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Happy Monday!

Usually Mondays are really hard for me but for some reason today, Monday feels pretty good. Maybe it’s all the coffee I have already had or how amazing my Pandora play list has been this morning. Either way it’s a nice way to start the week. Usually my mind is kicking and screaming all day Monday and I just try to bear down and smile through it. So today I want to share a basic recipe that I probably eat at least once a week. The veggies change every time depend on what I have, what looks good, or what’s in season – as do the herbs. But it always looks something like this. The secret to these roasted veggies is par-cooking the potatoes in the microwave before roasting them so that they roast up nice and crisp and don’t take hours. These veggies also make a great roasted veggie salad. I almost always make lots of extra and save them for during the week.

Oven Roasted Veggies
Servings: 4
Serving Size: a little over 1 cup
Nutritional Info: 137 calories, 3.7g of fat, 25.6g carbohydrates, 4.3g dietary fiber, 3.7g of protein * 3 P+

Ingredients

• 1 large potato
• 1 red onion, sliced
• 1 carrot, sliced thinly on the diagonal
• 1 bunch asparagus, sliced
• 1 red pepper, sliced
• 1 yellow pepper, sliced
• 1 cup baby Portobello mushrooms
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 2 sprigs rosemary
• 2 sprigs thyme

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
2. Place your potatoes on a microwave safe dish and par-cook for 4-8 minutes depending on the size of the potatoes and your microwave. You want the potato to be soft enough that you can easily pierce it with a fork, but not soggy. Let it cool and slice it into cubes.
3. In a large bowl toss together all of the vegetables and potato with the olive oil, salt, pepper, rosemary, and thyme.
4. Arrange on a baking sheet sprayed with non fat cooking in a single layer and roast for 15-20 minutes until everything is browned and crispy. Shake the pan once or twice during roasting. Taste before serving and add any needed salt and pepper.

Looking for a main course to serve up with these veggies? Check out these oldies but goodies

Lemon Roasted Chicken

Sweet and Spicy Salmon