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Vegetable - Sugar Snap Peas with Basil + Lemon

Source of Recipe

from diabetic gourmet


List of Ingredients

2 tsp. Olive oil
1 1/4 pounds fresh sugar snap peas,
...or 2 10oz. pkgs. thawed frozen sugar snap peas
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. ground white pepper
1 tbsp. dried basil
1/2 tsp. grated lemon zest
1/2 lemon, cut into wedges


Recipe

Heat the oil in a large non stick frying pan over a medium heat.
Add the peas.
Season with the salt and pepper.
Stir fry until the peas are crisp tender, 3 minutes for the fresh or 2 minutes for the thawed frozen sugar snaps.
Add the basil and lemon zest.
Stir fry until the basil is fragrant.
Serve immediately with the lemon wedges.
Makes 4 side dish servings or 3 cups.

Nutritional info per 3/4 c. serving:
Calories: 83, Fat: 3g, Chol: 0mg, Sod: 301mg, Carb: 11g, Diet Fibr: 4g, Sugars: 6g, Prot: 4g
Diabetic exchanges: 2 Vegetable, 1/2 Fat