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 made this easy, quick, and simple dish with ingredients easily found, especially in the countryside, the eggs. My parents had many hens and we were never short of eggs. An extraordinary woman who raised five kids together with my dad, cooked everything and more, with simplicity and products my dad grew. Eggs with Peas and Tomato is a simple and delicious complete dish, main and side together, here you really prepare the bread, plenty of bread for wiping the plate clean!
- 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
- 14.1 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
- Spoon
Preparation of 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. In the meantime, you have already started boiling the eggs for four minutes.
Cool the eggs in cold water and peel them.
Add the tomatoes to the pan with the peas.
Mash the cherry tomatoes with a fork and cook for five minutes. Add the peeled eggs.
Let it cook for another twenty minutes over medium heat. If you’re in the mood for other recipes, check out my blog.giallozafferano.it/vaipinacucina
Work in progress…
Mom’s Eggs with Peas and Tomato ready!
Canned Cherry Tomatoes*
You can use not only canned cherry tomatoes but also peeled tomatoes, or tomato puree or pulp, choose the tomatoes you usually use.
Alternatives
Today, I used frozen peas, but if you prefer, you can also use canned ones, depending on your habits.
