Frozen peas & carrots mix is easier to cook with than it looks. Here's how to choose, use, and store it, what to substitute, and 14 recipes to get you started.
Frozen peas & carrots mix is a member of the Vegetables and Vegetable Products US Department of Agriculture nutritional food group.
| Amount | Weight |
|---|---|
| ½ cup | 70 grams |
| 1 package (10 oz) | 284 grams |
| In Chinese: | 冷冻豌豆 | |
| British (UK) term: | Frozen peas & carrots mix | |
| en français: | petits pois surgelés | |
| en español: | guisantes congelados |
There are 14 recipes that contain this ingredient.
Shepherd's beef pie with diced cooked beef in gravy, peas and carrots, topped with a ring of mashed potatoes and baked until golden. A fast way to use leftover roast beef.
Classic chicken pot pie with fluffy biscuit topping instead of pastry. Creamy mushroom gravy, tender chicken, and peas and carrots under a golden biscuit crown. Simple comfort food done right.
Chinese-style fried rice made with nutty, chewy wild rice instead of white, tossed with shrimp, ham, peas, and silky golden egg threads in a savory oyster-soy sauce. A heartier take on takeout fried rice.
Peas, carrots, pimentos, and green pepper in a creamy chicken broth and mushroom soup sauce, topped with piped mashed potatoes and baked golden. Shepherd's pie vibes.
Individual chicken pot pies with mushrooms, peas, carrots, and pimiento in a sage-seasoned cream sauce under flaky pastry. Includes a biscuit-topped shortcut variation.
Indian rice pulao layers basmati with whole spices, sweet peas and carrots, golden raisins, and toasted almonds. A fragrant, vegetarian one-pot side that turns plain rice into a feast.
Ranch noodles with turkey tosses buttered pasta, ranch seasoning, peas, carrots, and leftover turkey into a 15-minute weeknight dinner. A kid-friendly use for Thanksgiving leftovers.
Quick potato and ham bake with a Bisquick crust, hash brown potatoes, cream of mushroom soup, smoked ham, peas and carrots, and melted cheddar. One pan, 40 minutes, dinner done.
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Cheesy turkey vegetable tetrazzini casserole with leftover turkey, cheddar, peas, carrots, and a buttery breadcrumb-parmesan topping. The classic Thanksgiving leftover transformer.
A classic deep dish meat pie with cubed beef, lamb, pork, or veal in a savory herb gravy with potatoes, peas, and carrots under a flaky golden crust.
Easy chicken pot pie with a poured batter crust that forms itself as it bakes. Creamy soup base, frozen peas and carrots, zero pie-dough stress. Comfort food on autopilot.
Bisquick beef potpie with vegetables tops a savory ground beef, mushroom and pea-carrot gravy with split Bisquick biscuits, then bakes golden. An easy, comforting weeknight potpie with no pastry to roll.