Balsamic Roasted Vegetables made easy in a casserole dish for a healthy side dish! This crowd-pleasing recipe is easy to adapt using various veggies and spices, and is simple to prepare.
You’re looking at one of my all-time favorite go-to side dishes.
Back when I first started cooking with vegetables and wasn’t sure which veggies needed what amount of time to cook, I simply threw them all in a casserole dish with oil and spices and roasted them.
For me, it eliminated all the guesswork that you experience when sautéing vegetables, and I didn’t have to wonder if I timed things just right. I always end up with a winning load of veg, so roasting is my fool-proof method of choice.
I never tire of roasted vegetables because they can be flavored every which way, and it’s a super comforting, yet healthy side dish. I just chop up any seasonal vegetables I’m in the mood for, drizzle them with olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and spices, and bake them for about an hour. Boom! Vegetables for days.
How to Make Balsamic Roasted Vegetables:
While I typically roast vegetables on baking sheets for the optimal texture, I prepare large family-sized batches in a big casserole dish. I find they turn out just as tasty and making them all at once (rather than in batches on several sheets) makes the process easier.
Step One: Choose Your Vegetables
You can roast any hearty vegetable! Choose your veggies based on your preferences and seasons. My favorites are sweet potato, Yukon potato, onion, bell pepper, asparagus, zucchini, and carrots. As you can see in the photos in this post, I’ve also been known to include turnip, cauliflower, and brussels sprouts.
When I use Yukon potatoes (or any potato except for sweet potatoes), I boil them for 8 minutes prior to chopping them, as they take quite a bit longer to roast than other vegetables. To do so, simply bring a pot of water to a boil on the stove top and add the potatoes. Boil for 8 to 10 minutes, drain, and allow them to cool.
Once they’re cool enough to handle, chop them up and proceed as normal.
Step Two: Chop Thy Veggies
Once you chop up your vegetables, place them all in a big casserole dish.
Step Three: Add Oil, Seasonings, and Vinegar
Drizzle the vegetables liberally with avocado oil or olive oil, balsamic vinegar, sea salt, and any seasonings you’d like. I always use cumin, chili powder, a dried herb such as oregano or thyme, and balsamic vinegar. I’ve also used curry powder, Cajun seasoning, and Italian seasoning.
Step Four: Roast!
Bake the veggies on the center rack of the preheated oven. When I make roasted vegetables in a casserole dish, I roast them for about 50 to 60 minutes at 400 degrees F. You can change your bake time based on the heartiness of the vegetables you use and your desired level of “done-ness.”
It all comes out marvelously! Although this is a stellar winter dish, I even make roasted veggies in the sweet heart of summer when it’s hotter than Hades – it’s always worth the extra sweat.
Using leftover roasted veggies in scrambled eggs or an omelet makes for a delicious breakfast. This recipe…it’s the gift that keeps on giving.
If you love roasted vegetables be sure to check out these…
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- Crispy Vegan Cheesy Roasted Broccoli
- Orange-Ginger Roasted Carrots
- Crowd-Pleasing Roasted Vegetables
- Orange Ginger Turmeric Roasted Root Vegetables
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Eat thy veggies.
Balsamic Roasted Vegetables Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/2 red onion chopped
- 1 large green bell pepper chopped
- 3 large carrots peeled and chopped
- 1 medium sweet potato chopped into ½” cubes*
- 1 bunch asparagus trimmed and halved
- 5 tablespoons grapeseed or olive oil
- 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar optional
- 2 teaspoons sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon oregano
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Place all chopped vegetables in a large casserole dish. Drizzle olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt, and spices over the vegetables and use your hands to toss everything together until the vegetables are well-coated.
- Place casserole dish on the center rack of the oven and bake for 55 to 65 minutes, stirring once after 30 minutes.
- Remove vegetables from the oven and serve hot with your favorite entree.
At the beginning of each week, I really should just roast up a humongous pan of veggies and use them in ALL THE THINGS EVERY DAY. That’s just smart.
Wowza! I’ve never thought of throwing turnips or cumin into my veg mix! I WANNA PUT THE WHOLE PAN IN MY FACETRAP.
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YUM! I want to take a little swim in all those roasted vegetables. Also, I always forget to share the “easy” recipes or the stuff I actually eat all the time. I should do that more! XO
Same here! I’m ashamed to admit, one of my favorite go-to dinners involves purchasing an already made rotisserie chicken from the store and shoving it in a bowl with spinach, goat cheese, avocado and slathering it in dressing…that’s probably why I don’t share go-tos more often – because they’re pretty ordinary 😉
I love roasted veggies, especially, during winter and this combo roasted veggies and balsamic is definitely a winner!!
MMMMHMMMM sing it, girl!
I LURVE roasting a buncho veggies at the beginning of the week and putting them in/on everything. But balsamic vinegar and all those spices? Double lurve.
Yup, the blasamic’s the real clincher in the veg equation! Have a great weekend, m’love!
I think the balsamic is the key to this. I made some beets today that I precooked yesterday. All I did was reduce some balsamic and warmed the beets in it… the taste and color were amazing. I need to try this combo… especially with the sweet potatoes. It seems that the vinegar really shows off the natural sweetness in vegetables!
You said it! It’s pretty amazing what a little balsamic can do for a vegetable. And balsamic + beets? Well played, Brad…well played! 😉
I loooove roasted veggies, especially, like you said, in the dead of winter when I just don’t even want to move out from under a blanket on the couch. Roasted veggies +balsamic=WIN!
Heck yeah! Girl’s gotta have sustenance in all that freezing weather. Although, I have to admit, I’m partial to blanket + couch + roassted veg, myself, even thought it’s sunny and 65 here!