Root vegetables, a diverse group of vegetables that grow underground, offer a treasure trove of nutrients and culinary versatility. With their earthy flavors, vibrant colors, and hearty textures, root vegetables have become a staple in cuisines worldwide. Their health benefits are extensive, boasting dietary fiber, antioxidants, and essential vitamins and minerals. As the cooler months approach, these unassuming gems shine as comforting additions to warm stews, hearty soups, and delectable roasts. Whether roasted to caramelized perfection, sautéed in aromatic herbs, or mashed into creamy comfort food, root vegetables are ready to take center stage in your culinary adventures.
Here are our top 20 tried and tested recipes!
BEEF STEW WITH ROOT VEGETABLES
Provided by Ree Drummond : Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 3h15m
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Heat the oil and butter in a pan and brown the beef. Remove the beef from the pan, throw in the garlic and onions and cook until softened, about 3 minutes. Pour in the beer, beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, tomato paste, sugar, paprika, salt and some pepper. Then return the beef to the pan, cover and simmer on a low heat until the meat is very tender, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. If the liquid level gets too low, add more broth as needed.
- Add the carrots, parsnips and turnips and continue to simmer until the vegetables are tender and the liquid is reduced, about 30 minutes.
- If the stew is still too liquidy, remove a cup of cooking liquid from the pan and stir in the flour. Add the flour mixture back into the pan and stir. Simmer for 10 minutes until the stew is thick. The meat should be very tender; if it's tough, let it continue to cook.
- To finish, add the parsley and stir through the stew.
OVEN-ROASTED ROOT VEGETABLES
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories side-dish
Time 1h5m
Yield 4 servings (8 cups)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Place 2 baking sheets in the oven and preheat to 425 degrees F.
- Cut all the vegetables into 1 1/2-inch pieces. Cut the onions through the base core to keep some of the layers in chunky pieces. Toss all the vegetables with garlic, olive oil and salt in large bowl. Season generously with pepper.
- Carefully remove the heated baking sheets from the oven, brush or drizzle with olive oil. Divide the vegetables evenly between the 2 pans, spreading them out to assure they don't steam while roasting. Roast the vegetables until tender and golden brown, stirring occasionally, about 45 minutes to 1 hour.
JAMIE OLIVER'S MASHED ROOT VEGETABLES
From Jamie Oliver's cookbook The Return of the Naked Chef. I would like to personally thank Recipezaar member French Tart for posting this recipe for me by request in the Celebrity Chefs' forum. She has kindly given me permission and her blessing to post it on the site. Thank you and mercy buckets, French Tart!
Provided by COOKGIRl
Categories Vegetable
Time 35m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- *NOTE: swedes are known in US as rutabagas. I've also used yams/sweet potatoes, turnips and fingerlings in this recipe. ~fyi~.
- Feel free to use any single vegetable or a mixture of your favorites. Cookgirl says that a mixture of root vegetables is the way to go!
- Peel the root vegetables then chop up into golf-ball sized pieces, place in salted boiling water and cook until very tender.
- Drain in a colander.
- Place the vegetables back in the pan and mash with a potato masher.
- You can mash them as smooth or as chunky as you like. Season with salt and pepper, then enrich the flavor with extra virgin oil or butter, or both, to taste. (I prefer using both olive oil and butter.).
- Jamie continues to say: once cooked, the mashed vegetables can be kept warm in a bowl covered with kitchen foil over simmering water. This is handy when cooking for a dinner party -- (especially when timing is of utmost importance.).
GARLIC-ROASTED CHICKEN AND ROOT VEGETABLES
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Provided by Giada De Laurentiis
Categories main-dish
Time 2h35m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 26
Steps:
- Position an oven rack just below the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- For the butter: In a small bowl, combine the butter, rosemary, thyme, lemon juice, salt, pepper and garlic until smooth.
- For the chicken: Tuck the wings under the chicken. Sprinkle the cavity of the chicken with salt and pepper. Spoon 2 tablespoons of the butter mixture into the cavity. Place the rosemary, thyme and lemon quarters in the cavity. Tie the legs together loosely with kitchen string. Place the chicken in a large roasting pan.
- Starting at the neck end of the chicken, loosen the skin over the entire chicken breast. Smear the remaining butter mixture over the outside and under the skin of the chicken, being careful not to tear the skin.
