Brussels Sprouts & Water Chestnuts - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb Brussels sprout, small, trimmed, and an x cut into the bottom stem
2 cups chicken broth
1 (10 ounce) can sliced water chestnuts
2 tablespoons butter
1/8 teaspoon sugar or 1/8 teaspoon Splenda sugar substitute
1/2 teaspoon dried leaf thyme, dried
salt and pepper
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice (optional)

Preparation

Bring broth to a boil, add sprouts and simmer uncovered for 7 minutes, or a bit longer depending on the size, they should be fork tender, drain well.
Add butter,sugar, thyme, chestnuts salt& Pepper to the sprouts.
Saute until the sprouts/ chestnuts are hot and glazed.
Squeeze or sprinkle the fresh lemon juice over them.
Serve hot.