PEA DRESSING

By stepjo7269

MS Farmer's Market Cookbook p. 195
Helen Hurst Rushing; Colombus, MS--Ms. Rushings Grand Ma made this dish for her Mother when she was small.

Ingredients

• Directions:
• 1 qt fresh peas (purple hull are delicious)
• 1/2 c. onion, chopped
• 3-4 c. cornbread, crumbled
• 1 t. sage (optional)
• 4 bell peppers
• salt to taste
• pepper to taste
• ●Boil peas until tender, adding salt and pepper to taste. After boiling, make sure there is enough juice left over to just cover peas; drain and reserve liquid.
• ●Mash peas well. Add onion, crumbled corn bread, and sage; mix well. Pour reserved liquid from peas over mixture and combine. Set aside.
• ●Clean 4 bell peppers and take stem end off of each pepper and remove seeds. Place peppers in boiling water for 3 minutes. Remove from water and spoon pea mixture into peppers.
• ●Place stuffed peppers in a greased or buttered casserole dish.
• ●Bake for 25-30 minutes.

Preparation

Step 1

●Note: If there is any pea mixture left after stuffing peppers, bake in a separate dish.