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Broccoli with Lemon Sauce Recipe

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"Enjoy this refreshing, delicious alternative to traditional cheese and brocolli. The lemon sauce is great over cauliflower, too!" Barbara Frasier, Fyffe, Alabama

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Broccoli with Lemon Sauce Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Yield: 10 Servings

10 10 20

Ingredients

3 pounds fresh broccoli spears
1 cup chicken broth
1 tablespoon butter
4-1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
1/4 cup cold water
2 egg yolks, lightly beaten
3 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons grated lemon peel

Directions

Place broccoli in a large saucepan; add 1 in. of water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 5-8 minutes or until crisp-tender.
Meanwhile, in a small heavy saucepan, heat broth and butter until butter is melted. Combine cornstarch and water until smooth; stir into broth mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened and bubbly.
Remove from the heat. Stir a small amount of hot mixture into egg yolks; return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat. Gently stir in lemon juice and peel. Drain broccoli; serve with sauce. Yield: 10 servings (1-1/4 cups sauce).

Nutritional Facts 3/4 cup broccoli with 2 tablespoons sauce equals 76 calories, 3 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 44 mg cholesterol, 164 mg sodium, 12 g carbohydrate, 5 g fiber, 4 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 vegetable, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Broccoli with Lemon Sauce in Taste of Home October/November 2008, p14

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Reviewed on Dec. 26, 2010 by cee-jay

REMEMBER TO PLACE BROCOLLI IN A BOWL OF ICE WATER FOR 15 MINUTES BEFORE COOKING. THIS STEP WILL ALLOW BROCOLLI TO RETAIN A DARK GREEN COLOR WHEN COOKING.