An Old Favorite

Growing up in Jacksonville, there was a favorite restaurant of ours that we would always take out-of-town guests to that were visiting.  It was called Beach Road Chicken Dinners.

Beach Road not only has the best fried chicken, they have the best side dishes as well.  My favorite side dish of all is their creamed peas.  At Beach Road, chicken dinners were served "family style", all the sides and biscuits you wanted.

I have not been to Beach Road Chicken in years, but I have not forgotten how good the peas were.  with lots of testing, I have re-created the yummy peas.

Creamed Peas

2 cans of sweet peas (undrained)

3 T butter

3 T flour

1/4 C cream

Salt & pepper 

1 tsp garlic power

1 tsp onion powder

Melt butter in skillet, add flour, whisking constantly, add cream and peas (undrained), keep stirring until sauce is thick, add all seasonings, making sure to season well with salt & pepper.  

- For a richer taste, drain peas, and replace with 1/2 cup of chicken broth.

Serve this side dish with fried chicken, mashed potatoes, pork chops or meatloaf.  Makes a great side dish!

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