Oven roasted sheet pan root vegetables are among life’s easiest methods of serving a nutritious side dish. The natural sweetness of the vegetables is intensified and slightly caramelizes as they roast. Many root vegetables are suitable for roasting, and we selected our favorites of carrots, fingerling potatoes, sweet potatoes, and cipollini onions.
This is a quick, almost hands-free method for an easy side dish. These root vegetables make a a great side dish to serve with a pork roast and a Little Gem Caesar Salad.
You can also use them to make an easy sheet pan dinner. Just scooch the vegetables around a little to make space for a couple of seasoned chicken thighs or your favorite fish fillets.
Ingredients for These Oven Roasted Root Vegetables:
Roasting root vegetables on a sheet pan is a huge time saver when preparing dinner for a crowd of people! You can peel, scrub and prep the vegetables in advance then pop them in the oven just at the right time! Feel free to double the ingredients and use more than one sheet pan to accommodate your dinner guests.
- Carrots
- Parsnips
- Fingerling potatoes
- Cipollini onions
- Sweet potato
- Olive oil
- Salt/pepper
- Fresh Thyme
Some other root vegetables that would work with this recipe are beets, rutabagas, celeriac, and sunchokes (Jerusalem artichokes).
How to Roast Root Vegetables in the Oven:
As I said, this is an easy way to serve up a side dish! Here’s a brief run-down of the process but please scroll to the printable recipe card for the full instructions plus the notes.
- Prep the veggies. Peel, scrub, and slice the vegetables.
- Coat with oil: Put the vegetables in a large bowl and toss with the olive oil.
- Season: Transfer them to a baking sheet and season them with salt and pepper.
- Roast: Cook them until they are fork tender.
Helpful Tips for Perfectly Roasted Root Vegetables
- To save clean-up time, line the sheet pan with parchment paper or foil.
- Select or cut the vegetable all the same size.
- For crisp, caramelized vegetables keep them in one layer and not too close together. Use more than one pan if necessary.
- Check during the roasting process and remove any vegetables that finish cooking before others.
If you want to roast these root vegetables in an air fryer, you can use this air fryer calculator for oven to air fryer conversions. Just make sure you don’t crowd the veggies.
More Flavorful Additions
This recipe is easy to build on by adding additional flavorings and seasonings. A simple way to add a pop of flavor is to substitute the oil for a flavored oil like roasted garlic olive oil. You could also add a splash of lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, or balsamic vinegar.
A quick way to add interest and variety to these oven-roasted vegetables is to toss them with premade seasonings. Try tossing the veggies in one of the following.
Keep a few prepared seasoning blends on hand to add to other dishes like roasted Brussels and carrots or roasted cauliflower. You can even add them to meat dishes like roasted chicken or pork chops with onions. Seasoned blends make meal prep a breeze.
Frequently Asked Questions
These veggies go with anything. For a vegetarian dish, add them to a bowl of sprouted brown rice and top them with a soft or hard boiled egg and buttermilk ranch dressing.
For a hearty meat dish, serve them with braised pork shanks or BBQ baked chicken legs.
Spread the roasted veggies out on a baking sheet and place them in a 425°F preheated oven for 4 to 6 minutes. Alternatively, you can pop them in the microwave for 2 to 4 minutes.
Leftovers will last for 3 days in the fridge.
Some Other Recipes We Are Sure You Will Love:
Whole Roasted Chicken and Vegetables is a classic Sunday dinner or for any weeknight. The chicken is moist and tender plus a whole chicken is budget-friendly and will serve the entire family. It is an easy one-pot dinner!
Try this easy one-pot meal of Slow-Roasted Lamb Shoulder and Root Vegetables, I guarantee you will not be disappointed! The lamb is moist and tender while the vegetables are perfectly cooked.
Our Cast Iron Roast Chicken with Root Vegetables makes a full meal. Pull out your largest cast-iron skillet and roast up this easy dinner including your vegetables! Tender, roasted chicken leg/thighs roast right on top of your favorite root vegetables!
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Roasted Root Vegetables
Ingredients
- 3 carrots
- 3 parsnips
- 10-12 fingerling potatoes
- 5 cipollini onions or small yellow onions
- 1 large sweet potato
- 3-4 Tablespoons olive oil
- Salt and fresh pepper
- 2 tablespoons fresh thyme leaves plus sprigs
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 425°
- Peel the carrots, parsnips and sweet potato then cut them into 2-inch pieces of approximately the same size for even cooking.
- Scrub the potatoes and if they are large, cut into pieces approximating the same size as the carrots, parsnips, and sweet potato.
- Trim and peel the onions.
- Put the vegetables in a large bowl and toss with the olive oil. Transfer to a baking sheet in a single layer. If they are too close together and heaped on each other they will end up 'steamed' rather than roasted.
- Sprinkle generously with salt and black pepper.
- Roast the vegetables at 425 degrees for 20-25 minutes. Check often and remove when they are fork-tender but still have a little resistance when pierced. Enjoy!
Notes
- For added color include red cipollini onions or chunks of red onion
- Divide the vegetables onto two sheet pans if necessary
- Other options for the vegetables would be rutabagas, turnips, beets and fennel.
- Check the vegetables after 15 minutes. If any of the vegetables appear to be done transfer them to a plate cover with foil and keep warm until all the vegetables are tender.
Nutrition
This recipe was originally published on November 6, 2013. We updated the photos and added some helpful tips to the post.
John / Kitchen Riffs
Wednesday 12th of January 2022
We like to roast most veggies, but root vegetables are the absolute best. Such a nice post -- thanks.
Dahn Boquist
Wednesday 12th of January 2022
I agree, root veggies are so underappreciated.