Yes you can roast frozen veggies, no thawing required! Learn how to roast frozen vegetables with this easy and delicious step by step tutorial.
We all have those nights when we're scrambling to figure out what to make for dinner, right? Where you are digging through the refrigerator looking for groceries to somehow turn into a proper meal? That's why this recipe is so awesome!
Even if you haven't been to the grocery store lately, I'd venture to say that most of us have bags of frozen vegetables sitting in the freezer, making this an easy go-to side dish for any meal!
Why I love this recipe
- it's easy enough for the kiddos to help
- frozen vegetables are frozen at peak ripeness so they taste great!
- you can play with seasonings to make the roast vegetables your own
Step by step
- Preheat the oven with the baking sheet inside. This heats the baking sheet up so when you add your vegetables they start cooking immediately and helps reduce the "mushy" factor that frozen veggies can sometimes have.
- Toss the vegetables in a large bowl with a drizzle of olive oil, salt and pepper, and any other seasonings you want to use (see below).
- Spread vegetables evenly on the pre-heated baking sheet, being sure not to crowd them.
- Roast for 30 minutes, flipping halfway.
Tips for best results
Be sure not to crowd the veggies on the pan, it will result in them steaming instead of roasting and you'll end up with a mushy texture end result.
Smaller, more delicate vegetables will roast faster than thicker cuts so adjust cooking times accordingly. Chopped broccoli florets, brussel sprouts, butternut squash, or cauliflower will take longer to roast than smaller cuts like green beans, peas, cut corn, asparagus, or sliced carrots.
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge up to three days.
Seasoning ideas
I love that you can adjust the flavor to experiment and find what your family loves the most or what would compliment your main course perfectly.
- Mrs. Dash
- garlic powder and/or onion powder
- chili powder
- curry powder
- sprinkle with Parmesan cheese after roasting
- squeeze lemon juice over the vegetables after placing on the sheet pan
- add soy sauce to the olive oil
- serve with this garlic dijon sauce
You might also like to try these crispy roasted potatoes or sweet potato casserole bites!
If you try this recipe please comment and rate it below, I love hearing from you!
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How to Roast Frozen Vegetables
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: side
- Method: roasting
- Cuisine: American
Description
Yes you can roast frozen veggies, no thawing required! Learn how to roast frozen vegetables with this easy and delicious step by step tutorial.
Ingredients
- 12 ounces frozen mixed vegetables (or other veggies of your choice)
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- seasonings of your choice (see notes)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Place baking sheet in oven while it is preheating.
- Place frozen vegetables in a large bowl and add olive oil, salt and pepper, and any other seasonings of choice. Toss to coat.
- Spread vegetables on the pre-heated baking sheet in a single layer being sure not to crowd.
- Roast 15 minutes, flip vegetables and roast another 15 minutes or until done.
Notes
Adjust roasting time according to the size of the vegetables, smaller more delicate cuts will be done faster than larger cut vegetables.
Seasoning ideas: Mrs. Dash, onion powder, garlic powder, chili powder, curry powder, lemon juice, soy sauce
Keywords: how to roast frozen vegetables
Sandra m says
This was surprisingly good. Didn't know u could roast frozen vegetables.
★★★★★