Glazed Asparagus & Carrots With Pecans

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup water
• 3 large carrots, sliced diagonally 1/4-inch
• 1 lb fresh asparagus, trimmed
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 3 tablespoons water
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
• 2 tablespoons chopped pecans, toasted

Recipe

• 1 place 1 cup water in 10-inch skillet over medium heat.
• 2 bring to a full boil; add carrots and asparagus.
• 3 cover; continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until carrots and asparagus are crisply tender (7 to 9 minutes).
• 4 drain.
• 5 set aside; keep warm.
• 6 melt butter in same skillet.
• 7 stir together cornstarch, 3 tablespoons water and lemon juice in small bowl; stir into butter.
• 8 cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until sauce thickens (2 to 3 minutes).
• 9 stir in lemon peel.
• 10 to serve, spoon sauce over warm carrots and asparagus.
• 11 sprinkle with pecans.