Honey Glazed Roasted Carrots and Parsnips with Goat Cheese
These Honey Glazed Roasted Carrots and Parsnips with Goat Cheese are sweet, buttery, and guaranteed to upstage the main dish at any dinner table. Ready in 35 minutes, these thyme and honey butter glazed carrots and parsnips never disappoint!
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 4 parsnips, cleaned and cut into even strips (peeling optional)
- 4 carrots, cleaned and cut into even strips (peeling optional)
- 2 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- ¼ cup (2 oz) crumbled goat cheese (can use plain, honey flavored, or herb flavored)
Honey-Thyme Butter
- 4 tablespoon salted butter
- 4 sprigs fresh thyme
- 1 tablespoon honey
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees. 2. Wash and (peel if desired) carrots and parsnips, and cut into uniform strips. 3. Place on a sheet pan, and toss with olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic powder and onion powder. Roast for 30-35 minutes , tossing halfway through, until tender/easily pierced with a fork. Once tender, remove from oven and set aside. 4. Towards the end of roasting, in a small saucepan over low heat- melt butter with thyme sprigs and honey. Stir until melted and bubbly, about 5 minutes. 5. Discard thyme sprigs from butter mixture, and pour butter mixture over vegetables onn the sheet pan, and toss to coat. Sprinkle top of hot vegetables with crumbled goat cheese and serve.
Notes
You could do all carrots or all parsnips if you like!
The honey in this recipe can be swapped for maple syrup.