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Buttered Carrots and Corn Recipe
This Easy Buttered Carrots and Corn Recipe is a family favorite. Sweet vegetables in deliciously flavored butter. Ready in under 15 minutes. Serve this side dish with pretty much anything! We eat this at least twice a week! It is excellent with a steak, chicken fried chicken, fish, or pork chops. Use it as a side dish for pasta, or add it to rice for an easy, healthy addition to the table. The kids love this! You can use fresh or frozen veg, making it a great standby dish as well.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings:
4
Calories:
101 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
Australian
Ingredients
- 3 carrot
- ½ tick butter
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon dried parsley flakes
- pinch black pepper
- 2 cups corn see note 1, frozen
- salt to taste
- parsley optional garnish, fresh
Instructions
- Peel the carrots and cut them into small cubes.3 carrots
- Parboil the carrots in salted boiling water for 5 to 10 minutes (the time will depend on the size of your cubes) until almost tender.
- Remove from the heat, drain the carrots, and set aside.
- Melt the butter in the same pan and add onion powder, parsley flakes, and black pepper.½ stick/55g butter½teaspoon onion powder½ teaspoon dried parsley flakespinch black pepper (to taste)
- Once melted, add the frozen corn and carrots and cook for 2-3 minutes until the corn has heated through and the carrots are tender.2 cups frozen corncooked carrots (from step 3)
- Season with salt to taste. Serve hot with an optional fresh herb garnish.salt (to taste)optional fresh herb garnish
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Notes
- You can use canned corn instead of frozen. Or if using fresh corn, cut the kernels from the cob and add to the boiling water with the carrots for 3 minutes.
Nutrition Information
Calories
101kcal
(5%)
Carbohydrates
24g
(8%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Trans Fat
1g
(50%)
Cholesterol
1mg
(0%)
Sodium
328mg
(14%)
Potassium
392mg
(8%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
7650IU
(153%)
Vitamin C
9mg
(10%)
Calcium
20mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 101
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 101kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 24g | 8% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 1mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 328mg | 14% |
| Potassium | 392mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 7650IU | 153% |
| Vitamin C | 9mg | 10% |
| Calcium | 20mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.