Think it doesn’t get any better than corn on the cob with butter? Try cooking the corn in the butter (cut with a little olive oil to reduce saturated fat) with lemon and garlic and you may change your mind.

Servings: 4 servings
Total Time: 15 minutes
Ease of Preparation: Easy
Health: Low Calorie, Low Carb, Low Cholesterol, Low Sodium, Healthy Weight, Diabetes Appropriate


Ingredients:

Lemon-Garlic Glazed Corn on the Cob
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
2 cloves garlic , minced
4 ears corn , husked
1/3 cup water
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper


Steps:

1: Heat butter and oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant but not browned, about 1 minute. Add corn, water, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Cover and cook, gently shaking the pan occasionally to turn the cobs, for 5 minutes. Uncover and continue cooking, turning the cobs occasionally, until all but a few tablespoons of liquid has evaporated, 2 to 4 minutes more. Serve the corn drizzled with the lemon-garlic pan sauce.

Nutrition: (Per serving)

Calories - 149
Carbohydrates - 20
Fat - 8
Saturated Fat - 3
Monounsaturated Fat - 4
Protein - 4
Cholesterol - 8
Dietary Fiber - 2
Potassium - 294
Sodium - 162
Nutrition Bonus - Nutrition bonus: Vitamin C (18% daily value).

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