- For the vegetables: In a large bowl, toss together the oil, rosemary, thyme, salt, pepper, potatoes, carrots, parsnips, shallots and garlic.
- Arrange the vegetables around the chicken in a single layer. Add the broth and roast until the vegetables are tender and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the chicken thigh registers 160 to 165 degrees F, about 1 1/2 hours. Let the chicken rest for 20 minutes.
- Transfer the chicken to a platter. Arrange the vegetables around the chicken. Scrape the contents of the roaster into a 4-cup measuring cup. Spoon off the layer of fat that rises to the top. Season the pan juices with salt and pepper, if needed. Serve the chicken with the pan juices.
SLOW-COOKER GLAZED ROOT VEGETABLES
Slow cooked root veggies glazed with honey and olive oil turn into a wonderful side dish.
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Side Dish
Time 4h20m
Yield 9
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Spray 5- to 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In slow cooker, mix carrots, parsnips and onions. Top with sweet potatoes.
- In small bowl, mix honey, oil, 2 teaspoons of the thyme, the salt and pepper. Pour over vegetables; stir to coat.
- Cover; cook on Low heat setting 4 to 5 hours or until vegetables are tender. Just before serving, add vinegar; stir gently. Sprinkle with the remaining 3 teaspoons thyme.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 120, Carbohydrate 25 g, Fiber 4 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 310 mg
SAVORY MASHED ROOT VEGETABLES
Steps:
- Place all the vegetables and garlic in a large pot and fill with cool water to cover; season with a teaspoon of salt. Bring to boil over medium heat and simmer for about 30 minutes, until the vegetables are very tender.
- While the vegetables are cooking, combine the heavy cream, butter, and herbs in a pot and heat over low flame to melt the butter and infuse the herb flavor into the cream ¿ do not allow to boil. Shut off the heat, cover, and let steep until needed. When ready to use, remove the herb stems and the bay leaves.
- Drain vegetables and put them into a large mixing bowl. Mash with a potato masher. Stir in the warm cream mixture and mix until the liquid is absorbed and the vegetables are smooth; season with salt and pepper. Put the mashed root vegetables in a serving bowl, garnish with chopped chives and drizzle with a healthy dose of olive oil.
ROASTED WINTER ROOT VEGETABLES
These roasted root vegetables are colorful and delicious. More importantly, they can be partially prepared so as to ease the amount of preparation on turkey day. I often serve them with roast beef as well. The recipe can be easily scaled to suit a smaller yield.
Provided by rupps
Categories Side Dish Vegetables Carrots
Time 1h30m
Yield 60
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Place the rutabaga in a pan and cover with water. Add 1/4 teaspoon of salt. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium, cover, and simmer until tender and easily pierced with a fork, about 5 minutes. Drain well, and cool completely. Repeat steps to cook the parsnips and carrots.
- Place completely cooled vegetables in resealable freezer bags. Refrigerate for 1 to 2 days, or freeze up to 1 month. To thaw the vegetables, refrigerate overnight and drain.
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
- Pour the vegetable oil into a rimmed baking dish. Place the vegetables into a large mixing bowl and toss with the basil, salt, and pepper. Place the pan in preheated oven to heat for 5 minutes. Add the vegetables and toss to coat with the oil.
- Roast vegetables in preheated oven, turning every 10 minutes, until tender and golden brown, about 30 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 98.9 calories, Carbohydrate 13.8 g, Fat 4.8 g, Fiber 4 g, Protein 1.3 g, SaturatedFat 0.8 g, Sodium 67.3 mg, Sugar 5.7 g
BEEF STEW WITH ROOT VEGETABLES - PIONEER WOMAN
I was pleasantly surprised with this recipe because it had so few ingredients. I was searching for a new recipe that used beer instead of my usual recipe with red wine and this was perfect. Time is your friend with this recipe. The beef needs to braise for at least 2.5 hours, maybe longer. I used 1 1/2# of beef and did not decrease the liquid amounts. I only use 2 cups broth out of the suggested 4 cups, so you may want to hold off on adding all of it at once. Just keep checking while it simmers and add more as needed along the way. It's a winner.
Provided by Chicagoland Chef du
Categories Stew
Time 3h15m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Trim any excess fat off the beef and cut into 2" cubes.
- Heat the oil and butter in a pan. I use a Dutch oven.
- Season beef with salt & pepper. Add beef to hot pan and brown the beef.
