Broccoli With Lemon-Butter Sauce from Healthy Diabetic Recipes
Broccoli With Lemon-Butter Sauce from Healthy Diabetic Recipes
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If you are unsure whether this Broccoli With Lemon-Butter Sauce recipe is suitable for your personal diabetic diet, please consult your doctor or a qualified nutritionalist.



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Broccoli With Lemon-Butter Sauce Recipe


Recipe Ingredients:

1 1/2 lb fresh broccoli
2 tbsp unsalted butter
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 large lemon, cut into wedges

 

Recipe Instructions:

Wash broccoli, and trim tough stems. Cut each stalk of broccoli into several pieces.

Place broccoli into a vegetable steamer basket over boiling water. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes until broccoli is tender.

In a small skillet, melt butter, then add lemon juice. Drizzle lemon butter over broccoli, and serve with lemon wedges.

Variation: For herbed broccoli, add 1/2 teaspoon marjoram and 1/2 teaspoon dried basil to the lemon-butter mixture.

This recipe yields 8 servings. Serving size: 1/2 cup.

Exchanges Per Serving: 1 Vegetable, 1/2 Fat.

Nutrition Facts: Calories 30; Calories from Fat 30; Total Fat 3g; Saturated Fat 2g; Cholesterol 8mg; Sodium 18mg; Carbohydrate 4g; Dietary Fiber 2g; Sugars 2g; Protein 2g.

Source:
"American Diabetes Association at http://www.diabetes.org"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"09-20-2002 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
Copyright:
"© American Diabetes Association, 2000"

Servings: 8






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This Broccoli With Lemon-Butter Sauce Recipe may also be ideal for anyone following the Atkins diet, or seeking to reduce their carbohydrate intake for other reasons.