Oven Roasted Vegetables with Maple Glaze
Oven Roasted Vegetables with Maple Glaze, Finished with a crispy bacon bow! One of our favorite Christmas vegetable dishes. Also great for Thanksgiving!
Why We Love This Bacon Wrapped Vegetables Recipe
Oven Roasted Vegetables with Maple Glaze ALL wrapped in bacon. I have a theory that if you wrap anything in bacon, it becomes mysteriously delicious.
Does anyone share this theory with me? Bacon Wrapped Cardboard… Shoes… Parsnips.
Just kidding. I love parsnips. Yet I know three other people that happen to live in my house who would rather tackle eating a sneaker than a parsnip.
However, tie those parsnips up in bacon and drizzle them with cider maple glaze, and we have a different scenario on our hands.
Oven Roasted Vegetables
Oven Roasted Vegetables with Maple Glaze are a surefire way to get your kids to eat their veggies, and will make a great addition to any holiday meal this season.
They are visually appealing and individually portioned. Roasted vegetable bundles are a great side dish for any meal, even Thanksgiving!
Roasted Vegetable Ingredients List
- Carrots – For color and sweetness.
- Parsnips – Offer an earthy bitter note to this recipe.
- Asparagus – Perky and crisp
- Thick-cut bacon – What brings these little bundled beauties together.
- Pure maple syrup – The perfect touch of sweetness in the glaze.
- Apple cider vinegar – For tang.
- Ground cumin and ginger – Spicy depth adds that little extra something.
- Salt and Black Pepper– Always needed.
How To Roast Vegetables In The Oven
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F, and line a rimmed baking sheet with foil or parchment paper. Trim all the veggies, cutting the carrots and parsnips into long pieces approximately the same size as the asparagus.
- Separate the vegetables into bundles with about 3 asparagus spears, 3 carrot spears, and 3 parsnip spears in each bundle. Tie each bundle with a piece of bacon and lay them on the baking sheet. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Roast veggies in the oven for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, whisk the ingredients for the glaze together for a great flavor. After 20 minutes, drizzle the glaze over the veggies and place them back in the oven for another 5 minutes, until tender. Serve warm.
Warning: This is not a great make-ahead recipe. The taste of the bacon and asparagus is best when fresh out of the oven. However, you can prep the bundles and make the glaze a day ahead. Then refrigerate until ready to roast.
See the recipe card below for how to make Oven Roasted Vegetables Recipe with Maple Glaze. Enjoy!
Wait, But Aren’t Parsnips Bitter?
The slightly bitter quality of parsnips actually balances the sweetness of the carrots and glaze to make a decidedly well-rounded dish.
Who would have thunk?!
Oven Roasted Vegetables with Maple Glaze is a new Collier family favorite… even with the parsnips!
Recipe Swaps and Variations
Add some red pepper flakes to these roasted vegetables with bacon, if you want to spice things up a little, or add garlic powder for a bit of zest!
You can swap any dense vegetable that can be cut into long thin strips, like celery root, large beets, or broccolini.
The Perfect Thanksgiving or Christmas Vegetable Side Dish
Consider adding roasted vegetables to your Thanksgiving menu this year.
Wouldn’t they look pretty sitting next to sliced roasted turkey, homemade yeast rolls, and cranberry sauce?
I think so.
Other holiday recipes you might like:
- Crispy Hasselback Potatoes with Rosemary
- Roasted Vegetable Polenta Stacks
- Zesty Prosciutto Cheese Rolls
- Chorizo Stuffed Mushrooms
- Mini Spinach Ricotta Calzones
- Clams Casino
- Roasted Brussel Sprouts Gratin
- Loaded Cauliflower Buffalo Wings
- Best Broccoli Salad Recipe
- Roasted Root Vegetables
- Zucchini Parmesan Bread
- Sweet Potato Crusted Salmon Sheet Pan Dinner
- Crunchy Bell Pepper Salad
- Savory Butternut Squash Casserole
- Chimichurri Cherry tomatoes salad
Check the printable recipe card below for nutrition information including calories, carbohydrates, protein, sodium, potassium, fiber, and vitamin c percentages.
Oven Roasted Vegetables with Maple Glaze
Ingredients
For the Roasted Vegetables:
For the Maple Glaze:
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F, and line a rimmed baking sheet with foil or parchment paper. Trim all the veggies, cutting the carrots and parsnips into long pieces approximately the same size as the asparagus.
- Separate the vegetables into bundles with about 3 asparagus spears, 3 carrot spears and 3 parsnip spears in each bundle. Tie each bundle with a piece of bacon and lay them on the baking sheet. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Roast in the oven for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, whisk the ingredients for the glaze together. After 20 minutes, drizzle the glaze over the veggies and place them back in the oven for another 5 minutes. Serve warm.
This is total genius!
Oh how fun and delicious!! I just have to give this a try :)
That cider maple glaze sounds divine! Love this festive bundles, Sommer :)
This looks yummy! The kids would love to try it!
Stunning presentation! :) home run. parsnips bitter? I wouldn’t describe them that way but its your taste buds. I like the hit of spicy and crunch that they give. My son calls them ‘the white carrot ones’. They are wonderful roasted, cooked in a stew, mashed :) sorry felt I needed to further represent one of fav veggies in a better light. Maybe look for smaller ones? Maybe its a size problem – big = bitter? Definitely making this though :)
Wow! So creative – bacon does make everything better!
These look amazing!!! I can’t wait to try them! Thank you for the great recipe!
What a nice presentation for a holiday meal!
This will definitely get me to eat my veggies without a fuss!
These look so fancy, and yet so simple. I love this idea!
These look attractive. Perhaps for my next family dinner. Bitter parsnips? You malign parsnips, even saying you like them. Perhaps your supplier is selling old stuff. Parsnips are at least as sweet as carrots and I eat both raw.
Hey Jan, no, they aren’t old, but they are HUGE. I find large parsnips to be a bit bitter. I still enjoy them, but not the kids.
…Expect in this recipes. ;)
Yum, you don’t have to ask me twice to eat my veggies with bacon!
These bundles are so pretty, and I can only imagine the wonderful flavor!!
Such a nice, simple and tasty veggie side!
Oh yeah! Totally agree, bacon makes everything mo’ bettah’ :D
Beautiful presentation!
Shoot, I’ll eat anything wrapped in bacon! Especially these adorable veggie bundles! They look like the perfect accoutrement to any holiday meal. Bravo, dollface!!
What a pretty side for Thanksgiving! I love parsnips but don’t think of buying them very often. Putting them on my shopping list right now.
Me neither Lana, But I’m so glad I did!