Sautéed Carrots And Onions And Peppers Side Dish

Name: Sautéed Carrots And Onions And Peppers Side Dish
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1 medium yellow onion (diced 1/2”); 1 medium carrot (peeled and diced 1/2”); 1 medium red onion (diced 1/2”); 1 medium green bell pepper (diced 1/2”); 1 medium jalapeño (diced 1/2”); 2 tbsp olive oil (divided in half); 1/2 cup water; 2 medium green onions (diced); salt and pepper (as desired)

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Easy sautéed carrots and onions and peppers side dish. It’s a great vegetable side dish to caramelize for a steak or chicken dinner. It’s packed with leftover veggies from the fridge. See how to whip this up in 15 minutes…

Sauteed Carrots And Onions And Peppers Side Dish — This is a super easy caramelized vegetable side dish recipe that’s easy to make to clear out the fridge of extra produce.

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Why sauteed carrots and onions and peppers are so good…

Throw it together last-minute.
A great vegetable side dish using leftover veggies from the fridge.
Add in small diced potatoes or celery or corn – whatever you have on hand!
Newer home chefs: see my step by step video for beginners (scroll to bottom of page).

Spoonful serving Sauteed Carrots And Onions And Peppers recipe

Ingredients

Here’s what you need to make this carrots, onion, and peppers side dish…

Yellow onion
Carrot
Red onion
Green bell pepper
Jalapeño
Olive oil
Water
Green onions
Salt and pepper

How to make this sauteed carrots side dish

Now I’ll walk you through how to saute carrots and onions and all the veggies for this side dish…

Infographic with step by step guide with captions to make sauteed carrots onions and peppers side dish recipe

Set a medium sized pan to medium high heat on the stove.
Add half the olive oil and sauté vegetables, stirring regularly every couple of minutes for 10 minutes. If / when they start browning and if you smell them almost starting to burn, add water, the rest of the olive oil, and reduce heat to medium. Cook, uncovered, stirring regularly, until liquid has cooked out (which will take 5-10 minutes).
Transfer to a bowl and garnish with diced green onion and serve.

Cooked dish with Sauteed Carrots And Onions And Peppers

FAQs

Can you add other veggies to this dish?

Yes – it’s a great refrigerator clean out dish at the end of the week when you’re looking for what to make with one carrot, onion, pepper, etc. Add in a potato, parsnip, or corn, too. Also see my recipes for caramelized shallots and caramelized onions.

How do you keep this caramelized vegetable dish warm while cooking the main dish?

I add 1 tbsp water, cover and cook the vegetables on extremely low heat, or turn off the heat while I’m finishing cooking tri tip in oven or whatever else is for dinner.

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