Healthy Smashed Carrots
Simple and healthy smashed carrots ready in 15 minutes.
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Cook Time: 10 min
- Total Time: 15 min
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Boiling
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb carrots
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Peel and chop carrots into uniform pieces.
- Boil carrots until tender, about 10-12 minutes.
- Drain carrots well.
- Place carrots in a bowl. Add olive oil, salt, and pepper.
- Mash carrots with a fork or potato masher until mostly broken down.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
- For extra flavor, add a pinch of garlic powder.
- You can substitute butter for olive oil.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 100
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 11g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
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