Fill Your Freezer with Frozen Peas

From creamy pastas to an elegant omelette, there are endless ways to utilize this versatile ingredient. (Matt Taylor-Gross/)
The fresh flavor of spring peas joins leeks, parsley, mint, and basil in a vibrant soup that’s excellent served war or chilled. Get the recipe for <a href="https://www.saveur.com/spring-pea-soup-with-leeks-and-herbs-recipe/">Spring Pea Soup with Leeks and Herbs</a> (Thomas Payne/)
This creamy dish from Toronto-based Indian cookbook author Smita Chandra makes a phenomenal spread, with oven-baked naan bread on the side. It's made with the fresh Indian cheese called paneer, peas, and whole peeled tomatoes, along with plenty of tangy fresh fenugreek greens, and it's spiced lavishly with turmeric, coriander, garam masala, and more. If you can't find fenugreek greens, kale, Swiss chard, or another green can be substituted. Get the recipe for <a href="https://www.saveur.com/article/recipes/methi-malai-paneer-creamy-fenugreek-and-spinach-with-cheese/">Creamy Fenugreek and Spinach with Cheese (Methi Malai Paneer)</a> (Ingalls Photography/)
Buckwheat flour gives this gnocchi weightiness and an earthy flavor that pairs perfectly with a spring mix of peas and spinach. Get the recipe for <a href="http://www.saveur.com/article/recipes/buckwheat-and-ricotta-gnocchi-with-cream-peas-and-spinach">Buckwheat and Ricotta Gnocchi with Cream, Peas, and Spinach</a> (Con Poulos/)
Bacon adds smoky dimension to this stir-fry. It's easily adapted to whatever leftovers you have in your fridge—roasted pork or chicken, egg, seafood, or just about any kind of vegetables. Get the recipe for <a href="https://www.saveur.com/article/recipes/bacon-and-shrimp-fried-rice/">Bacon and Shrimp Fried Rice</a> (Andre Baranowski/)
The always-comforting combination of peas, bacon, and cheese, which comes from Romeo Salta's <a href="https://amzn.to/2LKX8nQ"><em>The Pleasures of Italian Cooking</em></a>, comes together in less than half an hour. Get the recipe for <a href="https://www.saveur.com/article/recipes/noodles-with-peas-pasta-e-piselli-recipe/">Noodles with Peas (Pasta e Piselli)</a> (Matt Taylor-Gross/)
Starchy potatoes and sweet peas, fragrant with plenty of spice and ginger, get a kick from fiery green chiles in these crispy vegetarian samosas. Get the recipe for <a href="https://www.saveur.com/vegetarian-samosas-with-potatoes-and-peas-recipe/">Vegetarian Samosas with Potatoes and Peas</a> (Katherine Whittaker/)
This side dish from Andrea Reusing's <em>Cooking in the Moment: A Year of Seasonal Recipes</em> (Clarkson Potter, 2011) is the essence of summer: emerald green vegetables cooked together briefly, until their flavors just meld. Get the recipe for <a href="https://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Fresh-Peas-With-Lettuce-and-Green-Garlic/">Fresh Peas With Lettuce and Green Garlic</a> (Todd Coleman/)
Bacon, parmesan, and pine nuts combine with a medley of cooked and raw vegetables to make a satisfying salad from The Canal House's Christopher Hirsheimer. Get the recipe for <a href="https://www.saveur.com/article/recipes/cooked-and-raw-winter-salad/">Cooked and Raw Winter Salad</a> (Ingalls Photography/)
Rich, nutty brown butter perfectly offsets the fresh flavor of sweet peas and mint. Get the recipe for <a href="https://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Brown-Butter-Peas-and-Mint-Omelette/">Brown Butter, Peas, and Mint Omelette</a> (Yossy Arefi/)
This recipe is excerpted from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0446557315/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=saveur-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0446557315"><em>My Father's Daughter: Delicious, Easy Recipes Celebrating Family & Togetherness</em></a> by Gwyneth Paltrow. Get the recipe for <a href="http://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Cold-Pea-and-Basil-Soup">Cold Pea and Basil Soup</a> (Gabriella Gershenson/)
In this classic Roman pairing, sweet peas are richly flavored by salty prosciutto as well as the pork's rendered fat. Get the recipe for <a href="https://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Sweet-Peas-with-Prosciutto-Piselli-al-Prosciutto">Sweet Peas with Prosciutto</a> (Todd Coleman/)
Fresh orange juice and plenty of mint enliven ordinary frozen peas. Get the recipe for <a href="https://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Peas-With-Orange-and-Mint/">Peas with Orange and Mint</a> (Todd Coleman/)