Photo: Garlic and Herbed Early Peas and French Beans Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 (16-ounce) bag frozen french cut beans
- 1 (16-ounce) bag frozen early harvest peas
- 4 strips bacon, chopped
- 1 cup red onions, slivered
- 1 1/4 cups half-and-half
- 1/4 cup cognac
- 1 (1.6-ounce) packet garlic herb sauce mix (recommended: Knorr)
- Salt and pepper
Directions
Combine frozen green beans and peas in a microwave-safe bowl. Add 1 tablespoon water, cover and heat on high or 8 to 10 minutes, stirring once.
In a large saucepan, brown chopped bacon. Remove all but 1 tablespoon of bacon fat from the pan and add onion slivers, saute until softened. Add half-and-half and cognac to pan and whisk in garlic herb sauce mix. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat and simmer until thickened.
Drain green beans and peas. Add to pan with the sauce and stir. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
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By cbh64
San Antonio, TX
on November 20, 2012
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This has been a THE hit at Thanksgiving and Christmas for the past few years! I love that you can personalize the recipe and still end up with a great dish. I use almost a whole package of bacon and just drain most of the bacon fat. I also thought it was a bit salty the first year (probably from all the bacon, so now I just don't add salt at all. Also, I've had trouble finding the right seasoning packet in the past and now I just replace it with another similar one and it works just as well. If you don't want to add the cognac, just get a seasoning packet with a wine flavoring already in the mix. I love, love, love this dish! Try it and have fun with it!
By m_verdi_7463495
Drexel Hill, PA
on December 25, 2011
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I've been making this for several years, and every time we have a family dinner I'm asked to make it. The only changes I've made are to use more of the bacon grease when cookingyou th onions and to mix in the bacon instead of throwing it away
By swan1982
Wisconsin
on September 30, 2011
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This was a big success at my house and i'm not a big pea eater. Definitely will make again.
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