Nitrate & Nitrite Free Buttery Skillet Carrots with Fresh Herbs
Sweet, buttery, and finished with bright fresh herbs, this skillet side dish is the kind of simple vegetable recipe that quietly steals the show at the dinner table. Diagonal-cut carrots get simmered in a mixture of butter, honey, and just a splash of water until they're perfectly tender, then the heat gets cranked up so the liquid reduces into a gorgeous, lightly golden glaze. The whole process happens in one pan and requires almost no prep beyond peeling and slicing — weeknight cooking at its finest. For anyone navigating processed-meat-heavy diets or trying to cut out cured and preserved foods, a clean vegetable dish like this is a genuinely satisfying way to build out a meal without any of the usual label-reading stress. Every single ingredient here is straightforward and whole: real butter, raw honey, fresh thyme, and parsley — nothing cured, smoked, or preserved. The thyme scattered on at the end keeps its fragrance intact, and the parsley adds a pop of color that makes the finished dish look far more impressive than the effort involved.
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4 servings
- 1 ½ lb carrots, peeled and cut on the diagonal into ¼-inch slices
- 3 tbsp unsalted butter
- ⅓ cup water
- 1 tbsp honey
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves
- 2 tbsp fresh flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
Instructions
- 1
Arrange the carrot slices in a single layer in a 12-inch skillet. Add the butter, water, honey, and salt.
- 2
Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, then cover with a lid or foil and cook for 8 minutes, until the carrots are just barely tender when pierced with the tip of a knife.
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