Glazed Carrots with Orange and Cranberries

Glazed Carrots with Orange and Cranberries

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 124.4
  • Total Fat: 3.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 7.8 mg
  • Sodium: 429.0 mg
  • Total Carbs: 24.0 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 4.5 g
  • Protein: 1.7 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Glazed Carrots with Orange and Cranberries calories by ingredient



Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    1 lb peeled carrots
    1/4 cup low sodium chicken broth
    1/4 cup orange juice
    1/2 tsp salt
    1/4 cup dried cranberries
    1/2 Tbl orange zest
    1 Tbl sugar
    1 Tbl butter, cut into fours
    2 tsp lemon juice
    pepper

Directions

1. slice carrots on the bias. Combine carrots, cranberries, broth, orange juice, sugar and salt in 12-inch nonstick skillet. Cover and bring to a simmer and continue to cook covered, stirring occationally, until carrots are almost tender, about 5 min.

2. Uncover, return to a boil, and continue to cook until liquid has reduced to about 2 Tbl, about 2 minutes

3. Stir in the butter, continue to cook, stirring fequently, unitl the carrots are completely tender and the glaze is lightly golden, about 3 minutes. Off the heat, stir in the lemon juice and season with pepper to taste.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LTMUSICK12.

Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    Very Good
    Love the taste of orange and cranberry w/the carrots. Delicious. - 11/17/20


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    Incredible!
    Huge hit, takes longer to make if you use pre-cut carrots that kinda look like cottage fries. We made these with Garlic Brown Sugar Chicken and Brussels sprouts. I would start the carrots first and figure about 30 minutes for the carrots. Well worth the time, yum. - 3/16/15


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    Incredible!
    We love this recipe. Will make it again. - 1/17/13


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    This sounds wonderful! I plan to try it this season. - 10/28/08


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    Incredible!
    only 1 Tbs. butter needed - 4/5/08