Showing posts with label red peppers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label red peppers. Show all posts

Friday, October 7, 2011

Roasted Vegetables

It's starting to cool off outside, maybe a little to quickly, but I love fall and all the food that comes with it.  It's time to put the grill on a temporary vacation, although it still gets pulled out a few times during fall and winter.  It's finally cool enough to turn the oven on and these warm and tasty veggies are delicious with a roast or steaks.  Bonus: they are so pretty.  I think next time I make these I will put more herbs and balsamic vinegar.  So taste them and see how you like them.
 
Prep Time: 20 minutes, unless you're faster with a peeler and a knife than I am
Cook Time: 35-40 minutes, it seems like these took a little longer than that so plan accordingly
Family Friendliness: I was surprised at how well my kids ate this but my kids are pretty good about eating veggies.
 
Roasted Vegetables
Ingredients:
1small butternut squash, cubed
2 red bell peppers, seeded and diced
1 sweet potato, peeled and cubed
3 Yukon gold potatoes, cubed (I used red potatoes)
1 red onion, quartered
1 T. chopped fresh thyme
2 T. chopped fresh rosemary
¼ c. olive oil
2 T. balsamic vinegar
salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions: Preheat oven to 475°.  In a large bowl (or a large resealable bag), combine the squash, red bell peppers, sweet potato, and Yukon Gold potatoes.  Separate the red onion quarters into pieces, and add them to the mixture.  In a small bowl, stir together thyme, rosemary, olive oil, vinegar, salt and pepper.  Toss with vegetables until they are coated.  Spread evenly on a large roasting pan.  Roast 35-40 minutes in oven, stirring every 10 minutes, or until vegetables are cooked through and browned.

(This recipe is originally from an internet recipe site, but I can't remember which one.)