Roasted Winter Vegetables

Sometimes one-pot meals can be a real life saver. This one is so easy, warming, filling, and delicious. You can use whichever vegetables you have lying around. And for protein, you can chop up a couple of field roast sausages of your choice and toss them in with the vegetables. The other great thing about this meal is it makes the house smell awesome and cozy without a lot of effort.

I used an enamelled cast iron dutch oven, but any baking dish with a lid will work. If you don’t have a baking dish with a lid, aluminum foil over the top of a baking dish works just as well.

A tip, though, if you’re looking to buy a dutch oven. You can certainly spend hundreds of dollars on one (yikes!)…OR you can watch out for them to show up at your local Goodwill or thrift store, OR my mom found one for me at Marshall’s or TJ Maxx for about $35, I think. So worth it! We use it all the time. Thanks, Ma! And it’s cute and red:

This also makes a great side-dish if you’re making a more elaborate meal, because you can just chop everything up, pop it in the oven, and focus on the other things you’re cooking. Use whichever vegetables you have–for instance, we were out of carrots, but carrots are great in this!

The Recipe

1 yam

2 medium red potatoes

2 small parsnips

1 turnip

1 medium onion

whole garlic cloves (optional)

1.5-2 cups cabbage

2 cups kale

olive oil

salt and pepper

Preheat the oven to 350 F. Pour a small amount of olive oil in baking dish, lightly coating the bottom. I used a garlic infused olive oil, so I did not use whole garlic cloves, but the whole garlic cloves are a real treat! Chop all vegetables (and field roast, if using) into large bite sized pieces:

Toss them in the pot and drizzle with a small amount of olive oil. Sprinkle some salt and pepper on top (you can always add more when you serve it, if need be).

Cover the pot/baking dish. Bake in the oven for 30-45 minutes. You’ll want to test the vegetables for done-ness after about 30 and they are ready to eat whenever they are cooked to your liking.