what to make with over 1.5kg of mushy peas?

Callie22

Could you make pea and ham soup with them? Maybe fry off a small onion in a little bit of oil, get a thick slice of ham and chop it up, add that to the onion, cook off a bit then add the peas and a little stock, salt and pepper? I don't know what's allowed with slimming world but you could possibly add a diced potato too when you're cooking off the ham, just to make it a bit more substantial.

meames_2

Freeze them, they'll just need a stir when you defrost them.

Muddles

One of my favourites recipes I cook a lot is Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall's Macaroni Peas.It is gorgeous and real comfort food and although I usually use Petit Pois I am sure Mushy Peas would work fine. I think Jack Monroe did some thing similar as well.

http://theenglishkitchen.blogspot.co.uk/2011/11/macaroni-peas.html

sugarpuss27

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Hope I am in right place, I am currently on the slimming world plan and decided to give mushy pea's a whirl tonight, with egg, goodish thick cut chips for a treat (none fried)


1. Because a tin of mushy pea's can be cheap.. (ah ha!)
2. Because it's a slimming world 'speed food'..
3. I live on my own and there is no way I'm eating a whole tin, even if I can, while I hate to see wasted food..


so I'm looking for inspiration for my next meal.. do you think pasta with these pea's would mix? only cause I remember a martin recipe from Thrifty ways for modern days book that used to go down well of baked beans, pasta and grated cheese on top so thinking along these lines..:)


Ta x

i'm on SW too, I love mushy peas. I put them on Jacket tatties. I melt a Laughing Cow Cheese Light {1.5 syns)on the tattie then pour on the hot peas. Really filling and tasty.

PasturesNew

I'd do the egg/chips again for the second half of the peas.

laura_hoggle

Jack Monroe has done a pasta and mushy peas dish, see here:

http://agirlcalledjack.com/2013/08/26/slummy-mummy-recipe-pasta-peas-n-cheese-22p/

Haven't tried it myself so can't comment but a lot of her stuff is pretty yummy!!

meritaten

with half a tin of mushy peas I would definitely make Pea and Ham soup. or just Pea soup.............add enough water to make a 'soupy' consistency and I would prob add a stock cube too. a little black pepper and maybe a knob of butter. I have done this with a couple of tins of mushy peas when down the caravan, and used a tinned ham (chunked) to make a hearty soup.

chirpycheap

Mushy Pea Curry (syn free)
2 tins of mushy peas, 1 tin of chopped tomatoes, 1 tin of baked beans, Onion – chopped, Garlic, Mushrooms – sliced, Curry powder
Fry onion & garlic in fry light, then add mushrooms. When cooked, add mushy peas, baked beans , chopped tomatoes and curry powder to taste. Heat through and serve. It sounds horrible but it is surprisingly yummy!

Lizling

Genuine question so apologies if this sounds snarky, but is thinspiration a mainstream, ok-to-use word now?

It's a word I associate strongly with pro-anorexia forums, used by anorexics spurring each other on to lose more and more weight. It's the sort of term I would seriously not want to google for fear of the things I might see.

WantToBeSE

Lizling wrote: »

Genuine question so apologies if this sounds snarky, but is thinspiration a mainstream, ok-to-use word now?

It's a word I associate strongly with pro-anorexia forums, used by anorexics spurring each other on to lose more and more weight. It's the sort of term I would seriously not want to google for fear of the things I might see.

I agree. I don't know if I am being too sensitive but 'thinspiration' is surely linked to Pro Eating Disorder websites.