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Vegetables are healthy foods that I definitely need to eat more of. I am trying to lose weight and more vegetables can help with that. The only problem is that I don’t like most vegetables raw. I like to use this healthy roasted vegetable recipe for my vegetables now. I really like how they taste and you can use any vegetables and spices you want. That makes this a perfect way to use up small amounts of vegetable you have.

Sometimes I roast carrots without adding any other vegetables. They are really sweet roasted and I love the taste. Don’t ever ask me to eat raw carrots, though. I didn’t put any spices on the roasted carrots – just the olive oil.

The recipe is very simple. You will need vegetables, olive oil, and your favorite spices. In the photo, I used broccoli, carrots, and onion. You can add pretty much any vegetable you like.

I like to cover my vegetables completely. They will take longer to cook but will not burn easily. If you need your vegetables to cook faster, you don’t need to cover them, but make sure they are all the same size so they cook evenly.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place a large piece of tin foil on a cookie sheet. Cut the vegetables and put on tin foil. Drizzle vegetables with olive oil and your favorite seasonings. I use onion powder, garlic powder, and parsley. Toss the veggies to make sure the seasonings and olive oil cover them completely. Bake for about 45 minutes if you cover the vegetables or about 15 if you do not cover them. You will know that they are done when they start to brown and are soft.

Do you have a healthy roasted vegetables recipe that you use? How do you make them? What spices are your favorite to use on roasted vegetables?