Glazed Carrots and Snow Peas Recipe

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This simple but colorful dish goes with just about any kind of meat or fish.

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Glazed Carrots and Snow Peas Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 15 min.

Yield: 2 Servings

5 10 15

Ingredients

1 cup sliced carrots
2 tablespoons water
1 cup fresh or frozen snow peas, thawed
1 green onion, sliced
1-1/2 teaspoons brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon butter, melted
1/8 teaspoon salt
Dash pepper

Directions

Place carrots and water in a microwave-safe dish. Cover and microwave on high for 3 minutes or until crisp-tender. Add snow peas and onion. Cover and microwave for 45 seconds or until tender; drain. In a bowl, combine the brown sugar, cornstarch, butter, salt and pepper until smooth. Stir into vegetables. Microwave, uncovered, for 45-60 seconds minutes or until bubbly around the edges, stirring once. Yield: 2 servings.

Editor's Note: This recipe was tested in a 1,100-watt microwave.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (2/3 cup) equals 124 calories, 6 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 16 mg cholesterol, 232 mg sodium, 16 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 3 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1 fat.

Originally published as Glazed Carrots and Snow Peas in Cooking for One or Two Cookbook , p236