Basil Carrots
This delicious side dish is a terrific 5-ingredient recipe. It's quick and easy and makes a nice complement to any main dish. The flavors are great, making it a wonderful holiday side dish for Mother's Day, Father's Day or Easter.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs. carrots peeled and cut in ½” slices
- 4 tbsp. unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 2 tbsp. dried basil
- 1/2 tsp. pink Himalayan sea salt or salt to taste
Instructions
- Sauté carrots in butter with basil for about 20 minutes with lid covered.
- Cook carrots until a fork will pierce through the carrot and test done.
- Remove from heat.
- Stir in sour cream and salt to combine.
Notes
NOTE: This recipe will also work with julienned zucchini and carrots and onion strips, or other vegetables of your choice. This also works well omitting the sour cream entirely.
NOTE: Greek yogurt is not an optimal replacement for sour cream in this recipe. It tends to curdle.
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