Sauteed Carrots Recipe
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Looking for an easy side dish that’s healthy and tasty? These Sautéed Carrots are cooked in a skillet and bursting with flavor. Use any seasoning you love!
Sautéed Carrots with Honey
This delicious side dish goes with so many main courses. It’s a really versatile recipe. I suggest salt, pepper, honey, and cinnamon, but you can use any seasonings you like on carrots. Try spicy, savory, or sweet. Just add the seasonings during the last few minutes of cooking time and the carrots will be perfectly infused with flavor.
Don’t you love healthy recipes that also taste amazing? These carrots are cooked up with so much flavor that they will quickly become a go-to veggie dish for home-cooked meals and hosting guests.
How about some more ideas for healthy and scrumptious side dishes? You’ll love these Rainbow Vegetables Recipe – Easy Healthy Oven Roasted Veggies! A few more options: Kale Salad Recipe With Raisins And Sunflower Seeds, Broccoli Apple Salad – Healthy No Mayo, and Zucchini Radish Salad. All full of flavor and nutrients!
How To Make Sautéed Carrots
First you’ll want to prep your carrots. If you are using baby carrots, go ahead and slice them up. You want relatively thin slices.
If you’re using regular-sized carrots, first chop off the ends and then peel them. Next, chop into slices.
Heat a skillet at high heat and add carrots and oil (if desired). Once the pan is heated up and the oil is sizzling, turn the heat down to medium high.
Cook the carrot slices until softened, stirring every minute. This process will take about 15-20 minutes.
Now it’s time to add the seasonings: salt, pepper, cinnamon, and honey. Feel free to substitute in any seasonings you prefer. Stir the carrots to coat them in the ingredients.
Once carrots are done cooking and are fully seasoned, turn off the heat. Using a spatula, move carrots from skillet to a serving plate or bowl.
Cooking Tips
- You may use olive or vegetable to cook the carrots. If using a nonstick pan, the oil is just to add flavor to the carrots.
- If the carrots brown too much while cooking, you can turn the heat down to medium so the middle of the carrots has a chance to soften.
- Be sure to stir carrots every minute or so while they cook. This ensures even cooking and prevents burning.
Yummy Seasonings For Carrots
Try thyme, rosemary, garlic powder, cumin, smoked paprika, allspice, ginger, cloves, cayenne pepper, turmeric… just to name a few!
What To Serve with Sautéed Carrots
This slightly sweet, healthy side dish tastes amazing with a hearty main course. Try them with Instant Pot Bone-In Chicken Thighs, Air Fryer Bone-In Chicken Breast, or this Air Fryer Cube Steak Recipe.
Sautéed Carrots also go great with other flavorful sides like Air Fryer Twice Baked Potatoes, Instant Pot Frozen Corn On The Cob, or Sautéed Lettuce Recipe.
More Sautéed Vegetable Recipes
Sauteed Asparagus – How To Cook Asparagus In A Skillet On The Stove
Sauteed Broccoli Recipe – How To Cook Broccoli On A Frying Pan
Sautéed Carrots
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Ingredients
- 4 carrots
- 1 tbsp olive oil optional
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp honey
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- First prep your carrots. If you are using baby carrots, go ahead and slice them up. You want relatively thin slices.If you're using regular-sized carrots, first chop off the ends and then peel them. Next, chop into slices.
- Heat a skillet at high heat and add carrots and oil (if desired). Once the pan is heated up and the oil is sizzling, turn the heat down to medium high.
- Cook the carrot slices until softened, stirring every minute. This process will take about 15-20 minutes.
- Now it's time to add the seasonings: salt, pepper, cinnamon, and honey. Feel free to substitute in any seasonings you prefer. Stir the carrots to coat them in the ingredients.
- Once carrots are done cooking and are fully seasoned, turn off the heat.
- Using a spatula, move carrots from skillet to a serving plate or bowl.
Notes
- You may use olive or vegetable to cook the carrots. If using a nonstick pan, the oil is just to add flavor to the carrots.
- If the carrots brown too much while cooking, you can turn the heat down to medium so the middle of the carrots has a chance to soften.
- Be sure to stir carrots every minute or so while they cook. This ensures even cooking and prevents burning.
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