It was only in the last few years that I discovered this thing called roasting vegetables in the oven. I know, I know… I must have been living under a rock?
At any rate, this whole roasted veggies thing has rocked my world and helped me discover that there are veggies I didn’t think I liked that I actually love, so long as they are roasted.
The thing about roasting veggies is that you basically can’t mess it up. I never use a recipe. I always just eyeball it. And it always turns out yummy!
You can basically roast any vegetable! (Well, I don’t know that iceberg lettuce would be really great if it’s roasted, but pretty much anything else is fair game!)
Our favorite veggies to roast are broccoli, sweet potatoes, and brussels sprouts. (Here’s how we roast Sweet Potato Fries and here’s an amazing Roasted Brussels Sprouts recipe. I also highly recommend these Homemade Kale Chips.)
Basically, all you need to do is throw the veggies on a pan, sprinkle them with herbs or spices, drizzle them with oil, and roast them to perfection. We also love to sprinkle parmesan cheese on broccoli. It’s SO good!
Purple sweet potatoes, aka Japanese sweet potatoes. So yummy roasted!! Also broccoli, butternut squash, asparagus, potatoes, yellow squash, summer squash. The list is endless.
We roast vegetables at least twice a week in our home – we love them. I usually roast a medley of vegetables, that way everyone can pick what the like the most. My kids have different tastes so you can imagine how helpful it is. I posted my favorite roasted vegetable recipe (the sauce is delicious) on my blog – you are welcome to visit and check it out.
At what temp and for how long do you roast your veggies?
Hi. If you are using frozen veggies do you need to defrost and drain them first? Thanks!
I don’t! 🙂
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Tried these tonight—yuuummm!!
Did you use frozen broccoli?!?!? That just might be a game changer. We love roasted vegetables, but I have to roast 4-5 crowns of broccoli to feed my crew.
Yes, I use frozen broccoli!
And it doesn’t get mushy like it does when you steam it? Hmm……
Nope!
I roast so many things – broccoli, Brussels sprouts, carrots, red onions, sweet potatoes, red/orange/yellow peppers, cauliflower and potatoes. I have always hated beets, but may have to try roasting them once and see if I have a change of heart.
I generally just use a drizzle of olive oil with fresh pepper and Kosher salt.
I do put curry powder too on my cauliflower before I roast it. Yum!
I love roasted vegetables too!! Some of my favorites are parsnips and swedes in the winter and asparagus in the spring.
Broccoli with a little lemon juice squeezed on it is delicious. And okra is really good roasted too
Oh my goodness, I have loved roasted veggies too. My favorite is to take potatoes and cut into wedges. Add your oil, salt, pepper and chili powder! And you have a healthier french fries! My family loves them!!
me too! the flavor is so much more intense. can’t get enough of cauliflower or butternut squash.
we like sprinkled with one of Goya’s Adobo seasonsings right out of the oven as a side or used to make soup or latkes.
Funny……me too! It’s so easy. If you like that, then you should try sheet pan meals……roast everything at the same time. : )
Sheet pan meals? That sounds great! Where do you find your recipes? I love one-dish meals.
Pintrest has a lot of ideas!
We roast veggies regularly – last night we had those tiny colored potatoes, bell peppers, broccoli, and green beans, with chopped fresh garlic added toward the end. Sometimes we throw some turkey sausage (precooked) in when the garlic is added, and sometimes I fry an egg or two apiece and toss them on top of each person’s plate before serving.
We love roasted veggies at our house! Many years ago, I purchased a Silpat baking liner and it is great for roasting vegetables. It helps get a nice crispiness to the veggies and they will slide right off the pan. I also like to put some lemon zest over broccoli if I happen to have any on hand.
Broccoli is great! I squeeze lemon juice, and Parmesan on mine.
I have also steamed broccoli in orange juice, very tasty.
I’m going to have to try this! Yum!
