Tired of plain green peas? This is the solution!
Hands down the Best Pea Salad ever!!!!
Sometimes, the trickiest part of getting dinner on the table is the veggies. You’ve got some great main dish lined up, like my Buttermilk Ranch Fried Chicken, and at the last minute you realize you need a vegetable to go with it. At times like that, the easiest thing to do is just grab a bag of frozen peas, which go with pretty much everything.
But if you do that too often, your family starts getting sick of plain green peas. In fact, it can get to the point when they turn up their noses as soon as they see a bowl of peas on the table. They won’t even give peas a chance!
Here’s a recipe that will turn those plain old green peas into something your family can get excited about. This Creamy Bacon Pea Salad mixes that bag of peas with bacon bits, shredded cheese, and a creamy, tangy dressing that will wake those sleeping taste buds right up.
This salad takes just a few minutes to whip up…but it’s best to let it chill for a good hour before serving it to give all the flavors a chance to blend. So you can make this Creamy Bacon Pea Salad before you start on the fabulous main dish, and it’ll wait patiently in the fridge until dinner is ready to serve.
Creamy Bacon Pea Salad
INGREDIENTS:
1 lb peas, frozen
5 slices bacon, cooked, diced
¼ red onion, diced
3 ounces cheddar, diced
1/3 cup sour cream
1/3 cup mayonnaise
¼ cup ranch dressing
1 Tablespoon lemon juice
as desired salt and pepper
DIRECTIONS:
- Place frozen peas into a colander and place that into a bowl. Pour hot water over them to thaw them. Drain well.
- In a bowl, the sour cream, onion, mayo, ranch dressing, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Mix well.
- Place the peas into a bowl and mix the dressing into the peas. Fold half of the bacon and all of the cheese into the salad.
4. Garnish with remaining bacon. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour to let the flavors settle.
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Creamy Bacon Pea Salad
Ingredients
- 1 lb peas, frozen
- 5 slices bacon, cooked, diced
- ¼ red onion, diced
- 3 ounces cheddar, diced
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- ¼ cup ranch dressing
- 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
- as desired salt and pepper
Instructions
- Place frozen peas into a colander and place that into a bowl. Pour hot water over them to thaw them. Drain well.
- In a bowl, the sour cream, onion, mayo, ranch dressing, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Mix well.
- Place the peas into a bowl and mix the dressing into the peas. Fold half of the bacon and all of the cheese into the salad.
- Garnish with remaining bacon. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour to let the flavors settle.
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Nutrition Information:
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Lindsey says
Pea salad has been a staple at holiday meals in our family for many many years. We make ours a little different. It’s just peas, bacon, chopped hard boiled eggs, mayo, and black pepper. Chilled before serving. Very simple but incredibly delish! I will have to give your recipe a try to see what the family thinks. Thanks for sharing!
themis says
I like this type of food…I think creamy bacon pea salad is delicious!!!!!!
Donna says
Looks great
Irene says
We love pea salad. I haven’t made it in a long long time. This recipe looks so good and I want to try it.
Diximagnolia says
Looks yummy? Is that dry ranch dressing mix or prepared ranch dressing?? I could not tell from the film clip.
Thanks for any reply .
Corey says
Prepared ranch dressing 🙂
Virginia says
Is it mayo or miracle whip?
Corey says
Mayo
Anne says
I can’t find a good ranch dressing. Do you recommend a certain brand for this recipe?
Maria says
How many WW smart points? Looks delicious!!
Lisa says
Anyone know the nutrition info on the pea salad
Pamela Anderson says
My hubby LOVES this salad! I’ve been trying for years to replicate the pea salad he fell in love with at a family style restaurant over 20 years ago!! Huzzah!! Thanks so much!!
Jani Ann says
I love this – simple and yummy. To make it WW friendly I used Bolthouse Ranch yogurt dressing. Diluted a little with low fat/cal mayo. There’s no getting around the bacon (could use Canadian cut up maybe) but that’s the best part! It’s my new go-to salad!
Corey says
I love Bolthouse Ranch. Love that idea 🙂
Tina says
Could you add tuna to this?