Using a slow cooker is the secret to an easy side dish! Try this recipe for sweet-tangy balsamic glazed root vegetables like carrots, parsnips and sweet potatoes.
Slow-Cooker Balsamic Root Vegetables
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 4 hr 25 min
- Servings 8
- Ingredients 11
Ingredients
- 1 lb parsnips, peeled, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 lb carrots, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces
- 2 large red onions, coarsely chopped
- 3/4 cup sweetened dried cranberries
- 1 1/2 lb sweet potatoes, peeled, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoon packed light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 1/3 cup chopped fresh Italian (flat-leaf) parsley
Instructions
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Step1Spray 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In slow cooker, stir together parsnips, carrots, onions and cranberries. Top with sweet potatoes.
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Step2In small bowl, stir together oil, vinegar, brown sugar, salt and pepper with whisk; pour over vegetables in slow cooker. (Do not stir.)
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Step3Cover; cook on High heat setting 4 to 5 hours or until vegetables are tender. Sprinkle with parsley before serving.
Nutrition
250
Calories
6g
Total Fat
3g
Protein
48g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 250
- Total Fat
- 6g
- 0%
- Saturated Fat
- 1g
- 0%
- Sodium
- 390mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 48g
- 0%
- Dietary Fiber
- 8g
- 0%
- Protein
- 3g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 1 Fruit; 4 Vegetable; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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