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Crispy Pan Potatoes with Peas, Onion, and Garlic

Ok, full disclosure here:  I’ve been sitting on this recipe for a while.  I originally made it as part of a series of recipes that I gave a charitable organization for the purpose of helping working families create wholesome vegetable dishes that kids would like and wouldn’t take too long to create.  If I were cooking this without time constraints, I would blanch the potatoes first prior to cooking the dish.  The result would be much crispier potatoes.  However, the recipe as written is pretty good too and certainly resulted in a crispy texture in its own right.

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Prep time: 15 minutes

Cook time: around 15 minutes

Total Time: around 30 minutes

NOTE: This versatile dish can be served as a main dish or as a side dish. Make it a vegetarian main dish with a side salad. You can add a protein by using left-over meat. Adding cooked chicken, ham, etc. would be great. If you do, just add at the last minute, at the same stage as the peas to simply heat through for a minute or two. Then Serve.  Recipe follows after the jump! Continue reading