Creamy Asparagus And Carrots Recipes

ASPARAGUS AND CARROTS WITH MAPLE BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Trim and peel the carrots, but keep about ½-inch of the frond stems attached to the whole carrot. Place in large sauté pan and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and let simmer for 8 minutes, or until crisp-tender. Drain.
• Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, melt the butter. Whisk in the maple syrup. Stir in the vinegar, chili powder and salt.
• Add the trimmed asparagus to the pan with the carrots. Pour the maple butter over the carrots and asparagus; cover. Bring to a low simmer and cook until the asparagus are crisp-tender.
• Remove the carrots and asparagus from the pan with a slotted spoon and place on a platter. Drizzle a small amount of the sauce on top.

EASY ROASTED ASPARAGUS AND CARROTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking pan with foil then spray with cooking oil for easy clean-up, or spray a baking pan with cooking spray.
• Rinse the asparagus and cut of about 2 inches of the bottom ends. Add the asparagus to half of the pan and carrots to the other half, making sure not to overlap them. Drizzle with the oil and sprinkle with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Using your hands, mix it coat, not mixing the carrots and asparagus together and still keeping them apart so they do not overlap. Bake for 10 minutes, flip over and bake an additional 5-10 minutes, if needed. This is depending on how thick the asparagus are. Garnish with nutritional yeast and lemon and season to taste with additional salt if needed.

ROASTED ASPARAGUS AND CARROTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Divide vegetables between 2 rimmed baking sheets. Drizzle with oil; season with salt and pepper. Roast, tossing occasionally, until golden brown and tender, about 30 minutes.

PRIMAVERA WITH PROSCIUTTO, ASPARAGUS AND CARROTS

Steps:

• Bring a pot of water to a boil, salt it generously and cook the pasta for 8 minutes; add the asparagus, carrot and snap peas and cook for 3 minutes. Check the pasta and vegetables to make sure they're cooked through but still have texture, then drain.
• While the pasta is cooking, heat the olive oil in a large saute pan, add the ham and shallot and cook until lightly browned, 3 minutes or so. Add the garlic and pepper flakes and cook until fragrant, 1 minute. Add the cream, stock and mustard and simmer for a minute or two, scraping up any brown bits.
• Add the pasta and vegetables to the pan. Toss and cook for another 2 minutes, until cooked through and the pasta is coated. Taste for seasoning, add salt if necessary and serve immediately in warm bowls.

ASPARAGUS, JULIENNE CARROTS, AND RED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Fill a saute pan with water and bring to a simmer. Add the asparagus and cook for 30 seconds. Add the carrots and peppers and cook for another 10 seconds. Strain the water and season the veggies with butter, salt, and freshly ground black pepper. Serve immediately.

ASPARAGUS AND CARROT SLAW

Steps:

• Toss carrots and asparagus with mint, onion, oil, lemon juice, and salt.

STIR-FRIED ASPARAGUS AND CARROTS

Steps:

• Combine broth, soy sauce, cornstarch and sugar in a small bowl, stirring until items are disolved making a broth.
• Heat oil, in a non-stick skillet, then add the asparagus pieces, cooking and stirring constantly, until bright green (about 2 minutes).
• Add the broth mixture and carrots, cooking and stirring constantly until sauce is thickened and asparagus tender (about 3 more minutes).

CREAMED CARROTS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring carrots and broth to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 8-10 minutes or until carrots are crisp-tender., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, melt butter. Stir in the flour, salt and pepper until smooth. Gradually add cream. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Drain carrots. Drizzle with cream sauce and toss to coat.

CREAMED ASPARAGUS

Steps:

• Rinse asparagus under cool water to remove any grit. Snap off the bottom inch or so using your fingers; the stems will naturally break where the tough woody part ends and the tender stem begins. Remove the ends. Dry the spears by rolling them between two kitchen towels. Cut into 1-inch pieces.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add asparagus, beef broth, and garlic powder. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until asparagus is crisp-tender, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Add sliced mushrooms and cook until tender, 3 to 5 minutes more. Reduce heat to low; add cream cheese, yogurt, nutmeg, and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until cheese is melted and creamy, about 3 minutes.