- Remove the beef from the pan, (I moved the beef to the outsides of the pan) throw in the garlic and onions and cook until softened, about 3 minutes.
- Pour in the beer, 1/2 of beef broth, (I started with 1/2 the beef broth and added more when necessary, I only used 2 cups total)
- Add Worcestershire sauce, tomato paste, sugar, paprika.
- Return the beef to the pan, cover and simmer on a low heat until the meat is very tender, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. *This may take longer depending on how large your beef chunks are.
- If the liquid level gets too low, add more broth as needed.
- About 30-45 minutes before the beef is tender, add the carrots, potatoes, parsnips and turnips and continue to simmer until the vegetables are tender and the liquid is reduced, about 30 minutes.
- If the stew is still too liquidy, remove a cup of cooking liquid from the pan and stir in the flour / Wondra. Add the flour mixture back into the pan and stir. Simmer for 10 minutes until the stew is thick. The meat should be very tender; if it's tough, let it continue to cook.
- To finish, add the parsley and stir through the stew.
HONEY-ROASTED CHICKEN & ROOT VEGETABLES
When my whole family comes over for dinner, I make a big platter of roast chicken with sweet potatoes, carrots and fennel. My dad leads the fan club. -Kelly Ferguson, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 1h5m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375°. Combine salt, pepper, rosemary and thyme. In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil and butter over medium-high heat. Sprinkle half the seasoning mixture over chicken breasts. Add to skillet; cook until golden brown, 2-3 minutes per side. Remove and set aside. Add wine and 2 tablespoons honey to pan; cook 2-3 minutes, stirring to loosen browned bits., Combine sweet potatoes, carrots and fennel in a microwave-safe bowl. Add remaining olive oil, seasonings and honey to vegetables; stir to combine. Microwave, covered, until potatoes are just tender, 10 minutes. , Transfer vegetables to a shallow roasting pan. Add chicken stock, wine mixture and bay leaves; top vegetables with chicken. Roast until a thermometer inserted in chicken reads 165°, 25-30 minutes. Discard bay leaves. Serve with vegetables and sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 432 calories, Fat 11g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 99mg cholesterol, Sodium 543mg sodium, Carbohydrate 42g carbohydrate (23g sugars, Fiber 6g fiber), Protein 39g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
HERB-ROASTED CHICKEN WITH ROOT VEGETABLES
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Place the chicken on a rimmed baking pan.
- In a small bowl, stir to combine the olive oil, chopped rosemary, thyme, sage, red pepper flakes, grated garlic, lemon zest, 1 tablespoon salt and 2 teaspoons black pepper. Rub the chicken all over with half of the herb oil, being sure to spread some under the skin of the breasts and thighs to season the flesh. Stuff the cavity with the rosemary, thyme and sage sprigs, the bay leaves, 1/2 lemon and garlic head halves.
- Place the rutabaga, carrots and turnips in a large bowl. Toss to coat with the remaining herb oil. Scatter the vegetables around the chicken and transfer to the oven. Roast until the vegetables are tender and the chicken is cooked through, with an instant-read thermometer inserted at the thickest point of the thigh reading 160 degrees F, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Let rest 10 minutes before carving. Serve with the vegetables.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 564, Fat 35 grams, SaturatedFat 8 grams, Cholesterol 178 milligrams, Sodium 881 milligrams, Carbohydrate 12 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 51 grams, Sugar 5 grams
SLOW-COOKED PORK WITH ROOT VEGETABLES
This is truly a one-pot recipe-there's no need to brown the roast, as the rub gives it rich color. As it cooks, the house fills with the amazing aroma of apples and pork. It's a perfect dinner for a chilly autumn day. Use the cooking liquid as a sauce when you're ready to serve. And if there's any pork left over, it makes delicious pulled pork sandwiches. -Jackie Sharp, Suffolk, Virginia
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 3h55m
Yield 10 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Peel and cut sweet potatoes, turnips and apple into 3/4-in. pieces. Microwave sweet potatoes, turnips and water, covered, on high until just slightly tender, 8-10 minutes. Drain; transfer to a 6-qt. slow cooker. Add apple and onion. In a small bowl, mix brown sugar, salt, paprika and pepper; rub over meat and place in slow cooker., Whisk remaining ingredients; pour around pork. Cook, covered, on low 3-1/2 to 4-1/2 hours or until a thermometer reads 145° and the meat is tender. , Remove roast from slow cooker; tent with foil. Let stand 15 minutes before slicing. Strain cooking juices; serve pork and vegetables with juices.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 313 calories, Fat 7g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 68mg cholesterol, Sodium 799mg sodium, Carbohydrate 34g carbohydrate (17g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 29g protein. Diabetic exchanges
ROASTED ROOT VEGETABLES WITH POLENTA
In this comforting, perfect winter dinner I roast the vegetables and make the polenta in the oven at the same time. To accommodate the temperature requirements of each element of the dish, I use a slightly higher temperature than I usually use for polenta and I roast the vegetables at a lower temperature for longer. I top the polenta with a ladleful of marinara sauce, and spoon the vegetables on top. You could serve the polenta with only the roasted vegetables as well, so I have made the marinara sauce optional.
