Basic Lemon Butter Sauce
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 12
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 49.7
- Total Fat: 4.5 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 108.5 mg
- Total Carbs: 2.2 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0.1 g
- Protein: 0.4 g
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Introduction
A basic, thick, Lemon butter sauce for main entree or vegetables. It contains less calories and fat than regular lemon butter sauce and tastes just as good. You can reduce the corn starch or add water for a thinner sauce. A basic, thick, Lemon butter sauce for main entree or vegetables. It contains less calories and fat than regular lemon butter sauce and tastes just as good. You can reduce the corn starch or add water for a thinner sauce.Number of Servings: 12
Ingredients
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1 1/3 cup Swanson’s 33% Less Sodium Chicken Broth
1/4 cup Lemon Juice
6 Tbsp Smart Balance Buttery Spread
3 cloves Garlic
1/4 tsp Pepper, black
2 Tbsp Corn Starch
Directions
1. In a small sauce pan mix chicken broth, lemon juice, Smart Balance, garlic and black pepper. Simmer for 5 minutes then remove from heat.
2. In separate heat resistant bowl mix corn starch with 1/2 cup warm liquid mixture, a little at a time. Mix until smooth and consistent. Slowly pour corn starch mixture back into the sauce pan while whisking mixture. Watch thickness and add only enough corn starch mixture to achieve the thickness you want.
If sauce is lumpy strain with a mesh wire strainer then re-whisk. Sometimes it helps to strain and whisk multiple times to get a good consistent sauce.
Cool completely then store in a mason jar in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. Open the jar and warm it in the microwave just before serving.
For an extra Lemony taste add 1/4 cup extra lemon juice; or add 2 Tbsp white wine for a more sophisticated taste. Other additions can include dill, ginger, onion, and/or Agave Nectar (for a sweeter sauce).
Sauce can also be watered down to thin if it gets thicker during storage.
Warm and serve over entree or vegetables.
Makes approximately 12 to 14-2 Tbsp servings.
(Nutrition Info. Calculated for 12 servings)
Number of Servings: 12
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user AL2032SIO22H2O.
2. In separate heat resistant bowl mix corn starch with 1/2 cup warm liquid mixture, a little at a time. Mix until smooth and consistent. Slowly pour corn starch mixture back into the sauce pan while whisking mixture. Watch thickness and add only enough corn starch mixture to achieve the thickness you want.
If sauce is lumpy strain with a mesh wire strainer then re-whisk. Sometimes it helps to strain and whisk multiple times to get a good consistent sauce.
Cool completely then store in a mason jar in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks. Open the jar and warm it in the microwave just before serving.
For an extra Lemony taste add 1/4 cup extra lemon juice; or add 2 Tbsp white wine for a more sophisticated taste. Other additions can include dill, ginger, onion, and/or Agave Nectar (for a sweeter sauce).
Sauce can also be watered down to thin if it gets thicker during storage.
Warm and serve over entree or vegetables.
Makes approximately 12 to 14-2 Tbsp servings.
(Nutrition Info. Calculated for 12 servings)
Number of Servings: 12
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user AL2032SIO22H2O.