Broccoli with Garlic Butter

Total time: 20 minutes
     A bit of garlic and butter can really bring out the flavor of broccoli and raise it from the mundane to the fantastic!

 Ingredients:

• 1/2 head broccoli, 300gr, 10.5oz
• 2 tbs butter, 28.4gr, 1oz
• 3 cloves garlic, 9gr, .3oz
• 2 tbs shredded cheese,15gr, .53oz

 Instructions:

• Cut broccoli into bite size florets and stems. 
• Put in steamer basket in saucepan with an inch of water in bottom.  Put on medium heat and steam for 12 - 15 minutes or just until done, careful not to overcook. 
• Remove from pan and set aside, discarding water. 
• In same pan heat butter. 
• Mince garlic and add to pan. 
• Sauté briefly, then add broccoli.  Toss well to coat. 
• Put broccoli into the serving dish, sprinkle with cheese and serve.

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Nutrition Information               Recipe serves 2            Entire Recipe / per serving Calories:   369 / 184.5 Total Carbohydrates:  24 / 12           Dietary Fiber:   8 / 4 Total Fat:   28 / 14          Saturated Fat:   17 / 8.5 Cholesterol:   74.5 / 37.25 Protein:   13 / 6.5 Calcium:   269 / 134.5 Sodium:    289 / 144.5

General Technical Details and Disclaimer:

Measurements are actual measurements used for calculation. If there are no values the nutritional numbers were simply too small.

I try to be accurate, but I do not guarantee it.  I use 'grams' as the unit of weight; with an approximate conversion to ounces.

My information comes from my own digital, computerized scale and the USDA Nutrient Data Library: http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/