Provided by Martha Rose Shulman
Categories dinner, main course
Time 1h30m
Yield Serves 4 to 6
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a sheet pan or a baking dish with parchment or foil. Toss vegetables with the olive oil and salt and pepper to taste. Add fresh herbs if using. Spread vegetables in an even layer.
- Combine polenta, water, and salt in a 2-quart baking dish and stir together. Place polenta and vegetables in the oven. If you can't fit both pans on the same (middle) rack, place vegetables on a lower rack. Roast vegetables for 30 to 40 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes or until soft and beginning to caramelize. Remove from the oven.
- If serving this with marinara sauce, make the sauce while the vegetables and polenta are in the oven.
- Continue to bake the polenta until it has been in the oven for 40 to 45 minutes and has absorbed the water. Remove from oven and stir in butter. Use a fork or a spatula to stir the polenta well, and return to oven for 5 to 10 more minutes. Remove from oven and stir again. Carefully taste a little bit of the polenta; if it is not completely soft, return to the oven for 5 to 10 more minutes.
- Remove polenta from oven and stir in 1/3 cup grated Parmesan, if using. Immediately spoon polenta onto plates and make a depression in the middle. Ladle on some marinara sauce and top with a generous spoonful of roasted vegetables. Sprinkle on remaining Parmesan and serve.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 264, UnsaturatedFat 6 grams, Carbohydrate 38 grams, Fat 10 grams, Fiber 6 grams, Protein 7 grams, SaturatedFat 4 grams, Sodium 859 milligrams, Sugar 7 grams, TransFat 0 grams
SLOW COOKER BEEF WITH ROOT VEGETABLES
Provided by Robin Miller : Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 8h15m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Arrange onion, potatoes, carrots, turnip, and rutabaga in bottom of slow cooker. Season beef all over with salt and black pepper. Rub flour all over beef. Place roast on top of vegetables in slow cooker.
- Whisk together tomato sauce, brown sugar, chili powder, cumin, mustard powder, and garlic powder. Pour mixture over beef. Cover and cook on LOW for 12 hours or on HIGH for 8 hours.
- Serve 1/3 of beef and all of the vegetables with this meal. Shred and refrigerate remaining beef until ready to use.
OVEN-ROASTED ROOT VEGETABLES
All kinds of root vegetables star in this colorful medley. Fresh thyme and sage season the mix of rutabaga, parsnips and butternut squash. "This side dish is satisfying anytime of year," says Mitzi Sentiff, Annapolis, Maryland. "Besides being delicious, it's very easy to prepare."
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 1h
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine the rutabaga, parsnips, squash and onions. Add the oil, salt and pepper; toss to coat. Arrange in a single layer in a 15x10x1-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 40-50 minutes, stirring occasionally. Sprinkle with herbs; toss to coat.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 168 calories, Fat 4g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 319mg sodium, Carbohydrate 33g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 9g fiber), Protein 3g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
ITALIAN BRAISED BEEF WITH ROOT VEGETABLES
My mom, Angel, has always been the best cook in the neighborhood and everybody knew it. In the 1970s and '80s, when most of my friends were eating fast food and processed junk, all the kids wanted to come to my house for dinner. (We weren't going to go to the neighbors' houses to eat TV dinners.) This is one of the meals Mom would fix when I was growing up because it was easy, delicious and inexpensive, and it fed a crowd. This was my introduction to braising, the first braised dish I ever made-and I didn't even know we were braising. Mom called it pot roast and we had it weekly. And in true Italian pot roast fashion, we'd eat it over rigatoni. I now sometimes serve it over soft polenta with mascarpone, another excellent option. It showed me how much I loved the deep complex flavors of braises generally, which I prefer to eat over just about any other kind of dish. One of the pleasures of this meal is the big chunks of carrots and celery root that cook in that delicious liquid for four hours; they take on all the flavors of the braising liquid. They don't taste like carrots and celery root anymore; they taste like a steak, and that's why they're so good. A couple of critical steps in this recipe are getting a good sear on the meat and caramelizing the vegetables in the pot before deglazing. Beyond that, the red sauce is critical. And I also think it's important that a third of the meat be above the liquid-one of the factors that for me defines braising-so pot size is important; it shouldn't be so small that the meat is submerged or so big that the meat is sitting in just an inch of liquid.
