Roasted Squash and Sweet Potatoes are one of my all time favorite side dishes, packed with flavor and super healthy! As a testament to how much I like these roasted veggies, this is a a slight redo (with better photos) of a previous post I did over a year ago.
I spent my entire weekend in the kitchen. Cooking up a storm. Making and testing over 9 recipes!
I started at 7 am and didn’t sit down until 5 pm, at which point I only took a 5 minute break and then came back to cooking and baking.
What possessed me to do all this cooking and baking? Because I was planning ahead so that I could make all the recipes I needed to make for clients and the blog before starting the Whole30 Program!! A program in which one eats whole foods and doesn’t eat any added sugar, gluten, legumes or grains. And I’m going to do it along side my friend Lynn of Order In The Kitchen (she already knows to expect many texts when I am faced with temptations, but hey, I already had to change my phone plan because we talk so much, so I’m sure it’s no biggie lol).
So what WILL I be eating? THESE roasted squash and sweet potatoes, that’s for sure! Like lots and lot of these, because it is, like I said earlier, one of my all time favorite dishes! You start by peeling and chopping squash and then coat them with olive oil and roast them to perfection.
Ingredients
- 1-2 butternut squash peeled and cubed
- 1 acorn squash peeled and cubed
- 2 sweet potatoes peeled and cubed
- 1 medium onion peeled and chopped
- 3 garlic cloves peeled and diced
- 3 Tbs Extra Virgin Olive Oil three turns of the wrist in the bowl
- 1 Tbs Salt
- 1 tsp garlic salt
- 1 tsp onion salt
- 1 tsp pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
- Peel and chop all the veggies and throw them in a large bowl (the peeling will take a long time with the squash).
- After all the veggies and onion and garlic are in a bowl pour extra virgin olive oil in - about three turns of the bowl.
- Add the seasonings and then stir. Lay out on lined baking sheet. Bake for 20 minutes, then turn veggies over and bake for another 20 minutes. My veggies usually take anywhere from 35 to 50 minutes. Poke a fork into the veggies to test if done -the veggies should be soft and not hard anymore (don't over bake because they'll get mushy). Spoon veggies into a bowl and enjoy!
Over the next 30 days I’ll definitely be sharing how the program is going. And if you see recipes that don’t conform to the program (like the amazing 5 ingredient red velvet cake in a mason jar I’ll be sharing on Friday) please know that I made it ahead of time.
cheri says
Good for you Phi, love roasted veggies.
Sweetphi says
Thank you so much Cheri!
Sian @ Cakey Dreamer says
My friend did the Whole30 challenge recently and she said that after the first few days it gets far easier- she wasn’t tempted at all! Good luck with it, these look delicious!
Sweetphi says
Thank you so much for the words of encouragement, I really appreciate it!!
Amanda says
Yum! These roasted veggies are a great side with any meal!
Sweetphi says
You’re so right…they’re great with any meal!!
Erica says
Hurray for the whole 30 and good luck! A second hurray for the 5 ingredient red velvet cake you mentioned! Sounds yummy.
Sweetphi says
Thank you so much! I need all the good wishes I can get while embarking on this lol….and that 5 ingredient cake…omg, so good, can’t wait until friday to post it (my husband has been happily eating the leftovers all week while I eat an apple ol).
Lynn @ Order in the Kitchen says
Love love love!! These look SO good I’m totally making these!! So glad you are my partner in crime for this program! Love you!! xoxo
Sweetphi says
Girl, we got this! So excited to do this with you, here’s to whole food 🙂
Trisha (Stew or a Story) says
I’ve been intrigued by the whole30 program, so I’m excited to follow along. If it involves eating these roasted sweet potatoes and squash (two of my favorites), I’m in!!!
Sweetphi says
I’ll definitely keep you posted, thank you so much for your comment 🙂
Rachel @ Bakerita says
These look so delicious, and amazing for you for doing Whole30! I’m trying to incorporate more elements of the Paleo lifestyle into my life to help me eat a bit cleaner – good luck!! 🙂
Sweetphi says
Thank you so much Rachel!