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Sautéed Carrots Three Ways

A delicious carrot side dish with three options: plain, with chives or fancy holiday option with brown sugar (or Coconut sugar) and orange zest!

Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword carrots, easy side dish recipe, holiday recipe
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 17 minutes
Total Time 22 minutes
Servings 6 servings
Author Linda Spiker

Ingredients

Simple Version:

  • 2 pounds carrots, peeled and sliced diagonally, ¼ inch thick
  • 1/4 cup Butter
  • Sea Salt and Freshly ground pepper

Version 2:

  • 2 tablespoons chives, chopped

Version 3: the fancy version

  • 1/4-1/3 cup light brown sugar
  • Zest of small medium orange

Instructions

Simple version:

  1. Peel and slice carrots on the diagonal (about 1/4" thick). Melt butter in pan on medium heat, add carrots.

  2. Cook, stirring occasionally until carrots are soft. This will take about 15 minutes. Sprinkle with sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste. Serve

Version 2:

  1. Follow steps above then add chopped chives.

  2. Version 3: The Fancy Holiday Option:

  3. Follow directions above but before adding chives sprinkle with brown sugar (or coconut sugar) and orange zest, stir.

  4. Remove from pan and serve!