Recipe(tried): Sauces for Steamed Veggies: BB's Cheese Sauce, Lemony Butter Sauce, Confetti Veggie Sauce

Here are some of my favorite ways to serve veggies...

BB's Cheese Sauce

2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup chicken stock
3/4 cup grated cheddar cheese (you can add extra cheese to taste)
1/2 teaspoon mustard
1/2 teaspoon worcestershire sauce

Melt butter in saucepan. Remove from heat; blend in flour, salt, and pepper. Slowly stir in milk and stock. Simmer over low heat stirring constantly until sauce thickens and boils one minute. Add cheese, mustard, and worcestershire sauce. Continue cooking until cheese melts.

This is a great cheese sauce for vegetables such as broccolli and cauliflower.
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This next easy lemony butter sauce is for about 2 lbs of veggies:

3 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest or equivalent amount of lemon juice
salt and pepper to taste

While the veggies are cooking, in a small saucepan melt the butter over low heat with the zest, and salt and pepper to taste and keep the mixture warm. Transfer the veggies to a serving dish, add the butter mixture, and toss the mixture well.

Confetti Veggie Sauce

1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cloves garlic -- minced
1/2 cup diced green bell pepper
1/2 cup diced red bell pepper
1/2 cup diced yellow pepper
1 teaspoon lemon pepper
2 teaspoons white wine vinegar

Steam vegetables of choice until crisp tender, drain and set aside. Heat oil over medium high heat. Add garlic and peppers; saute 2 minutes. Stir in lemon pepper and vinegar and cook another minute. Spoon over vegetables.

I like the confetti sauce on veggies like cauliflower, green beans, broccolli, or asparagus.

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Another thing I do when steaming vegetables is LIGHTLY sprinkle them with chicken bouillon (that is before the steaming so they absorb the flavor while steaming)..then add pepper when they are ready. It's especially good on carrots. They come out so delicious there is no need to add anything else to them!!

Hope this gives you some ideas...I know your going to receive many more from the great cooks here at TKL!! Happy Steaming!!