Mom’s Eggs with Peas and Tomato. This is one of the many recipes from my childhood, from home, the eggs, nothing special, but not for me. This childhood dish takes me back in time to when I was little and my mom was preparing lunch. She prepared this simple dish with easily accessible ingredients, especially in the countryside, the eggs. My parents had many chickens, so we always had eggs. An extraordinary woman who raised five children along with dad, she cooked everything with simplicity and with products my dad grew. Eggs with Peas and Tomato is a simple, complete, and delicious dish, both main and side dish in one, here you really prepare the bread, lots of bread for scooping!
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Cheap
- Preparation time: 30 Minutes
- Portions: 2
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
- Energy 508.00 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 30.24 (g) of which sugars 13.84 (g)
- Proteins 24.10 (g)
- Fat 35.05 (g) of which saturated 8.42 (g)of which unsaturated 6.47 (g)
- Fibers 8.56 (g)
- Sodium 1,835.80 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 330 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients for Preparing Eggs with Peas and Tomato
- 4 eggs
- 1.5 cups frozen peas
- 14 oz canned cherry tomatoes
- 1 onion
- 1 tsp salt
- 3.5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Necessary Tools for Preparing Eggs with Peas
- Pan
- Small Pot
- Teaspoon
Preparing Mom’s Eggs with Peas and Tomato
Slice the onion and let it soften in a pan with two tablespoons of oil.
Add the peas still frozen. Meanwhile, you have already set the eggs to boil for four minutes.
Cool the eggs in cold water and peel them.
Add the tomatoes to the pan with the peas.
Crush the tomatoes with a fork and let them cook for five minutes. Add the peeled eggs.
Let them cook for another twenty minutes over medium heat.
Work in progress…
Mom’s Eggs with Peas and Tomato ready!
Canned Cherry Tomatoes
You can use, besides canned cherry tomatoes, also peeled tomatoes, or tomato puree, choose the tomatoes you usually use.
Alternatives
Today, I used frozen peas, but if you prefer, you can also use canned peas, according to your habits.
