Carrots In Orange-Basil Butter from Healthy Diabetic Recipes

Carrots In Orange-Basil Butter Recipe

Recipe Ingredients:

2 Med. Carrots *
1 tbsp Water
1 tbsp Butter, (NO! NO!) =OR=-
1 tbsp Margarine, (YES! YES!)
1/8 tsp Finely Shredded Orange Peel
1 pinch Pinch Dried Basil, Crushed
Snipped Parsley (Opt.)

Recipe Instructions:

* Carrots should be cut into julienne strips.

Place carrot strips in a 1-quart casserole. Sprinkle with water.
Micro-cook, covered, on 100% power for 2 to 3 minutes or just till
carrot strips are crisp-tender. Let stand, covered, while preparing
butter mixture. For butter mixture, in a custard cup combine butter
or margarine, orange peel, and basil. Micro-cook, uncovered, on 100%
power about 30 seconds or till butter or margarine is melted. Drain
Carrots. Drizzle butter mixture over carrot strips. Garnish with
snipped parsley, if desired.
Food Exchnage per serving: 1 VEGETABLE EXCHANGE + 1 FAT EXCHANGE
(Again I would make this work for me.....Since the diabetic is in
large part is veggies! Veggies!. Just to have a varity of way fixing
veggies will help me to follow the diet.)

Servings: 2

“Americans can eat garbage, provided you sprinkle it liberally with ketchup, mustard, chili sauce, tabasco sauce, cayenne pepper, or any other condiment which destroys the original flavor of the dish.”

~ Henry Miller, American writer (1891-1980)

 

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