Description
This Oven Roasted Broccoli recipe offers a simple and flavorful way to enjoy fresh broccoli florets roasted to perfection with olive oil and a blend of spices. Perfect as a healthy side dish, it features crispy edges and tender stems enhanced by garlic powder, paprika, and black pepper.
Ingredients
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Main Ingredients
- 8 cups fresh broccoli florets (1.5 pounds or 24 ounces), cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1/4 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit (232 degrees Celsius) and grease a large baking sheet to prevent sticking.
- Prepare Spice Mix: In a small bowl, combine garlic powder, fine sea salt, paprika, and freshly ground black pepper. Set aside this spice mixture.
- Coat Broccoli: Place the broccoli florets in a large bowl, drizzle with olive oil, and toss thoroughly to ensure even coating.
- Season Broccoli: Sprinkle half of the spice mixture over the broccoli and stir well; then sprinkle the remaining half and stir again to evenly distribute the spices.
- Arrange on Baking Sheet: Spread the seasoned broccoli in a single, even layer on the prepared baking sheet to enable proper roasting.
- Roast Broccoli: Roast in the preheated oven at 450 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 minutes, stirring once halfway through to ensure even cooking and browning. Adjust cooking time based on floret size if needed.
- Optional Broil: If desired, broil the broccoli for 1-2 minutes at the end to crisp it up, particularly useful if using frozen broccoli.
- Serve: Remove from the oven and serve immediately for the best flavor and texture.
Notes
- Using Frozen Broccoli: Spread frozen broccoli in an even layer on the baking sheet and warm it in the preheated oven for 1-2 minutes until warm but not roasted. Remove, drizzle with olive oil, stir, add spices, then roast as per recipe instructions.
- Ingredient Substitutions: Avocado oil can substitute olive oil; minced garlic can replace garlic powder but may reduce crispiness; smoked paprika is preferred but any paprika works; freshly ground black pepper yields best flavor.
- Storage: Keep roasted broccoli in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
- Reheating: Microwave for quick warming without crispiness, or reheat in a 375 degrees Fahrenheit oven on a baking sheet for 4-5 minutes to restore crisp texture.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 110 kcal
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 230 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 10 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