ASPARAGUS AND CARROTS PARMESAN RECIPE

Steps:

• Soak the asparagus in cool water for 10 minutes. Trim the stems by snapping off the base at the point where the color changes from green to white. Trim and peel the carrots. Cut them into quarters lengthwise. In a large skillet, bring about 1 inch of water to a boil. Add the asparagus and salt and simmer for 3 to 5 minutes, or until the asparagus stalks are just tender. Remove the asparagus with a slotted spoon. Cool under running water and pat dry. In the same skillet, cook the carrots in the same manner. Cool under running water and pat dry. Butter a large shallow baking dish. Arrange the asparagus and carrots in the dish in overlapping layers. If not baking immediately, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for up to 5 or 6 hours. When ready to serve, preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Dot the vegetables with 2 tablespoons butter and sprinkle with the cheese. Bake until the vegetables are heated through and the cheese is melted, about 15 minutes. Serve immediately.

CREAMED ASPARAGUS ON TOAST

Steps:

• Place asparagus into a large pot or skillet and cover with water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain.
• Mix 3 tablespoons butter and flour together in the same pot over medium-low heat until flour is dissolved and mixture is smooth, 2 to 3 minutes. Add milk, asparagus, and salt to butter-flour mixture and simmer until thickened, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Spread about 1 teaspoon butter onto each piece of toast. Pour creamed asparagus over each piece of toast.

CREAMY ASPARAGUS SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven or soup kettle, saute potato, onions, carrot and celery in butter until onions and celery are tender. Stir in flour, salt and pepper until blended. gradually add broth. bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes., Add asparagus; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Cool to lukewarm. , In a blender, puree vegetable mixture in small batches until smooth. Pour into a large bowl; stir in cream and sour cream until smooth., Serve warm, or cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours and served chilled. Garnish with bacon, sour cream and asparagus tips if desired.

CHICKEN WITH CARROTS AND ASPARAGUS

Steps:

• Bring 4 cups of salted water to a boil. Drop in asparagus and carrots and cook about 4 minutes until crisp tender. Do not overcook. Drain and set aside.
• Season the chicken with salt and pepper, then dredge in flour, shaking off excess. Heat 1 tablespoon butter and 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium high heat. Place chicken in skillet and cook about 4 minutes on each side until golden brown. Cover and cook an additional 4 to 5 minutes until done. Remove chicken to a warm serving platter.
• Add shallot to skillet, stir and cook briefly. Add wine and cook until reduce by half. Add tomato paste, chicken broth, and cream, stirring to combine.
• Heat 1 tablespoon butter in another skillet and add asparagus and carrots to combine and coat with butter. Arrange around chicken on serving platter. Pour wine sauce over chicken and serve.

BABY CARROTS AND ASPARAGUS

Steps:

• Trim carrot tops to 1/8 inch and diagonally cut asparagus into 4-inch lengths. In a large saucepan of boiling salted water cook carrots until crisp-tender, about 4 minutes, and transfer with a slotted spoon to a colander to drain. Return water to a boil and cook asparagus until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes. Drain asparagus in colander with carrots and in a bowl toss vegetables with butter and salt and pepper to taste.

ASPARAGUS CREAM PASTA

Steps:

• To prepare the asparagus, cut off and discard the woody ends, then neatly cut the tips away from the stalks. Keep the tips and stalks separate. In a small saucepan bring the cream and garlic to the boil. Take off the heat, remove the garlic, then set the pan aside.
• Cook the stalks in boiling salted water for about 4-5 mins until tender, drain, then tip into the cream with the grated parmesan. Blitz with a hand blender until smooth.
• Cook the pasta according to pack instructions, then throw in the tips 2 mins before the end of cooking time. Gently reheat the cream, drain pasta, then tip into a bowl with the cream. Toss, divide into pasta bowls, top with parmesan shavings and serve.