Roasted Frozen California Blend Vegetables

Roasted frozen vegetables using California style blend of mixed veggies that includes carrots, broccoli and cauliflower makes a quick, nutritious, healthy, tasty and easy vegetable side dish for lunch or dinner!

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What is California blend vegetables?

California blend vegetables is a convenient mix of sliced carrots, broccoli and cauliflower florets mixed together, which you can easily roast or use in other recipes to make a quick vegetable side dish!

The blend basically consists of green & cruciferous veggies like broccoli, cauliflower and colorful orange carrots which makes a healthy, nutritious blend of vegetables of different colors and nutrition!

You may also add them to pasta, rice etc to make a quick, easy dinner or lunch.

Can you make California style vegetable blend at home?

Yes, if you do not have store bought California blend vegetables, you may use carrots, broccoli and cauliflower to make the California blend vegetables yourself.

Just slice the carrots in rounds, separate broccoli and cauliflower florets and mix them together to make California blend vegetables.

In this recipe, we are roasting frozen vegetables to make easy roasted vegetables.

If you are using fresh vegetable blend, you will need to reduce the baking time accordingly since the fresh vegetables will get roasted slightly faster than roasted veggies.

If you make California blend vegetables in advance to use in recipe, you may freeze the vegetables too in freezer safe containers for longer storage and later use (make sure to follow the directions for freezing vegetables if you want to do it yourself).

Or you can easily get a bag of frozen mixed veggies from the store to use in the recipe, which is very convenient when you want to prepare vegetables for quick, easy and healthy dinners or any meals!

How long to bake frozen vegetables to make roast veggies?

At 450 degree Fahrenheit temperature, we roast the frozen mixed vegetables for about 25 minutes to 30 minutes until the vegetables are lightly browned.

You may adjust the baking time slightly to achieve the texture of your preference!

Easy frozen vegetable and corn recipes:

roasted frozen cauliflower

roasted frozen broccoli

balsamic roasted frozen brussel sprouts

roasted frozen corn

mini corn on the cob

instant pot frozen corn on the cob

instant pot frozen cauliflower curry

So here is how you can easily make roasted frozen veggies at home using California blend of veggies!

How to make roasted frozen vegetables using California blend vegetables?

To make easy, quick roasted vegetables using frozen veggie mix, we use the following ingredients.

ingredients to make roasted frozen veggies

frozen mixed vegetables 12 oz (California blend vegetable mix of broccoli, carrots and cauliflower)

salt adjust to taste

lemon juice 1 tablespoon

onion powder ½ teaspoon

garlic powder 1 teaspoon

oil 2 tablespoons

black pepper powder ½ teaspoon (adjust to your preference)

paprika ¼ teaspoon (optional)

Step by step instructions

Preheat oven to 450 degree Fahrenheit.

In a large bowl, place the frozen mixed vegetables – broccoli, carrots and cauliflower from the California frozen mixed vegetables bag.

Add salt, oil, lemon juice and also all the spices – paprika, black pepper, onion powder and garlic powder.

Mix everything well until the oil, lemon juice, salt and spices are well combined with the frozen mixed vegetables.

Line a baking sheet with good quality aluminium foil and place the seasoned frozen vegetables in a single layer.

Bake in the preheated oven for about 25 to 30 minutes until the vegetables are well roasted and lightly browned.

Enjoy the roasted vegetables as a quick, easy, delicious and nutritious side dish with your lunch or dinner!

Below you can get the detailed recipe for roasted frozen vegetables using California blend vegetables.