Lemon Glazed Baby Carrots

PaulaG's Note:

Carrots can be quick and easy to prepare when you combine traditional cooking methods with the ease of the microwave. This recipe is adapted from America's Everyday Diabetes Cookbook.

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 lb baby carrot, rinsed
• 1/4 cup chicken stock or 1/4 cup vegetable stock
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest, grated
• salt
• pepper
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley or 1 tablespoon chives, finely chopped

Directions:

1. Rinse the carrots under running water and place in a 2 quart casserole, cover and microwave for 5 to 6 minutes or until crisp tender, stirring half way through.
2. Drain off any water that accumulates during cooking and add the carrots to a medium saucepan along with the stock, butter, brown sugar, lemon juice and zest.
3. Bring to a boil and cook, stirring often for 3 to 5 minutes or until liquid has evaporated and carrots are lightly glazed.
4. Season with salt and pepper to taste, sprinkle with parsley or chives and serve.

Reviews

[SteelerSue]

Really easy to make and delicious. We gobbled it up which is always a good sign. I added a bit more lemon zest and steamed my carrots rather than microwaving them. It was an perfect side dish. Thanks so much.

[Hadice]

I loved the microwave instructions. It cooked the carrots perfectly, with just the right amount of bite. The flavor was light but delicious. I didn't feel overwhelmed with a sugary flavor that many other glazed carrot recipes have. This is a keeper!

[little giggly's mom]

I made these for a large Thanksgiving crowd. After testing the most popular recipes on Zaar, I was getting frustrated. My choices were either too plain for Thanksgiving or too complicated to make tons of it. This was easy enough to make in large amounts and everyone really enjoyed it. While I like sweet food, but I don't really like glazed carrots. The lemon was the ideal fix and the brown sugar was yummy without the overwhelming flavor of honey based glazes. I used 10 lbs of baby carrots, so I cooked it all on the stove in two pots. The parsley made it pretty enough to serve company. I made this the day before and re-warmed in the microwave. Thanks so much. I will use again next year.