Steamed Broccoli With Parmesan - {parmigiana Di Broccoli} from Healthy Diabetic Recipes

Steamed Broccoli With Parmesan - {parmigiana Di Broccoli} Recipe

Recipe Ingredients:

4 cups broccoli florets
2 tsp grated lemon rind
1 small garlic clove, minced
Salt, to taste
Freshly-ground black pepper, to taste
2 tbsp freshly-grated Parmesan cheese

Recipe Instructions:

Arrange broccoli in steamer basket. Sprinkle with lemon rind and garlic.

Place steamer basket over base of steamer with water as recommended in manufacturer's directions, or over pan of boiling water.

Cover and steam for 8 to 10 minutes or until tender-crisp and still bright green. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Serve immediately, sprinkled with Parmesan cheese.

This recipe yields 4 servings. Serving size: 1/4 recipe.

Exchanges Per Serving: 1 Vegetable.

Nutrition Facts: Calories 37; Total Fat 1g; Saturated Fat 0g; Cholesterol 1mg; Sodium 70mg; Potassium 263mg; Carbohydrate 5g; Protein 3g.

Comments: Steaming vegetables brings out their true flavor, and, happily, no added fat is necessary for the cooking process. All vegetables lend themselves to this method of cooking. Using an automatic electrical steamer certainly helps control the steaming time and takes the guesswork out of the job.

Source:
"American Diabetes Association at http://www.diabetes.org"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"07-15-2002 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
Copyright:
"© American Diabetes Association, 1998"

Servings: 4

When the waitress puts the dinner on the table the old men look at the dinner. The young men look at the waitress

~ Gelett Burgess, 'Look Eleven Years Younger' (1937).

 

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