Roasted Broccoli Recipe – Ready in 15 minutes!

Roasted Broccoli is the unsung hero of weeknight dinner sides. This easy recipe is hands-off and super delicious! If you want your family to eat broccoli and LOVE it, give this a try!

Do you ever forget to make a side dish, and sit down for dinner and think – aw man, I should TOTALLY have some green stuff on here? Me too. I struggle sometimes to get a full meal on the table in under 30 minutes, but try really hard to include all the right nutrients!

Sometimes it is as simple as throwing a bag of frozen peas in the microwave, which, although a wonderful choice, kind of lacks in the wow-factor-department.

Steamed broccoli is ALSO a fine choice (given that it contains fiber, Vitamin C and … protein), but if you want to kick the flavor up a notch, oven roasting is the way to go.

You might also like my Oven Roasted Vegetables or my Sauteed Green Beans Recipe!

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Meal prep

I love roasted broccoli when meal prepping. It keeps well, has such great flavor that is actually good hot or cold! (Here it is served with marinated grilled chicken and some quinoa – check out my post on how to cook quinoa).

This oven-roasted broccoli recipe contains two of my FAVORITE THINGS. Parmesan and garlic. I mean – how can you really go wrong?

Grab a couple of heads of broccoli, cut into florets – then drizzle with olive oil, a little garlic powder, season with salt, pepper, and parmesan cheese. With a cooking time of about 15 minutes (depending on how small your broccoli florets are), this is perfect!

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• Broccoli. Fresh broccoli is best here. Frozen holds too much moisture and will steam instead of roast, so you won’t get those crispy edges we’re after.
• Olive oil. Helps the broccoli roast instead of dry out, and gives you those golden, slightly crispy edges.
• Garlic powder. Adds flavor without the risk of burning. You can use fresh garlic, just know it can burn at high heat, so add it carefully or later in the cooking process.
• Salt and pepper. Brings out all the flavor. I use kosher salt, and you definitely don’t want to skip this.
• Parmesan cheese. Totally optional, but it adds a salty, savory finish that’s really good with the roasted broccoli.

How to Roast Broccoli

Get prepped: Preheat the oven to 450°F and cut the broccoli into small florets. Add to a rimmed baking sheet.

Drizzle with olive oil, Sprinkle garlic powder, Sprinkle salt and pepper. Toss gently so all the pieces are covered, then sprinkle with parmesan cheese.

Cook: Roast for 10-12 minutes. It’s done when the florets are still bright green – but a little charred on the edges.

Serve: Serve warm, and devour.

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Roasted Broccoli Recipe

Author Kylee Ayotte

Servings 4

Prep Time: 5 minutes mins

Cook Time: 10 minutes mins

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Roasted Broccoli is the unsung hero of weeknight dinner sides. This easy recipe is hands-off and super delicious! If you want your family to eat broccoli and LOVE it, give this a try!

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Equipment

• Baking Sheet

Ingredients

 

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• ▢ 1 pound broccoli fresh
• ▢ ¼ cup olive oil
• ▢ 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• ▢ ½ teaspoons salt
• ▢ ¼ teaspoons cracked pepper
• ▢ ¼ cup parmesan cheese shredded

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 450℉ and cut 1 pound broccoli into small florets.
• Add the broccoli florets to a rimmed baking sheet (you may use parchment paper, or spray the sheet lightly with oil to prevent sticking)
• Drizzle with¼ cup olive oil sprinkle1 teaspoon garlic powder, ½ teaspoons salt and ¼ teaspoons cracked pepper and toss gently to distribute oil and seasonings, then sprinkle with ¼ cup parmesan cheese.
• Roast for 10-12 minutes. It’s done when the florets are still bright green – but a little charred on the edges.
• Remove from oven, and devour.

Notes

This is a great recipe for mixing up. Like spice? add a little cayenne or crushed red pepper. Like fresh flavors? Add a little lemon juice after cooking for a super bright, fresh flavor.

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Nutrition

Calories: 185kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 4mg | Sodium: 429mg | Potassium: 367mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 755IU | Vitamin C: 101mg | Calcium: 127mg | Iron: 1mg

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About Kylee Ayotte

I am a born and raised New Zealander (a Kiwi), now living in Phoenix, Arizona. I’m happily married to the love of my life – a hot American boy I met while traveling the world. I’m a mama to 2 awesome little boys and love red things, rugby, cheesecake, and bacon. Mmmmm. Bacon. Meet Kylee