Yes, you CAN roast frozen broccoli — straight from the bag, no defrosting necessary. Trust me, this healthy cooking hack for roasted frozen broccoli will save you so much time and money!
If you’re like me, you live for life hacks… especially in the kitchen. Anything that makes living a healthy life a little easier is a win in my book.
I often buy pre-chopped veggies to save time in the kitchen (FYI: Trader Joe’s is an awesome spot for this!), but until recently I sort of avoided buying frozen veggies because I would much rather eat roasted vegetables packed with flavor than soggy, steamed vegetables.
Well, let me introduce you to my newest little cooking hack: roasted frozen broccoli.
I don’t know why it took me so long to figure this little trick out, but a couple months ago I realized that you can roast frozen broccoli and my world was changed.
Of course the texture isn’t exactly the same as roasting fresh broccoli florets, but the frozen broccoli florets still get a little crispy and I honestly don’t mind that the texture is a bit softer — especially when you consider the fact that there is almost no prep work at all. I mean all you have to do is preheat your oven, dump the bag of frozen broccoli on a pan, add a little oil (you can use spray oil for this) and some seasonings, and you’re ready to roast.
If that doesn’t make your day, I don’t know what will. Kidding!
Also, frozen vegetables are awesome for a number of reasons…
So far I’ve tried this roasted frozen veggie hack with broccoli and cauliflower and it works great with both, but for whatever reason I think the roasted frozen broccoli is better, probably because it crisps up a bit more. I’m not complaining because we all need more green veggies in our lives, right?
Feel free to have fun with this recipe and try it with different vegetables, a different oil/fat, different spices — the options are really endless. For the seasonings you can keep it uber simple with a few liberal shakes of sea salt and pepper, which is what I usually do, or get fancy and add on some additional spices like garlic powder, onion powder, curry and/or cayenne. Obviously you don’t have to use all of these. Just pick your favs.
If you make this roasted frozen broccoli be sure to leave a comment and star rating below letting me know how it turned out. Your feedback is super helpful for the EBF team and other readers!
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Did this with a frozen ‘California blend’ (broccoli, cauliflower, and carrots) and it came out great!!
Yay!! So glad it turned out for you!! Thanks for trying this method and for coming back to leave a comment and star rating. I so appreciate it. <3
Works well with frozen green beans and frozen cauliflower, too!
This hack has made my life so much easier. Will be doing this so much more often!!!
Woot Woot!! That makes me so happy to hear, Kelsea. 🙂 And thanks for coming back to leave a comment + star rating. I so appreciate it!
Didn’t know. Mind blown. Worth.
Just a tip for everyone, it helps if your veggies crisp up even more if you throw some olive oil on your baking sheet and let it heat up BEFORE you add your veggies. Do that for about ten minutes and you’re good to go! I also used salt free Mrs’Dash to season. Came out great.
Ohh! I love this tip, Brittney. Thanks so much for sharing.