Aunt Rebecca's Creamed Potatoes & Peas

Name: Aunt Rebecca's Creamed Potatoes & Peas
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 12 small red potatoes, cut into 1 1/2 &quot,pieces; 8 slices bacon, cut into 1/2 &quot,pieces; 1 cup red onion, cut into 1/2 &quot,pieces; 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 1/4 teaspoon thyme leaves; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon pepper; 1 cup whipping cream; 10 ounces frozen tender tiny peas, thawed,drained

Submitted by keen5

"New red potatoes and peas served in a rich, bacon-flavored cream sauce."

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photo by Marsha D.

Ready In:: 30mins
Ingredients:: 9
Serves:: 6

ingredients

12 small red potatoes, cut into 1 1/2 ",pieces
8 slices bacon, cut into 1/2 ",pieces
1 cup red onion, cut into 1/2 ",pieces
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
¹⁄₄ teaspoon thyme leaves
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₂ teaspoon pepper
1 cup whipping cream
10 ounces frozen tender tiny peas, thawed,drained

directions

In 2-qt.
saucepan place potatoes.
Add enough water to cover; bring to a full boil.
Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until potatoes are tender (about 10 to 15 minutes).
Meanwhile, in 10" skillet, cook bacon over medium high heat, stirring occasionally, until partially cooked (about 4 minutes).
Add onion; continue cooking until browned.
Drain off fat except for 2 tablespoons; set bacon and onion aside.
Stir flour, thyme leaves, salt and pepper into reserved 2 tablespoons of fat.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until smooth and bubbly (about 30 seconds).
Stir in Whipping cream, peas, bacon, onion and potatoes.
Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until mixture thickens and is heated through (about 3 to 4 minutes).

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Reviews

Fabulous! We loved this recipe. The bacon and onion gave it the best flavor. I did leave out the thyme though only because of personal reasons. I did add alittle more milk too. This will be made alot more in the future. Thanks for sharing your recipe.

Marsha D.
This recipe certainly pleased the creamed peas fan in my house! I made only a few deviations from the recipe for my convenience, such as using pre-cooked bacon and sauteeing onions in saved bacon drippings. I also did not drain the onions from the bacon fat. When the onions were browned, I then added the flour right into the onion/bacon fat mixture (laziness prevails sometimes). Very tasty. Thank you for posting!

wildhorse
My family is not a big fan of green peas so I totally left them out but if you are looking for a marvelous cream sauce for new potatoes this recipe is it! I fried the bacon until it was crispy then removed it before adding the onion. After adding the cream I let the sauce get nice and smooth before I added the pre-cooked potatoes and then crumbled the bacon and added it. Wow!! The bacon and thyme flavored sauce was a perfect match for tiny red new potatoes. My family went back for seconds. Thank you so much. Peas or no peas this recipe is delicious!

Susie in Texas
My mom use to make a creamed dish like this one. This brought back the memories. This was sooo good that it could be a one dish meal! Thanks for sharing this! Real comfort food.

CHERYL IN MI

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I love to cook, but don't have a lot of time to do it, since I work full time. I like to try a new recipe every Saturday, if time allows. <br> <br>I have one grown son and three grandaughters ages 16,10 and 3. The ten year old has won many medals in gymnastics meets over the past few years.

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