Oven Roasted Potatoes and Carrots

Full carrots plated on a white oval serving dish with a blue rim garnished with cilantro and goat cheese crumbles and a squeeze lemon half. Next to that dish is a bowl of roasted Yukon gold potatoes drizzled with a cream and topped with bacon and herbs. A small bowl of flaky sea salt and ground pepper are also on the table along with serving utensils.

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Oven Roasted Potatoes and Carrots

Bacon-y potatoes and whole carrots roast together but get plated separately (each with their own garnishes) for the most efficient, time-saving, flavor-wielding hosting hack!

Prep Time10

Cook Time1 15

Total Time1 25

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Servings: People

Author: Cassy Joy Garcia

Ingredients

1 pound bacon chopped
2 pounds baby Yukon gold potatoes
6 cloves garlic minced
1 cup chicken broth
2 pounds whole carrots peeled and trimmed
2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon fine sea salt divided
2 lemons halved
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
¼ cup crumbled goat cheese
¼ cup fresh cilantro roughly torn
¼ cup sour cream
¼ cup green onion chopped

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375°F.
Crisp the bacon in a large (5 quart) enameled cast iron pot. Don't drain.
Add the potatoes, garlic, broth, and half of the salt, then stir to combine.
Place the carrots on top, drizzle with olive oil, and sprinkle with the remaining salt and pepper.
Nestle the lemon halves along the sides.
Cover and bake for 1 hour.
Pull the carrots out and plate them on their own with half of the lemon wedges, then garnish with lemon juice, goat cheese, and cilantro.
Plate the potatoes and bacon. Then, mix the sour cream with the lemon juice and drizzle over the potatoes. Garnish with the green onion.
Serve and enjoy!

Notes

Make it dairy-free - if you need a dairy-free side, feel free to omit the goat cheese garnish on the carrots and the sour cream sauce on the potatoes. Both dishes will still be full of flavor!
Swap the garnishes - don’t want goat cheese garnished carrots? No prob! Omit the cheese or replace with a different cheese that you enjoy. As for the potatoes, feel free to omit the sour cream sauce completely or replace it with another sauce you like! A homemade ranch (or spicy ranch) would be really yummy here.
Switch up the veggies - feel free to swap the carrots for another veggie. Broccoli would be delicious here.
Use a different potato - swap the baby Yukon gold potatoes for any other potato variation you love. Just be sure to chop any potatoes that aren’t a “baby” variety. Chopped sweet potatoes would be great here!

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