roasted veggies

A yummy way to eat veggies is to roast them. Roasting brings a great flavor to really anything. Yesterday for our afternoon snack I roasted a bag of trader joes frozen string beans(always in my freezer) My kids couldn't get enough. You can roast any veggie. Eggplant, all different types of squash, string beans, cauliflower, broccoli, carrots, potato, celery, onion, tomato, asparagus(my favorite), artichoke hearts, peas..........
4 large carrots
1 large onion
1-2 parsnips
6 or more cloves of garlic(skins on)
1 large sweet potato
10 baby potatoes(red skin or yellow) about the size of a golf ball
1.5 tsp salt(I always season again w/ salt when they come out of the oven)
1 tsp pepper
1/4 cup coconut oil
3 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 tsp allspice
1/2 tsp chili powder (mixture of spices)

*Wash the carrot, parsnips and potatoes. Cut potatoes in half and cut the parsnips and carrots on an angel about 1/2 inch thick.
*Cut the onion in half and cut each half into 4 pieces.
*Peel the sweet potato and cut in half lengthwise. Then cut each half into 1 inch slices(they will look like 1/2 moons) Sweet potato cooks the fastest so you want the pieces to be large.
*Toss all veggies, including the garlic, in a baking dish(large) w/ the seasonings and the vinegar. You can either melt coconut oil in a small pan then pour over veggies and toss or you can do as I do(less cleanup) take small pieces of the coconut oil and distribute over the veggies. After 10 minutes in the hot oven, the oil will be melted and you can take the dish out and toss the veggies to coat them in the oil.
Bake for at least 1 hour in a 375 degree oven. Halfway through the cooking take out the dish and flip the veggies.
*I usually roast a chicken or 2 on top of the veggies. In this case, I roast everything for 1.5 hours, then out comes the chicken to rest for 15-20 minutes and the veggies go back in. I turn up the heat to 425 and let them go for 15 minutes. This is so delish because all of the chicken fat and the juice are becoming reduced and they make the veggies taste outrageously good!