Sautéed Herbed Peas with Bacon
on Apr 06, 2016, Updated Mar 25, 2026
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An easy to make spring vegetable side dish! These Sautéed Herbed Peas with Bacon come together in minutes and thanks to the bacon are a great way to get picky eaters to enjoy their veggies!
What’s the one surefire way to get someone to eat or at least try a vegetable that may not be their favorite? Add bacon! I threw some into this pea salad and it’s absolutely delicious! So of course I had to make a warm vegetable side dish using bacon.
While bacon may not be the most healthy choice when it comes to meat, it is delicious and full of flavor. As long as you aren’t eating a pound of it a daily, I say why not occasionally add it to salads, dinners like my brussels sprouts and bacon pesto pasta, or side dishes like my favorite balsamic maple roasted brussels sprouts with bacon.
These herbed peas with bacon are incredibly easy to make, full of that salty smoky bacon flavor, fresh herbs and they only use 5 ingredients!
The peas with bacon get an extra kick of bacon flavor because they are sautéed in the same pan that you cook the bacon in. Instead of completely cleaning out all of the bacon grease from the pan I left just enough to sauté the shallot and peas.
Once they were finished cooking I added the chopped bacon back in along with parsley and tarragon. This side dish has sweetness from the peas, salty and smoky flavors from the bacon, freshness from the parsley and a slight anise flavor from the tarragon. This delicious spring side dish is hopefully one you can get your picky eaters to try, all thanks to a little bit of bacon!
Sautéed Herbed Peas with Bacon
Ingredients
- 4 slices bacon
- 1/4 cup minced shallot
- 10 ounces frozen peas, defrosted
- 1 tablespoon chopped flat leaf parsley
- 1 tablespoon chopped tarragon
- Kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cook the bacon in a large sauté pan until crisp then remove from the pan and place onto a paper towel lined plate to drain. Remove most of the excess bacon grease from the pan, leaving about 1-2 teaspoons worth.
- Add in the minced shallot and sauté until softened, about 3-4 minutes. Add in the peas and season with a little salt and pepper.
- Sauté just until the peas are warmed through then add the bacon back in. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the parsley and tarragon. Serve immediately.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I’m all about spring peas! But then you went and added bacon and I was all “YEP! I’ll be making these ASAP!”
Thanks Brandy! Can’t go wrong adding some bacon! :-)
Who knew peas could look so good?!
Thanks Taylor!
love this!!! I am going to try a variation of it….instead of using any of the bacon grease…Gordon Food Service has diced cooked bacon in their frozen case…..(not processed bacon bits), I am going to try it using that to eliminate some of the fat. Thanks for posting this!
Thanks Caren! I haven’t tried the bacon bits you’re talking about, I’ll have to give them a try. Sounds like a great alternative!
Oh, yes, bacon makes everything better! We love asparagus too so I’ve been eating it as much as possible. I’m always looking for new side dishes and love that this is a change from the green veggies I usually eat.
This dish is so elegant! I love that you paired salty bacon with sweet peas– I can’t wait to try this!
Thanks Maria!
This looks amazing, I’ve never tried peas with bacon in them! I can’t wait to try this!
You’re in for a treat Marye!
Peas are NOT my husband’s favorite either, but I guarentee if I made these with the bacon he would be all over them!