Lemon Sesame Snow Peas

These Lemon Sesame Snow Peas are a simple healthy side dish that comes together in minutes! Perfect to complement a weeknight dinner, with bright, fresh lemon and nutty, savory sesame flavors. Snow peas are one of my favorite vegetables – I love the crisp crunch (still present when cooked this way)! I’m also all about easy side dishes and this one is as easy as they come. Plus, a big serving of these Lemon Sesame Snow Peas is just 84 calories or 2 WW Points! To view your current WW Points for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, click here!

Looking for more tasty lightened up side dishes? Try my Roasted Fingerling Potatoes, Garlic Roasted Green Beans, Loaded Cauliflower Bake, Parmesan Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Spinach and Parmesan Orzo, Cheesy Broccoli Bake, Garlic Thyme Roasted Carrots, Easy Garlic Knots, Butternut Squash Quinoa Salad, Roasted Smashed Garlic Potatoes, Sweet Potato Casserole Stacks, Cheddar Bay Pull Apart Muffins, Cheddar Broccoli Orzo, Broccoli Salad, Tomato Cobbler and many more in the Side Dishes category of my recipe index!

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Lemon Sesame Snow Peas

Cook Time: 5 minutes mins

Total Time: 5 minutes mins

Calories: 84kcal

These Lemon Sesame Snow Peas are a simple healthy side dish that comes together in minutes!

Yield: 4 (4 ounce) servings

Ingredients

• 4 teaspoons sesame oil
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 lb snow peas, rinsed and patted dry
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
• Salt and black pepper, to taste
• 2 teaspoons sesame seeds

Instructions

• Bring the oil over medium-high heat in a large saute pan or skillet. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and cook, stirring, for about a minute. Add the snow peas to the pan and stir to coat with the oil. Cook for about 2 minutes, stirring continuously until the snow peas are heated through but still crisp. Remove from heat add the lemon juice and soy sauce. Stir together and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Top with the sesame seeds and serve.

Notes

To view your current WW Points for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, click here!

WW Points per (4 ounce) serving: 2 (SP calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)

Nutrition Information per (1/4 pound) serving:

84 calories, 7 g carbs, 3 g sugars, 5 g fat, 1 g saturated fat, 3 g protein, 2 g fiber (from myfitnesspal.com)

MyWW SmartPoints per (4 ounce) serving: (SP calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)

Green: 2 SmartPoints/ Blue: 2 SmartPoints/ Purple: 2 SmartPoints

Weight Watchers Points Plus:

2 per (1/4 pound) serving (PP calculated using a Weight Watchers PointsPlus calculator and the nutrition info below)

Adapted from Alaska from Scratch and The Kitchn

Author: Emily Bites

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American, Chinese

Keyword: 5 Minute Recipe, Easy Side Dish, Vegetable Side Dish, Veggie Side, Weight Watchers, WW Side Dish