Roasted Carrots with Garlic Parsley Butter

This roasted carrots recipe is a simple, delicious side dish. The carrots are sweet and tender with lightly caramelized edges. Served with our garlic parsley butter the carrots are deliciously garlicky, fresh, and vegetarian. Jump to the Roasted Carrots Recipe or read on to see our tips for making them.

Roasted carrots are sweet, tender, and completely delicious. For this recipe, we toss the perfectly roasted carrots with garlic and parsley infused butter. These taste amazing and look incredible on the table. For another easy recipe, take a look at these honey roasted carrots with tahini sauce drizzled over the top.

These simple carrots never fail to impress. We love to serve them next to Whole Roasted Chicken, my mother’s Baked Salmon with Lemon and Dill and our Roasted Pork Tenderloin with Apples and Onions. They are also perfect for topping grain or rice bowls.

How to Roast Carrots

Roasting is my favortie way to cook carrots. They don’t take very long to cook, especially if you cut the carrots into small pieces. I also love how roasting brings out the sweetness of carrots. Roasting carrots is dead simple. Here’s how we do it:

1. Heat the oven to 400°F to 425°F
2. Toss sliced carrots with some fat (like olive oil, melted butter or coconut oil) and season with salt and pepper. For more flavor, add other spices or a spice blend at this point.
3. Roast for 25 to 30 minutes until tender and the edges begin to brown.

The method is very simple and can be used to roast most vegetables. See our recipes for roasted parsnips, mushrooms, sweet potatoes and butternut squash for more inspiration.

The moment the carrots come out of the oven, I like to toss them with the garlic parsley butter. This is completely optional, but it is absolutely divine!

More Easy Side Dishes

• Garlic Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Ham — Learn our tricks for tender Brussels sprouts that are caramelized and delicious.
• Garlic Herb Cauliflower Rice — This easy herbed cauliflower rice is packed full of flavor, healthy, low-carb and quick to make.
• Coconut Oil Roasted Sweet Potatoes — Coconut oil roasted sweet potatoes with maple syrup, cinnamon, and toasted pecans.
• Simple Garlic Roasted Asparagus — The asparagus is perfectly tender with slightly crispy tips. Served with our five minute garlic herb sauce, it’s deliciously garlicky, fresh, and vegetarian.
• 20 Minute Honey Roasted Carrots with Tahini Sauce —  A simple recipe for roasted carrots with honey, spice and the most delicious tahini sauce drizzled on top.

Recipe updated, originally posted October 2013. Since posting this in 2013, we have tweaked the recipe to be more clear. – Adam and Joanne