I never thought I would eat beets, but I recently experimented and roasted one cubed with some sweet potatoes and it was delicious! Even my husband and 2 year old enjoyed it. Plus, it added some fun color to the plate 🙂
Did you or do you boil veggies first? Or just straight into the oven? They look selfish!
No need to boil. 425 oven, liberal olive oil and sea salt. I shake/stir veggies about 10 minutes in and just eye them from there for remaining cooking time.
So many delicious ways to roast veggies! My favorites are coconut oil roasted sweet potatoes…so good! https://www.homeecathome.com/the-home-economist/coconut-oil-roasted-sweet-potatoes
and balsamic roasted beets https://www.homeecathome.com/the-home-economist/balsamic-roasted-beets
Broccoli is irresistible when roasted with fresh garlic sliced over it. Roasted carrots are another of my family’s favorites.
I never thought I would like Brussels sprouts or broccoli, then I tried them roasted! We second the idea of Parmesan cheese on broccoli. I also like to warm pineapple chunks in the oven. They’re slightly better when grilled, but still delicious from the oven!
I found a recipe in a magazine years ago for brussels sprouts (1lb) mixed with 2tbsp EVOO and 2tbsp real maple syrup. Roast at 400F for 10 minutes. Core and cut the sprouts in half. Even my picky child thought they were delicious! We have them at least once a week when sprouts are in season.
We regularly roast all sorts of things – any root vegetable or winter squash, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, brussels sprouts, tomatoes,…
Okay, now I’m getting hungry!
Lea
That sounds delicious!
That sounds incredible!
Roasted asparagus in season. Top with olive oil, salt, and parmesan like your broccoli, then finish with lemon juice when you pull it out of the oven.
So yummy!
Roasted radishes are great too! And almost always affordable ?
Ok how do you do the roasted radishes? Have you ever tried doing it with jicama?
I tried roasting jicama and hated it-
I probably did it wrong. Here is how I did the radishes….https://www.google.com/amp/www.geniuskitchen.com/amp/recipe/roasted-radishes-287888
Zucchini and yellow summer squash. Sweet potatoes. Green beans. Broccoli and cauliflower. Olive oil, a little salt (barely) then garlic powder! Sweet potatoes rounds (almost like fries) like are good with Season-All. Roasted or a salad are about the only ways I eat vegetables.
I’ve never tried Sweet Potato Rounds — yum! I love Sweet Potato Fries!
Cabbage! It gets really sweet when roasted and smells more pleasant than when it is cooked. And onions are fabulous roasted too.
This is mine and my husbands favorite too!!
Butternut squash! My husband insisted he didn’t like it for the longest time. I roasted some and he was so hungry he tried it and has been hooked ever since.
Oh! I’ve not thought of doing butternut squash! Yum!
Hey Crystal !!! I love roasting veggies.. try it on parchment paper!!!! amazing and better than foil 😉 😉 my mother in law taught me years ago about parchment paper and now I never use foil… 😉 😉 😉
I agree parchment paper is much healthier than foil.
I’m also a parchment paper convert! And I love the If You Care unbleached parchment paper which is also compostable.
Many weeks, I roast a rainbow of veggies on a big old pan with just EVOO and sea salt. I roast them to a little under done, and then put them in serving size containers to take to work for lunch with whatever meat I have left over from the week. The veggies are perfect reheated in the microwave if you under roast them by just a few minutes. Yum. Sometimes I use a ranch (homemade) seasoning mix on top of roasted carrots/broccoli/cauliflower. Yum!!!
I love that idea! Thank you so much!
I roast just about everything. My favorites are brussel sprouts, asparagus, cauliflower, broccoli, sweet potatoes, green beans, potatoes, summer squash, beets, mixed winter veggies (beets, turnips, sweet potatoes, onions, garlic). I especially like roasting veggies and using them to top a pizza.
Oh! What a great idea to top pizza with the roasted veggies. Yummy!