Braised Celery

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A simple but flavorful side dish I often serve with spicier grilled or roasted meats.

By Rayna Jordan
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Ingredients

4
Original recipe yields 4 servings
The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

Directions

  • Arrange the celery in a single layer on the bottom of a large skillet. Season with salt and pepper. Dot with butter. Dissolve the bouillon cube in boiling water, and pour over the celery.

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  • Cover pan, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low, and simmer for 30 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley before serving.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:
75.75 calories; 1.22 g protein; 4.48 g carbohydrates; 6.06 g fat; 15.42 mg cholesterol; 730.9 mg sodium. Full Nutrition

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Donna
12/13/2003
One day while I was cutting up some celery for my kids snack I realized that no one ever serves celery cooked for a side dish. I was curious and began looking for a recipe to try and was lucky enough to discover this one. I made it for my husband and me to go with our dinner that night and it was WONDERFUL. The celery was so tender and flavorful even my husband RAVED about it (and I was a little leary serving it to him to begin with). I know the thought of braised celery doesn't sound very exciting but try it when you are in the mood for something different! It's delicous. I wish there were more than 5 stars!
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Anonymous
09/16/2004
Not a recipe I would make again. Rather bland although it is a way to use up celery.
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47 Ratings
  • 5 Rating Star 24
  • 4 Rating Star 10
  • 3 Rating Star 6
  • 2 Rating Star 4
  • 1 Rating Star 3
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Monica Schenk
09/22/2009
This side dish was easy to make and flavorful the only thing I suggest is to completely omit the salt since the chicken broth already contain plenty of sodium. Mine came to salty because of that(and I used very little salt).
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Donna
12/13/2003
One day while I was cutting up some celery for my kids snack I realized that no one ever serves celery cooked for a side dish. I was curious and began looking for a recipe to try and was lucky enough to discover this one. I made it for my husband and me to go with our dinner that night and it was WONDERFUL. The celery was so tender and flavorful even my husband RAVED about it (and I was a little leary serving it to him to begin with). I know the thought of braised celery doesn't sound very exciting but try it when you are in the mood for something different! It's delicous. I wish there were more than 5 stars!
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VICKY9999
12/15/2003
excellent! I usually find the taste of celery too outspoken. This recipe makes an excellent side dish of celery with a very smooth flavor. I added some lemon juice to it which made it even better. I often serve this with fish.
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NOX
12/13/2003
The only fresh vegetable I had was celery so right before dinner time I did a search and came up with this one. I am so happy I tried it! My husband and I have had it twice in the past week and both really enjoy it.
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Cookiemnstr
12/28/2010
I really only tried this recipe because I had a bunch of celery left over after making soup. I was pleasantly surprised. It's nothing exciting but it's a nice light & mild side dish to go with a meal esp. of a spicier meat. I would definitely make this again. I did sprinkle a little parmesan cheese over it before serving.
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deveechurchy
06/15/2012
LOVED this!! I'm always left with so much celery that just goes bad but this was a great way to use that up! I would definitely emit the salt next time since the bouillon is so salty. But even so 5 stars!!
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DawnT77
01/28/2007
This is great! I used low sodium chicken broth and lowered the butter amount. Celery is said to lower blood pressure if eaten everyday so for my husband's diet I have been trying to find recipes w/ lots of celery. This is the best one!
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Erin
04/24/2007
I recommend for if there is a lot of celery left over and you need to eat it. But I will not go out of my way to make this recipe.
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leahnwells
07/13/2004
I am always looking for different side dishes to add variety to my meals and this is one of the best I've found. My husband and I are doing the low-carb thing but I have decided that even if we weren't I would still make this dish. It is simply delicious.
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