GLAZED CARROTS
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- Number of Servings: 5
Ingredients
1 pounds carrots, peeled ; or use baby carrots 1 tablespoon margarine [or butter ]1 teaspoon Splenda1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice Salt and pepper, to taste
In a steamer set over boiling water steam the carrots for 4 to 8 minutes, or until they are just tender, and transfer them to a bowl. In a skillet melt the butter with the Splenda and the lemon juice, stirring until the mixture is smooth, and add the carrots. Cook the mixture over moderately low heat, stirring, for 1 to 2 minutes, or until the carrots are glazed evenly and heated through, and season it with salt and pepper.
*Note: To roll cut carrots: place the peeled carrot on a cutting board. Make a diagonal cut to remove the stem end. Hold knife in the same position and roll the carrot 180 degrees (a half turn). Slice through it on the same diagonal, forming a piece with 2 angled edges. Repeat with remaining carrot(s).
* Baby Carrots, raw, 453.5 grams (remove)
* Smart Balance, Smart Balance Light Buttery Spread, 1 Tbsp, 1 serving (remove)
* *Splenda, 1 tsp (remove)
* Lemon juice, 5 mL (remove)
* Salt, 1 dash (remove)
* Pepper, black, 1 dash (remove)
Number of Servings: 5
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user 60SIXTY.
*Note: To roll cut carrots: place the peeled carrot on a cutting board. Make a diagonal cut to remove the stem end. Hold knife in the same position and roll the carrot 180 degrees (a half turn). Slice through it on the same diagonal, forming a piece with 2 angled edges. Repeat with remaining carrot(s).
* Baby Carrots, raw, 453.5 grams (remove)
* Smart Balance, Smart Balance Light Buttery Spread, 1 Tbsp, 1 serving (remove)
* *Splenda, 1 tsp (remove)
* Lemon juice, 5 mL (remove)
* Salt, 1 dash (remove)
* Pepper, black, 1 dash (remove)
Number of Servings: 5
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user 60SIXTY.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 44.7
- Total Fat: 1.5 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 80.0 mg
- Total Carbs: 7.6 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1.6 g
- Protein: 0.8 g
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