are richly flavored by salty prosciutto as well as the pork’s rendered fat. Delicious!

Peas with Prosciutto is the best 20 minute side dish for a weeknight meal or a holiday feast! Peas are richly flavored by salty prosciutto as well as the pork's rendered fat. Delicious!Oh hi. Hello. I made us some Peas with Prosciutto. Putting a green vegetable in with prosciutto? Yes, let’s just turn this into a health food why don’t we.

I never liked peas until I tried this dish. I am a huge lover or prosciutto and you will know that if you ever tried my Ricotta Prosciutto Cracker Bites. Once the prosciutto was mixed with peas, I loved it! It reminded me of something Mr. Wishes’ grandmother used to make before she passed away. She probably would have added mushrooms, but I liked this particular dish exactly the way it is!

Peas with Prosciutto recipe is the best 20 minute side dish for a weeknight meal or a holiday feast! Peas are richly flavored by salty prosciutto as well as the pork's rendered fat. Delicious!

This recipe is from my real-life friend Martha from A Family Feast. I ADORE her and all of her wonderful recipes. Her Chicken Bellagio is Mr. Wishes favorite dinner of all time!  I served this Peas with Prosciutto for Thanksgiving and Christmas last year and everyone seemed to gobble it up.

This is  such a simple side dish but goes well with a fancy holiday meal. What I really love about it is that it can be served alongside an Italian dish, a turkey, or even a roast. It’s versatile like that!

Easy Peas with Prosciutto recipe is the best 20 minute side dish for a weeknight meal or a holiday feast! Peas are richly flavored by salty prosciutto as well as the pork's rendered fat. Delicious!

If you’re not familiar with prosciutto (my heart is breaking if that’s the case), it is basically air-dried Italian ham usually thinly sliced and served uncooked. It just wouldn’t be the holidays without it! I have it on charcuterie boards, in side dishes, wherever I can sneak it in.

If you are not super into peas, I got you covered. Try my Honey Butter Creamy Skillet Corn  or my Old-Fashioned Creamed Corn Casserole as your next holiday side dish.

Put it on your list for the holidays! Because it’s the best side dish ever. You won’t regret it. Like give me a big bowl of this peas with prosciuttos and I’ll happily eat it for my dinner as the sun sets (or the snow falls, in my case). Dreamy.

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Peas with Prosciutto
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Recipe type: Side Dish
Cuisine: Italian
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Serves: 6
 
Peas with Prosciutto recipe is the best 20 minute side dish for a weeknight meal or a holiday feast! Peas are richly flavored by salty prosciutto as well as the pork's rendered fat. Delicious!
Ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 shallots, diced (about ½ cup)
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 pound frozen peas
  • 5 ounces thinly sliced prosciutto, diced
  • ¼ cup chopped fresh Italian flat-leaf parsley
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
  1. In a large skillet over medium heat, heat the olive oil.
  2. Add the shallots and garlic.
  3. Sauté for about 2 minutes or until the shallots are soft/translucent.
  4. Add the peas to the skillet, stirring frequently, heat through for about 6 minutes..
  5. Add in the prosciutto and cook for just 1 or 2 minutes until it is slightly crisp; remove from heat.
  6. Add parsley, salt and pepper. Toss gently to combine.
  7. Serve and enjoy!

Recipe source: slightly adapted from familyfeast.com

Peas with Prosciutto recipe is the best 20 minute side dish for a weeknight meal or a holiday feast! Peas are richly flavored by salty prosciutto as well as the pork's rendered fat. Delicious and easy!

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