How To Make Roasted Carrots with Thyme
Roasted carrots come out naturally sweet. They’re seasoned simply with thyme, pepper, salt, and olive oil and are a delicious and healthy side dish.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 2lbsfresh carrots,peeled
- 2tbspextra virgin olive oil
- ½tspkosher salt
- ¼tspfreshly ground black pepper
- 2tspthyme,(or ½ tsp dried), fresh chopped, plus more for serving
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
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Slice the carrots on the diagonal about 2 inches thick. Make sure all pieces are approximately the same size to ensure even cooking.
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Directly on the prepared baking sheet, toss together the carrots, olive oil, salt, pepper and thyme.
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Roast for 20 to 25 minutes, stirring once mid-way through, until nicely caramelized and tender (cooking time will depend on thickness of carrots).
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Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary. Transfer to a bowl and sprinkle with more fresh thyme, if desired.
Nutrition
- Calories: 153.42kcal
- Fat: 7.31g
- Saturated Fat: 1.02g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 4.96g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.98g
- Carbohydrates: 21.92g
- Fiber: 6.44g
- Sugar: 10.75g
- Protein: 2.15g
- Sodium: 391.86mg
- Calcium: 77.31mg
- Potassium: 730.21mg
- Iron: 0.80mg
- Vitamin A: 1894.74µg
- Vitamin C: 14.02mg
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