Parmesan Beets with Thyme
Tasty way to prepare beets. These are seasoned with thyme, lemon pepper and parsley, then sprinkled with parmesan cheese. Using a spiralizer on the beets makes them quite delightful in appearance and taste!
Equipment
- 1 spiralizer
- 1 7x9" baking dish
- 1 vegetable peeler
- measuring cups
- measuring spoons
- 1 sharp knife to cut the ends off the beets
Ingredients
- 3 small beets peeled
- 1/4 to 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese grated, from a can
- 1/4 to 1/2 tsp. lemon pepper
- 1/4 to 1/2 tsp. dried thyme
- 1/4 to 1/2 tsp. dried parsley
- 1/4 to 1/2 tsp. pink Himalayan sea salt
- 1 tbsp. avocado oil or olive oil
- coconut oil cooking spray
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Peel beets.
- Put beets through a spiralizer with a thin blade.
- Set aside.
- Spray a 7x9” glass baking dish with cooking spray.
- Spread beets into prepared dish.
- Sprinkle with lemon pepper, thyme, parsley and salt.
- Sprinkle about 2 tbsp. Parmesan cheese over top.
- Bake for about 20-30 minutes or until lightly browned and beets are fork tender.
- Sprinkle remaining parmesan cheese over top and bake again for about 5 minutes.
- Drizzle with avocado or olive oil before serving.
Notes
NOTE: This recipe works better with a heavy duty spiralizer versus a hand-held veggie spiralizer.
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Nutrition
Calories: 84kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 3gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 5mgSodium: 273mgPotassium: 202mgFiber: 2gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 115IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 67mgIron: 1mg
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