It’s always kind of exhausting to try and figure out good side dishes to serve with dinner. This is a great side dish recipe to utilize broccoli and carrots. The added pecans and juices really makes this sautéed broccoli dish much more interesting. Serve it with your weeknight dinner, or it can be served as a holiday side dish too.

Ingredients needed:

salted butter carrots broccoli florets apple juice lemon juice minced chives chopped pecans salt

How to make Sautéed Broccoli with Carrots and Pecans:

The full, printable recipe is at the end of this post. Heat butter in a skillet. Then add sliced carrots and sauté until the carrots are crisp-tender and begin to turn golden. Add the broccoli, and continue cooking for 4 to 5 minutes. Add a little of the apple juice if the skillet seems too dry.

Then stir in the rest of the apple juice, lemon juice, chives and pecans. Cook for about one additional minute, and then remove from heat and serve. The veggies should all be crisp-tender, and the liquid added should be mostly absorbed.  The apple juice in this recipe gives the veggies an ever-so-slightly sweet flavor, which is wonderful. The pecans add crunch and flavor. Enjoy!

Here are a few more broccoli recipes you might like to try:

Broccoli with Cheddar Cheese Sauce Broccoli with Hot Bacon Dressing Roasted Broccoli Broccoli Gratin Broccoli with Toasted Garlic Crumbs