Provided by Michael Symon : Food Network
Time 12h
Yield 8 to 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 23
Steps:
- For Yia Yia's Sunday sauce: Heat the oil in a 4-quart saucepan or large Dutch oven over medium heat. Brown the beef bones. Add the onions and cook until translucent, 2 minutes. Add the salt and garlic and cook until everything is soft but not browned, about 3 minutes. Squeeze the tomatoes one by one into the pan, pulverizing them by hand, and pour in their juice, too. Add the wine, oregano, red pepper flakes, if using, black pepper and bay leaf. Bring the sauce to a simmer, and then reduce the heat to its lowest possible setting, and continue to cook for 8 hours. The sauce should reduce by about one-third. Taste for seasoning and add more salt if necessary. Remove the bones and bay leaf. Set aside 2 cups. If not using the remaining sauce right away, let it cool, then cover and refrigerate for up to 1 week or freeze for up to 2 months. Yield: 8 cups.
- For the braised beef with root vegetables: Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Sprinkle the meat liberally with salt and pepper as much as 1 day in advance. (Cover and refrigerate it if doing so and take the meat out of the fridge 30 minutes before cooking.) Heat the oil in a large Dutch oven over high heat. When the oil is on the verge of smoking, sear the meat for about 2 minutes per side. Move the meat to the side (or remove it from the pot altogether if necessary), and add the carrots, celery root and onions. Brown the vegetables for about 3 minutes, and then add the garlic and cook for 1 to 2 minutes longer. Pour in the wine and deglaze the pot, scraping up the browned bits on the bottom. Add Yia Yia's Sunday Sauce, 1 cup water and the bay leaves (and the pot roast if you removed it). Bring the liquid to a simmer and taste for seasoning. Add more salt if necessary. Cover the pot and place it in the oven for 3 hours, basting the meat occasionally during cooking time. When almost ready to serve, make the rigatoni, if using. Boil in salted water according to package directions until al dente. Discard the bay leaves before serving. Transfer the meat to a cutting board and slice into bite-size pieces, or shred with 2 forks. Return the meat to the pot of sauce along with the drained rigatoni. Toss to coat, and serve.
BEST-EVER ROAST CHICKEN AND ROOT VEGETABLES
Make and share this Best-Ever Roast Chicken and Root Vegetables recipe from Food.com.
Provided by DriaDB
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h33m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Put the carrots, parsnips and onions in the bottom of a big roasting pan. Season with salt and pepper, and add to that the 1/2 cup of chicken broth.
- Then, remove the contents from the cavity of the chicken.
- Slice the top off of the whole head of garlic, and put that, the halved lemon, and the whole bunch of thyme inside the cavity. Truss the legs of the chicken.
- Season the outside of the chicken with olive oil, salt and pepper.
- Place the chicken on top of the vegetables in the roasting pan, fold the wings underneath the bird.
- Put the pan into a 400-degree oven for an hour and fifteen minutes -- at that point, check to see if the chicken's done (slice the wing, the juices should run clear). Add more time if needed.
- Let rest for 10-15 minutes, carve and serve with the roasted vegetables.
LEMON-GINGER CHICKEN WITH ROASTED ROOT VEGETABLES
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 425°F. Whisk first 6 ingredients in small bowl. Rinse chickens inside and out; pat dry. Rub oil mixture in cavities and over outside of chickens. Tie legs together with string to hold shape. Tuck wing tips under. Place chickens on rack set in large roasting pan. Roast chickens until juices run clear when thigh is pierced or until thermometer inserted into thickest part of thigh registers 180°F, about 1 hour 15 minutes.
