Easy Oven-Baked Broccoli

Today, I’m sharing an easy oven-baked broccoli recipe that will take less than 30 minutes to prep and cook. It’s actually my favorite way to serve broccoli and eat it too. Well honestly, I don’t eat as much veggie as I should. Instead, my kids and husband devour them. So this new year I’m making it a goal to eat more vegetables if I can get to them.

We actually don’t have this enough. Instead, we would just have steamed broccoli most of the time but when we do have roasted broccoli, it’s a treat.

Like I mentioned before, this easy oven-baked broccoli is super quick to put together, and roasting the broccoli in the oven it adds tons of flavor. Give it a try if and let us know what you think.

Ingredients for easy oven-baked broccoli

• broccoli
• olive oil
• salt
• black pepper
• mined garlic

Prepping and cooking broccoli

Washing your veggies is a no brainer but make sure to dry the broccoli before roasting. If the broccoli is too wet, it won’t crisp up like you want it to.

 I especially like to halve the florets length-wise when roasting broccoli so that the flat edges can get extra caramelized on the bottom of the pan while roasting.

Don’t overcrowd the broccoli.  If the florets are too close together on the sheet pan, they will steam in the oven and they won’t get brown and crisp. Make sure to spread your florets in an even layer with a little space between each one.

Now, bake broccoli at 425 degrees F. for about 15-20 minutes or until fork-tender and crispy around the edges. Let it cool down for 2-3 minutes, squeeze some lemon juice, and enjoy. You can have these as a snack or serve them as a side with your choice of protein and carbs.

I hope this new year will bring happiness to you all and may we eat more vegetables.

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Easy Oven-Roasted Broccoli

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By Kalu Lor – Serves: 4

Prep Time: 10 – Cooking Time: 15 – Total Time: 25

Tender florets tossed with olive oil, salt, black pepper, and garlic. Roasted at high heat until nicely browned around the edges and stems (with some crispy bits) and finished off with a squeeze of fresh lemon juice.

Ingredients

• Ingredients
• 1 1/2 pounds broccoli, cut into florets of even size
• 3-4 Tbsp Olive oil
• 1 tsp of Sea salt
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4 tsp ground black pepper

Instructions

1

Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees F.

2

Wash broccoli and pat dry. If the broccoli is too wet, it won’t crisp up like you want it to

3

Toss broccoli florets with olive oil, salt, black pepper, and minced garlic in a bowl.

4

Arrange florets single layer on baking sheets either lined with parchment paper or foil paper. Make sure to scrape anything that is left in the bowl and add it to the broccoli on the baking sheets.

5

Bake for 15-20 minutes or until florets is fork-tender and lightly browned and crispy around the edges.

6

Take out of the oven and let cool for 2-3 minutes then squeeze some lemon juice on top and enjoy!