What Are Baby carrots and How Can I Use Them?

If baby carrots have turned up in a recipe or caught your eye at the store, here's what you need to use them with confidence and how to choose them, cook them, store them, what to substitute, and 51 recipes to try them in.

Nutrition

Where found

Baby carrots are usually found in the produce section or aisle of the grocery store or supermarket.

Food group

Baby carrots are a member of the Vegetables and Vegetable Products US Department of Agriculture nutritional food group.

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Recipes using baby carrots

There are 51 recipes that contain this ingredient.

Spring Beet soup (Polish Botwina)

There are hundreds versions of this very Polish soup. Here you have an original proposition of mine. I used to cook it on the base of my favorite duck and chicken stock. The cream is a must to create wonderful pink color. Optionally you may add a quarter or a half of hard boiled egg to your bowl. By the way, I change my recipe sometimes, for instance by adding dried California prunes instead of sugar, or by adding some white vinegar instead of lemon juice.

Roasted Moroccan Spiced Carrots

Tired of eating your baby carrots raw? Try this roasted Moroccan spiced carrots. Serve it as a side dish, or a healthy yet tasty snack.

Roasted Vegetables

These are very healthy vegetables, whenever it is a nice recipe, worth to keep.

Crockpot Sweet & Sour Chicken Stew with Sweet Peppers

Juicy pineapple, sweet peppers, chicken breasts and carrots in a sweet and sour sauce. Easy slow cooker prep.

Easy Crockpot Beef Stew with Root Vegetables & Peas

Easy Crockpot Beef Stew with Root Vegetables and Peas recipe

Savory Crockpot Pot Roast

An easy savory pot roast for your slow cooker. Cooked with carrots, potatoes and garlic with horseradish. Truly a one pot main dish for dinner.

Applesauce Carrot Cake

This super moist carrot cake was absolutely delicious and much much lower-fat than a regular carrot cake, thanks to applesauce and yogurt instead of butter and cream cheese. I used whole wheat pastry flour to make it even more nutrition dense. I will be making this low-fat carrot cake again for sure.

Crockpot Sauerbraten Meatballs

German style sauerbraten in the form of meatballs for your slow cooker.

Ham Head

Ham Head is a fun Halloween food art project for kids. A round ham slice becomes a spooky face with hard-boiled egg eyes, olive pupils, pickle mouth with olive teeth, carrot ears, and string cheese hair.

Curried Vegtables

A creamy curried vegetable casserole of broccoli, cauliflower, and carrots baked in a cheesy, mildly spiced mushroom-soup sauce under a golden breadcrumb crust. An easy, cozy vegetable side or main.

Mange Tout & Carrots with Soy Sauce

Steamed snow peas and baby carrots tossed with soy sauce, fresh ginger, and garlic, topped with toasted sunflower seeds. A quick vegetarian side in 15 minutes.

Chicken Breasts with Green Coriander (Cilantro)

Chicken breasts gently poached in parchment with fresh cilantro, sliced thin and served alongside steamed baby carrots with a sizzling lemon-olive oil drizzle. An elegant dinner for two.

Provencal Beef Bacon Stew with Potato & Carrot

Provencal Beef Bacon Stew with Potato and Carrot recipe

French Stew

French-style beef stew braised low and slow in Burgundy wine with cream of mushroom soup, onion soup mix, baby carrots, and green olives. Four hours in the oven, almost no prep.

Herbed Roast Leg of Lamb

Roasted leg of lamb on a bed of tomatoes, mushrooms, peppers, onions, garlic, and fresh rosemary, oregano, and thyme. Holiday-worthy roast with baby vegetables.

Dilled Chilled Carrots (Sonf Gazar Subji)

Indian chilled carrot salad (Sonf Gazar Subji) with cumin, turmeric, asafetida, and fresh dill, tossed with brown rice and eggless mayo. A spiced, cold vegetarian side dish.

Succulent Salmon

Pan-seared salmon with orange juice and herbs, served over red potatoes, carrots, and broccoli. A complete one-pan dinner ready in 50 minutes.

Veal Stew with Oranges, Carrots & Mushrooms

Veal stew with oranges, carrots, and mushrooms: tender braised veal in a bright orange-infused broth with baby carrots and browned mushrooms. A rustic French country stew.

Melange of Roasted Baby Vegetables

Roasted baby vegetables: pearl onions, carrots, and turnips tossed with maple syrup, thyme, and cider vinegar. A caramelized, lightly glazed side dish that pulls double duty for weeknights and holiday tables.

Awesome Vegetable Couscous

A great stand alone vegetarian meal or top it with a fillet of grilled chicken or a white fleshed fish fillet.

Roast Chicken with Preserved Lemon & Braised Vegetables

Moroccan-inspired roast chicken with preserved lemon rubbed under the skin and braised over carrots, celery, and onion in chicken broth. The citrus perfumes the meat while the vegetables catch all the pan drippings.

Jalapenos En Escabeche

Jalapenos en escabeche pickled with cauliflower, carrots, pearl onions, and garlic in white wine vinegar brine. The Mexican taqueria classic for tacos, tortas, and beyond.

Honey Carrot Soup

Honey carrot soup blends baby carrots, chicken broth, onion, and a drizzle of honey into a silky pureed soup finished with nutmeg. Six ingredients, 30 minutes, served hot or chilled.

Lemon & Garlic Chicken with Spring Market Vegetables

Lemon and Garlic Chicken with Spring Market Vegetables recipe

Herbed Chicken with Spring Vegetables

Herbed chicken with spring vegetables: thyme, parsley, and fennel-seed butter stuffed under crispy chicken skin, served with cipollini onions, baby carrots, snap peas, and morels. A restaurant-style one-skillet dinner.

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