{"id":3646,"date":"2026-04-14T22:20:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T22:20:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=3646"},"modified":"2026-04-14T22:20:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T22:20:50","slug":"root-vegetable-bake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/14\/root-vegetable-bake\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Root Vegetable Bake"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>\u00a0Root Vegetable Bake<\/h3>\n<h4>\u00a0Ingredients:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>2 large potatoes, peeled and diced<\/li>\n<li>2 carrots, sliced<\/li>\n<li>1 sweet potato (optional), diced<\/li>\n<li>1 large onion, chopped<\/li>\n<li>2 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>2\u20133 tablespoons olive oil<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon dried thyme (or Italian seasoning)<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon rosemary (optional)<\/li>\n<li>Salt and black pepper, to taste<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup shredded cheese (optional \u2013 cheddar or mozzarella)<\/li>\n<li>Fresh parsley for garnish (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>\u00a0Instructions:<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Preheat the oven<\/strong><br \/>\nPreheat your oven to 400\u00b0F (200\u00b0C).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prepare the vegetables<\/strong><br \/>\nCut all the vegetables into similar-sized pieces so they cook evenly.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Season<\/strong><br \/>\nIn a large bowl, toss the vegetables with olive oil, garlic, thyme, rosemary, salt, and pepper.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bake<\/strong><br \/>\nSpread the vegetables evenly on a baking tray.<br \/>\nBake for 35\u201345 minutes, stirring once halfway through, until tender and golden.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add cheese (optional)<\/strong><br \/>\nSprinkle the shredded cheese on top during the last 5 minutes of baking and let it melt.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Serve<\/strong><br \/>\nGarnish with fresh parsley and serve hot<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>\u00a0Tips:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>You can add other root vegetables like parsnips or turnips.<\/li>\n<li>For extra flavor, add paprika or cumin.<\/li>\n<li>Perfect as a side dish with chicken or meat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Root Vegetable Bake \u00a0Ingredients: 2 large potatoes, peeled and diced 2 carrots, sliced 1 sweet potato (optional), diced 1 large&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3647,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3646","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3646"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3646\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3648,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3646\/revisions\/3648"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3647"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}