I have no idea why but I have a hard time with carrots. Cooked, raw…doesn’t matter, I just usually pass! But when eating seasonally, and locally, carrots are a common staple at my local co-op so I have been keeping an eye out for appealing carrot recipes.
I was browsing the spices at Whole Foods yesterday when I found these fabulous little packets of mixes (sans all the junk) from Simply Organic Foods! This of course led me to their website last night and there are just TONS of cool recipes! This one caught my eye because my house is HUGE on Agave syrup, and this recipe called for it!
Doesn’t get much easier people.
Baked Glazed Carrots
INGREDIENTS:
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1lb Carrots diced (Nicer-Dicer, took me 2 minutes for a perfectly diced bowl of carrots)
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1/2 cup Agave syrup (I use Organic Blue Agave)
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1 packet Simply Organic Foods Taco Mix (ok, any taco mix will work but just make sure the stuff in it is good for you!)
Mix it all in an oven safe dish, bake at 350 for 40 – 50 minutes.
I had some pre-cooked lentils from Trader Joe’s in the fridge so I added those about 10 minutes before the carrots were done, GREAT COMBO!
Note: I ate this as my dinner, since the lentils added protein. My Husband ate his with a steak and said it was a great combo. The kids found it a bit too spicy so I would probably split the batch next time and just cook theirs with less seasoning. If you are ever making a taco dinner, or having a Mexican Fiesta and you have a vegetarian or Vegan coming serve this dish, it would be excellent in a taco shell!
Actually as I ate the leftovers today lots of ideas came to mind:
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Add ground beef or ground turkey (already cooked) for the last 10 minutes, sprinkle with cheese and serve with whole grain chips
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Add a dollap of Greek Yogurt or Sour Cream
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Serve the glazed carrots/meat or lentils in a taco shell and add your usual taco toppings
The 411 on the Baked Glazed Carrots (w/o lentils): 130 calories, .5g total fat, 0mg cholesterol, 270mg sodium, 31g total carbohydrate and 1g protein
The 411 on Carrots Nutrients: Vitamins A, C, K; potassium; alpha- and beta-carotene antioxidants; fiber.
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- Nicer-Diced
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- Cooked
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- Blue Agave
