Roasting Frozen Broccoli
on Feb 18, 2020, Updated Apr 04, 2024
This Roasted Frozen Broccoli is a game changer for busy weeknight dinners. Learn the best way to cook broccoli from frozen with this simple method!
This is the best easy veggie side dish!
- Convenient: When you find yourself needing a vegetable side dish for dinner but are short on time, frozen veggies are perfect.
- Affordable: At just $1-2 per bag, frozen broccoli makes an affordable and accessible side dish.
- Uses pantry ingredients: All you need is an oil spray, and spices that are in your cupboard already. This recipe couldn’t be simpler!
I don’t know about you, but if I don’t plan a dinner with vegetables in the main dish, I sometimes forget for a minute that I need to feed my family some sort of food besides pasta and protein.
This is the best way that I have found for roasting frozen broccoli! It’s convenient, cheap, and ready for the oven in less than 5 minutes.
It saves me so much time and I feel good about getting some veggies on the table without a lot of effort. Once you make this roasted frozen broccoli, you won’t settle for mushy vegetables again!
Ingredients Needed
- Frozen broccoli florets: do not buy broccoli cuts
- Olive oil spray: or other cooking spray
- Salt and pepper
- Garlic powder
- Onion powder
How to Roast Frozen Broccoli in the oven
- Preheat the oven to 420 degrees
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper
- Take the frozen broccoli florets straight from the freezer and place them on the baking sheet in a single layer
- Spray the florets with olive oil cooking spray, then sprinkle on salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder
- Roast the frozen broccoli at 420 degrees for 15-20 minutes, stirring once or twice, until desired crispiness
- Top with optional parmesan cheese and serve immediately
Can I put Frozen Broccoli in the oven without defrosting it ?
Yes! The key here is to not let the frozen broccoli thaw at all before you place it in the oven. This is the secret to making sure that the broccoli is not mushy when you eat it!
Tips for Success
- Do not let your broccoli thaw: the broccoli should go straight from freezer to a preheated oven. Do not let your broccoli thaw before cooking, as this can result in it becoming mushy.
- Use parchment paper for easy cleanup: using parchment paper is one of my favorite time saving hacks that really cuts down on scrubbing pans.
- Add parmesan cheese: try topping your finished broccoli with parmesan cheese for an extra boost of flavor
My favorite way to eat this roasted frozen broccoli is with my Easy Crock Pot Baked Ziti (pictured below).
This would also be yummy served up with some greek yogurt mac and cheese for a kid friendly dinner ready quick!
“Worked like a charm! Thank you for this recipe! I usually roast fresh veggies because frozen always came out soggy but this changed everything!“
Roasted Frozen Broccoli
Ingredients
- 10 oz frozen broccoli florets
- olive oil spray
- salt
- pepper
- garlic powder
- onion powder
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 420 degrees
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper
- Take the frozen broccoli florets straight out of the freezer and spread them out in an even layer on the baking sheet
- Spray the frozen broccoli with olive oil spray to coat
- Sprinkle on even amounts of salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder over the tops of the broccoli (no need to toss or stir)
- Roast the frozen broccoli at 420 degrees for 15 – 20 minutes, checking to stir once or twice, until the broccoli is crisped to your liking
- Remove from oven and sprinkle on parmesan cheese, or nutritional yeast to keep it dairy free
- Serve immediately
How would you recommend storing leftovers or for weekly meal prep?
I wouldn’t recommend this for meal prep, it’s not going to be as good reheated.
Would it be better to thaw the broccoli, blot it dry, and then roast – to avoid the water problem that was mentioned? Thank you.
I would not go this route
@Leslie, yeah I was wondering about that. Thanks for the tip!
Going to try this tonight along with baking my spicy chicken thighs.
My teenage son loved this so much, he told me to always cook broccoli for him this way.
I’m also going to try it with frozen green beans.
I don’t have parchment paper. Can I spray aluminum foil with oil spray? Will that keep the vegetables from sticking?
Do you preheat the oven for this recipe? Or put the broccoli in a cold oven and then turn on the heat? Thanks,
The oven needs to be preheated first.
Do I have use olive oil spray or can use another spray?
any cooking spray is fine