- Transfer chickens to platter. Pour pan juices into medium bowl; spoon off fat and discard. Drizzle juices over chickens. Surround chickens with Roasted Root Vegetables. Sprinkle vegetables with parsley.
ROASTED AUTUMN ROOT VEGETABLES
Roasting brings out the great flavor of root vegetables. Good anytime, but especially in the fall when good roots are available at farmer's markets.
Provided by WillMetz
Categories Side Dish Vegetables Roasted Vegetable Recipes
Time 1h15m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat an oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
- Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.
- Toss beets, potatoes, parsnips, turnips, and rutabaga with olive oil, salt, and pepper in a large bowl.
- Spread seasoned vegetables over prepared baking dish.
- Roast vegetables in the preheated oven until beets are easily pierced with a fork, about 40 minutes.
- Stir vegetable broth, balsamic vinegar, and Italian seasoning together in a small bowl.
- Pour broth mixture over vegetables and continue roasting until liquid has evaporated, about 10 minutes more.
- Transfer roasted vegetables to a bowl and toss with goat cheese.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 136.3 calories, Carbohydrate 16.3 g, Cholesterol 9 mg, Fat 6.3 g, Fiber 3.3 g, Protein 4.6 g, SaturatedFat 2.7 g, Sodium 126.8 mg, Sugar 6.5 g
SEASONED ROASTED ROOT VEGETABLES
I wanted a vegetable medley good for the fall. I took 3 recipes and changed them up to the following recipe. This recipe is good when reheated in the microwave, or I have frozen some and used later.
Provided by MissyDi
Categories Side Dish Vegetables Squash
Time 1h15m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.
- Combine butternut squash, sweet potato, Brussels sprouts, onion, parsnip, and carrots in a large bowl. Drizzle with olive oil and toss to coat. Add thyme, rosemary, salt, and black pepper; toss again. Transfer coated vegetables to the prepared baking sheet.
- Roast vegetables in the preheated oven for 25 minutes; stir and continue roasting until vegetables are slightly brown and tender, about 20 more minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 148.9 calories, Carbohydrate 29.9 g, Fat 3.1 g, Fiber 6.2 g, Protein 3.4 g, SaturatedFat 0.5 g, Sodium 47.1 mg, Sugar 6.7 g
SALMON WITH ROOT VEGETABLES
This cozy hash is loaded with protein and healthy fats that keep you going on busy days. We've been known to devour it at breakfast, lunch and dinner! -Courtney Stultz, Weir, Kansas
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 25m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400°. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add potatoes, turnips and carrots. Combine 1/2 teaspoon salt, chili powder, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, cinnamon and cumin; sprinkle over vegetables. Cook, stirring frequently, until vegetables are tender, 15-20 minutes., Meanwhile, place salmon, skin side down, in a foil-lined 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Sprinkle with remaining salt and pepper. Bake 10 minutes. Preheat broiler; broil until fish just begins to flake easily, 2-5 minutes. Serve salmon with vegetables.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 417 calories, Fat 21g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 85mg cholesterol, Sodium 464mg sodium, Carbohydrate 26g carbohydrate (9g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 31g protein. Diabetic exchanges
Tips:
- Choose the right cooking method: Different root vegetables require different cooking methods to bring out their best flavors and textures. For example, roasting is a great way to caramelize and intensify the sweetness of root vegetables like carrots and parsnips, while boiling or steaming is better for preserving their delicate flavors and nutrients.
- Don't overcook: Root vegetables can easily become mushy if overcooked, so it's important to keep an eye on them and remove them from the heat as soon as they are tender. You can check for doneness by piercing them with a fork or knife; they should be tender but still slightly firm.
- Add flavor with herbs and spices: Root vegetables have a mild flavor, so they pair well with a variety of herbs and spices. Some popular options include rosemary, thyme, garlic, paprika, and cumin. You can add these seasonings to the vegetables before cooking, or sprinkle them on top after they are cooked.
- Make a colorful dish: Root vegetables come in a variety of colors, so you can use them to create a beautiful and vibrant dish. Try roasting a mix of carrots, parsnips, turnips, and beets for a colorful side dish, or add them to a salad or soup for a pop of color and flavor.
Conclusion:
Root vegetables are a versatile and delicious addition to any meal. They are packed with nutrients and antioxidants, and they can be prepared in a variety of ways. With a little creativity, you can enjoy root vegetables all year long. So next time you're looking for a healthy and flavorful side dish, give root vegetables a try!
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