Mandarin Broccoli

This is such a bright, colorful vegetable dish! It’s something different and adds a lot to a simple meal.

1/2 cup water
1 cup sliced onion
1 cup carrots, cut diagonally in thin slices
6 large mushrooms, sliced (optional)
2 cups fresh pineapple, chopped
1 Tbsp butter
2 cups fresh or frozen broccoli florets
2 Tbsp honey
2 Tbsp slivered almonds or pine nuts (optional)

Steam broccoli until just tender. Set aside. Saute onion and carrots in water over medium heat for 5 minutes. Add mushrooms, pineapple and butter and saute for 5 more minutes. Add honey and mix well. Fold in broccoli and nuts. Heat through. Serve.