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Lemon Roasted Broccoli & Sweet Potatoes

Published March 28, 2019 by Lauren Vavala

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 This recipe for Lemon Roasted Broccoli and Sweet Potatoes uses simple ingredients to add big flavor to this vegetable side dish! It’s an easy recipe to prepare and perfect along side of just about any meat or seafood.

Lemon Roasted Broccoli and Sweet Potatoes with Lemon Slices Close Up

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Side dishes are usually my favorite part of any dinner. These days, I know most of you are looking for quick and easy recipes to make for dinner, but that you don’t want to sacrifice flavor and quality. I totally get it!

To make this Lemon Roasted Broccoli and Sweet Potatoes recipe, all you need is a handful of ingredients. It takes 5-10 minutes to prepare everything and 25-30 minutes of bake time to get this fresh and zesty side dish on the table.

Get the veggies in the oven to roast first, then prepare the rest of your meal to have everything hot and ready right around the same time.

Why This Recipe Works

  • Simple, fresh ingredients are used to give this simple side dish amazing flavor.
  • This is an easy recipe to prep and takes just around 30 minutes to cook.
  • These lemon roasted vegetables are family friendly – even the kids will love them!

How to Make Lemon Roasted Broccoli & Sweet Potatoes

Prep!

Preheat your oven to 350°F.

Sweet Potato cubed and broccoli florets in a silver bowl

Dice the sweet potato into small cubes, cut the broccoli florets into bite size pieces, and mince the garlic.

Close up of 1 teaspoon of lemon zest with broccoli and sweet potato cubes blurred in the background

Using a microplane (or vegetable peelers or knife), zest about a teaspoon of lemon zest from the lemon, then cut the lemon into thin slices (saving the 2 ends). Remove any seeds.

Create!

Cubed sweet potatoes, broccoli, lemon zest, and garlic mixed together in a silver bowl

Add the sweet potatoes, broccoli, lemon zest, olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper medium bowl. Squeeze in the juice from the 2 ends of the lemon, then discard. Toss to coat.

Cubed Sweet potatoes and broccoli on a silpat baking mat with lemon slices on top

Spread the seasoned sweet potatoes and broccoli out onto a baking sheet and lay the lemon slices over the vegetables.

Bake for 25-30 minutes, stirring halfway through, or until sweet potatoes are fork-tender.

Present!

Lemon Roasted Sweet Potatoes in a white serving dish topped with lemon slices, with a wood spatula, and fresh lemons in the background

Place the vegetables in a serving dish and top with the baked lemons.

Tips & Techniques for the Best Lemon Roasted Broccoli and Sweet Potatoes

  • If you don’t have a microplane, you can remove the zest from the lemon with a vegetable peeler or knife and mince it.
  • To save time, you can use already prepped vegetables available in some grocery store produce sections.
  • Store any leftovers in air-tight containers in the refrigerator and use within 3-5 days.

FAQ’s

  • What do you serve with Lemon Roasted Broccoli and Sweet Potatoes? You can serve this side dish along side of most any protein or seafood. It’s also a great side to dish to a salad at lunch time, as well!

Other Recipes to Try

  • Chili Roasted Carrots
  • Sticky Sweet Fried Plantains
  • Spiralized Sweet Potatoes with Brown Sugar Honey Butter

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Overhead view of lemon roasted broccoli and sweet potatoes in a white serving dish on a wood backdrop with a blue napkin
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Lemon Roasted Broccoli & Sweet Potatoes

This recipe for Lemon Roasted Broccoli and Sweet Potatoes is an easy way to take your vegetable side dish up a notch!
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American, Gluten Free, Vegetarian
Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes minutes
Total Time 35 minutes minutes
Servings 4
Calories 112kcal
Author Lauren Harris

Ingredients

  • 2 cups sweet potatoes * diced
  • 2 cups broccoli florets
  • 1 lemon * zested and sliced thin (reserve lemon ends)
  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 clove garlic * minced
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350°F.
  • Add the sweet potatoes, broccoli, lemon zest, olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper medium bowl. Squeeze in the juice from the 2 reserved lemon ends. Toss to coat.
  • Spread the seasoned sweet potatoes and broccoli out onto a baking sheet and lay the lemon slices over the vegetables.
  • Bake for 25-30 minutes, stirring halfway through, or until the sweet potatoes are fork-tender.

Notes

Tips & Techniques for the Best Lemon Roasted Broccoli and Sweet Potatoes

  • If you don’t have a microplane, you can remove the zest from the lemon with a vegetable peeler or knife and mince it.
  • To save time, you can use already prepped vegetables available in some grocery store produce sections.
  • Store any leftovers in air-tight containers in the refrigerator and use within 3-5 days.

FAQ’s

  • What do you serve with Lemon Roasted Broccoli and Sweet Potatoes? You can serve this side dish along side of most any protein or seafood. It’s also a great side to dish to a salad at lunch time, as well!
** Nutritional information is an estimate and may vary.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 112kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 3g | Sodium: 343mg | Potassium: 405mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 9720IU | Vitamin C: 56.8mg | Calcium: 48mg | Iron: 0.9mg

This recipe was originally published on May 15, 2018. The recipe and text was updated with new images in March 2019.

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Comments

  1. Kate says

    June 14, 2020 at 6:56 am

    LOVED it. Thanks so much for the inspiration and the lemon goes so well with the sweetness of the sweet papas.

    Reply
    • Lauren Vavala says

      June 14, 2020 at 4:04 pm

      Yay! Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks so much for taking the time to comment and rate the recipe. I really appreciate it!

      – Lauren

      Reply
  2. Noel Lizotte says

    July 22, 2018 at 6:24 pm

    All of my favorite things! This dish is almost too pretty to eat, but don’t kid yourself, I’ll be digging in!

    Reply
    • Lauren says

      July 23, 2018 at 9:45 am

      Haha! Thanks Noel 🙂

      Reply
  3. Cynthia | What A Girl Eats says

    July 22, 2018 at 5:46 pm

    I love roasted veggies! The lemon makes everything taste so good!

    Reply
    • Lauren says

      July 23, 2018 at 9:45 am

      Definitely!!

      Reply
  4. Jenni LeBaron says

    July 22, 2018 at 4:30 pm

    What a fantastic side dish for any meal. I love good roasted veggies.

    Reply
    • Lauren says

      July 23, 2018 at 9:45 am

      Thanks Jenni!!

      Reply
  5. Shanika says

    July 22, 2018 at 4:17 pm

    This veggie dish looks so amazing! I love the idea of adding lemon to this!

    Reply
    • Lauren says

      July 23, 2018 at 9:44 am

      Thanks Shanika! A little lemon never hurts 🙂

      Reply
  6. Dana says

    July 22, 2018 at 3:53 pm

    This is a really beautiful dish and it looks really tasty, too! It has a lot of wonderful flavors in this dish, I need to try it.

    Reply
    • Lauren says

      July 23, 2018 at 9:44 am

      Thanks Dana!

      Reply

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