Chipotle Honey Roasted Carrots
Course: snacks, lunch, dinner, mainCuisine: Southern, American2
servings30
minutes20
minutes620
kcalChipotle Honey Roasted Carrots with Lime Yogurt Sauce
I love recipes like this one! This is an example of a dish that is a combination of easy individual recipes coming together to create something special and super tasty
Once you get confident with this, you can apply the components to make many other recipes simply by using the individual recipes with other dishes or on other ingredients
Macros For Total Recipe ~2 servings
Per Serving 310 Calories 61C/4F/8P
-Carrots 83 Calories 13C/3F/1P
-Honey Glaze 153 Calories 36C/1F/0P
-Yogurt Sauce 60 Calories 9C/0F/6P
-Granola (per tbsp 14 Calories 3C/0F/1P)
*Chipotle in Adobo sauce can be found readily in your local grocery store either in the International/Latin section or where they would sell Taco mixes and kits
*Roast at 425F for 20 minutes or until caramelized
Examples of how to use the individual ingredients:
Switch up carrots for your favorite vegetable
The glaze and yogurt sauce are great as marinades for things like chicken, salmon, pork chops, and steaks as well as a dipping sauce or base for a dressing
Ingredients
- Carrots
2 cups Carrots, sliced
Salt & Pepper to taste
Oil or Cooking spray to coat
- Chipotle Honey Glaze
1/4 cup Honey
1 Chipotle Pepper in adobo sauce*, finely chopped
1 1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
- Yogurt Sauce
1/2 cup Fat-Free Yogurt
1 tbsp Fresh Dill, finely chopped
1/2 Lime, juiced
Salt to taste
- Garnish
Fresh Dill
Optional Homemade Savoury Granola can substitute for just toasted oatmeal
Directions
- Preheat your oven to 450F degrees
- On a parchment-lined baking tray, add your carrots, oil, salt, and pepper
- Give it a quick mix before roasting it in the oven for 20 minutes, flipping and mixing at the 10 minute mark
- Meanwhile, mix honey, chipotle, pepper, and garlic powder to make a simple glaze
- Separately, mix yogurt, dill, lime, and a pinch of salt to make a bright and creamy sauce
- Once the carrots are roasted, toss them with the honey glaze while they are still hot to combine
- To serve, add the yogurt mixture on a plate and add the carrots over it
- Top with granola for that extra crunch
- Serve and enjoy
