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Asparagus with Tomatoes

Betty Crocker’s Low-Fat, Low-Cholesterol Cooking Today shares a recipe. Asparagus pairs with color and flavor in an easy skillet side dish.

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Prep Time 10 min
Total Time 30 min
Servings 4

Ingredients

2: teaspoons vegetable oil

1: small onion, chopped (1/4 cup)

3: roma (plum) tomatoes, chopped (1 cup)

1: tablespoon lemon juice

1: tablespoon honey

1/4: teaspoon salt

1 1/2: pounds asparagus

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Directions

1 Heat oil in 10-inch skillet over medium heat. Cook onion in oil 2 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender. Stir in tomatoes, lemon juice, honey and salt. Cook 1 minute, stirring occasionally. Remove mixture from skillet; keep warm.
2 Wipe out skillet. Heat 1 inch water to boiling in skillet. Add asparagus. Heat to boiling; reduce heat to medium. Cover and cook 7 to 10 minutes or until stalk ends are crisp-tender; drain. Place asparagus in serving dish. Top with tomato mixture.

EXPERT TIPS

Expert Tips

Slash fat by using vegetable or chicken broth for the vegetable oil, adding more by teaspoonful if needed.

You’ll get the lemon juice needed for this recipe from about half of one medium lemon.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 80
Calories from Fat: 25 ),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 3 g; 3 %
(Saturated Fat 0g, 0% ),
Cholesterol: 0mg; 0%;
Sodium: 160 mg; 160 %;
Total Carbohydrate: 12 g; 12 %
(Dietary Fiber 2 g 2 % ),
Protein: 3 g; 3 %

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 20%;
Vitamin C: 24%;
Calcium: 2%;
Iron: 4%;

Exchanges:

2 Vegetable; 1/2 Fat;

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 7/12/2010 4:10:52 PM REPORT ABUSE lanter5 said:

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My family loved it. And i have young children

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Posted 9/1/2006 8:41:10 AM REPORT ABUSE Honey1515 said:

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We omitted the honey, but added crushed garlic to the tomatoe mixture...We seeded the tomatoes first so it wouldn''t be to liquid and added grated parmesean cheese at the very end....Very good.

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