Easy Creamed Peas Recipe
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This Creamed Peas Recipe comes together quickly and so easily — the perfect holiday side dish!

So, I was asking Julie about the different kinds of holiday recipes I wanted to bring over this month, and I was dreaming up some different holiday side dishes. I’m actually not a stuffing eater (what?! I know…), so I was thinking veggies because I love Crock Pot Creamed Corn, The BEST Vegetable Casserole and ooh these Sweet Bourbon Glazed Carrots.
To me, the holidays are all about comfort food, and creamy = comfort, am I right? So I decided on these Creamed Peas, and I didn’t actually tell Julie I’d never had creamed peas before in my life. But it seemed like a good idea at the time.

In my family, when we have potatoes or perogies, we’re not usually serving them with gravy (unless we’re eating turkey or chicken and making gravy with the juices) — we’re serving them with what we call “cream gravy”. Are you guys familiar with cream gravy? It’s something I grew up with, and I’m not sure if it’s more of a cultural thing (I’m Mennonite/Ukrainian/Russian/a bit of everything, or, you know, Canadian), or if it’s something that people are enjoying everywhere. If you’re not familiar with it, you should be.
I’ve always loved when we have cream gravy and peas, and the peas kind of migrate over to the gravy, and everything gets a little saucy. I figured creamed peas must be pretty amazing.

I like to make a lighter “cream” sauce, by using a roux (butter and flour) to thicken low fat milk, you get a nice, thick, creamy sauce to use on just about anything, but with a lot less fat. I figured that would be a good starting point for these creamed peas, and well, I’m always right I was right.
You can adjust the seasonings easily to your taste, adding in herbs or even cheese if you desire. You can also make the sauce ahead and throw it in a slow cooker or crockpot with your frozen peas so that you don’t have to think about it as you prepare the rest of your meal. I’m all about options!
If you want another easy side dish be sure to check out my Pea Salad and simple Glazed Carrots!
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Easy Creamed Peas
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 2 cups milk
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 cups frozen peas
Instructions
- In a medium pot, melt butter. Whisk in flour until smooth.
- Add milk and cook over medium heat, whisking often, until smooth and thickened. Stir in salt and peas, cooking over medium heat until peas are heated through. Adjust seasonings to taste (salt, and pepper or other herbs or spices if desired).
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Brandi says
Delicious and so easy
Linda says
Added 1/2 tsp sugar.
Sally says
Great as is, but another time I added cooked cubed red potatoes. Yummy addition.
Julie Evink says
A wonderful addition! Thanks so much for commenting and rating the recipe!
Rhonda says
Easy and delicious
Kate says
Yummy
Angie says
Sooooo easy and delicious.
Julie Evink says
So glad you enjoyed it Angie! Thanks for commenting and rating the recipe!
Richard says
Kept the recipe the same, but added some sugar. It’s not Easter without Creamed Peas.
Julie Evink says
Awesome to hear Richard!
Donna McMurray says
Do I have to do anything different if I add pearl onions to the mix?
Julie Evink says
No it shouldn’t need any changing.
Whitney says
I made this recipe using a gluten free flour blend and turned out amazing! I have celiac but trying to rebuild my recipes with things I can actually eat. For anyone with similar issues, I used exact measurements in recipe but just gluten free flour blend. Thank you so much!
Julie Evink says
Thanks for commenting with this information Whitney! So helpful!
Peggy says
Used fresh from the garden peas that I use cleaned a boiled for 6 minutes. Followed instructions as written, great flavor. I will make again.
Julie Evink says
Awesome Peggy! Nothing better than fresh garden peas!
Linda Doran says
I thought it was good. Gave some to my mom and she liked it. Used half &half.
Julie Evink says
Awesome to hear!
Linda Doran says
I thought it was good. Gave some to my mom and she liked them.
Tom says
It was amazing, put my own little twist on it. I used half and half instead of just milk. Made the sauce thicker and the flavor was awesome.
Julie Evink says
Glad you enjoyed it Tom! Great twist!