10 Minute Sauteed Sugar Snap Peas

Name: 10 Minute Sauteed Sugar Snap Peas
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 1 lb sugar snap peas; 1 tablespoon good olive oil; 2 teaspoons seasoned rice vinegar; 3/4 teaspoons kosher salt; 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper; 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder; 1 tablespoon sesame seeds (toasted optional)

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A super quick, easy, healthy, and delicious side! Our 10 Minute Sauteed Sugar Snap Peas recipe is made on the stovetop to save oven space and is flavored with sesame seeds, garlic, and just a touch of sweet vinegar to highlight the pea’s natural sweetness and make this a side that will go with any meal!

a cast iron of sauteed sugar snap peas topped with sesame seeds.

Anyone else wish they had multiple ovens during the holidays because the main dish and all of the sides take up all of the space? I feel you. That’s why we’re always looking for delicious and healthy sides that are fit for any everyday meal and a holiday meal that’s made easily on the stovetop. Our new 10 Minute Sauteed Sugar Snap Peas is just that!

a bowl of sugar snap peas, and then little bowls of sesame seeds, oil, vinegar, garlic powder, salt, and pepper all labeled.

Sugar Snap Peas – Both ends trimmed.
Good Olive Oil – This is when you bust out the good stuff like what you use for vinaigrettes or your other oil-based dressings.
Seasoned Rice Wine Vinegar – Be sure that it’s seasoned to add just a little touch of sweetness.
Garlic Powder – We use garlic powder for this one instead of fresh garlic because it’s so easy for it to burn, so to ensure that you get all of the great flavor, but none of te burn, we recommend using the fool proof powder, instead.
Salt and Pepper – To season.
Sesame Seeds – To finish with to add the right amount of sesame finishing flavor!

Ready in 10!

4 pictures, one of a cast iron with oil, with trimmed sugar snap peas, with salt and pepper added, and all sauteed.

It seriously doesn’t get much easier than this! Just heat some oil in your favorite skillet (ours is our Finex cast iron!), add the trimmed sugar snap peas, your spices and vinegar, and give a good mix while it all sautes. That’s it!

Finish with some sesame seeds and you have some 10 Minute Sugar Snap Peas! A quick, insanely easy, and oh so delicious veggie side that’s vegan, gluen-free, and so incredibly healthy!

a bowl of sesame seed covered cooked sugar snap peas.

It truly doesn’t get much easier than this for a veggie side!

Recipe Tips

Prep in Advance

Honestly, the longest part of this sugar snap pea recipe is trimming the peas. So make it even faster by trimming those peas in advance! Then it’s an even faster stovetop side!

Sesame Oil

Love sesame? Then swap out that olive oil for sesame oil for an even heavier sesame-flavored pea side dish!

Leave it for last

Because these sugar snap peas come together so fast and really only require a few minutes of cooking time, leave them for one of the last things you cook for you if you’re serving a big meal. This way they’re still nice and hot as everything else is being served.

Toast the Sesame Seeds

For an even bigger pop of sesame flavor, give thoes sesame seeds a quick toast in a hot pan while the peas saute.

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Seriously the easiest, simplest side you can make, but one that’s tasty enough to add to a regular weeknight meal or any holiday meal!

Enjoy! As always, if you make this recipe or any of my others, I love to hear what you think! Leave a comment below, email me, or you can find me on Facebook, I n stagram, and Pinterest!

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