Clean Eating Honey Roasted Parsnips

Sometimes, what we think is just a happy coincidence is actually more likely to be cosmic intervention. You see, I had an Irish cookbook that my Mom loaned me when I started researching Irish recipes before our trip. One recipe that caught my attention was for honey roasted parsnips.

But life happened, and I didn’t think I would get around to doing this recipe before I went to Ireland for vacation. Then, as if the universe was giving me a not-so-subtle nudge, I received my emeals eating plan for the week, and wouldn’t you know it, there was a recipe for honey roasted parsnips!

Well, you don’t have to tell me twice! They turned out gorgeous, don’t you think?

I hope you enjoy this very Irish, emeals recipe from their Paleo eating plan (which is also clean!).

TRIP UPDATE:

We arrived in Dublin, exhausted from a very long trip, but very happy to be here. We immediately went to our hotel, the Holiday Inn Express, and took a nap. Then we woke up a couple hours later and went down to the hotel next door for dinner.

Since we had no other food source, I chose the best I could from the menu. I ordered a club sandwich on whole wheat bread and shared a bowl of coriander carrot soup with my mom. I love that the restaurant food here isn’t as salty as it is in the states. At least not at this particular restaurant called Cinnabar. What I was most impressed by were the fries! They were not drenched in oil the way they are in the states and they actually tasted like real potatoes. Imagine that!!

After dinner, we crossed the street for a walk in Northwood Park. Absolutely beautiful!

And thank goodness there was plenty of space there because Mini Chef really needed to run…

and jump…..

….after being cooped up on an air plane for 15 hours!

Then we went back to our room and passed out. Tired doesn’t begin to describe the jet lag here…

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Clean Eating Honey Roasted Parsnips

(Makes 4 servings)

Ingredients:

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 F.

Warm the oil in a pot and stir in honey. If it gets too hot to pour into the plastic bag in the next step, allow it to cool slightly first before moving on.

Combine everything together in a gallon sized Ziplock bag and toss and knead until the parsnips are well coated.

Bake in a baking dish for approximately 30 minutes or until lightly browned and tender.

Nutritional Content:

(Data is for 1/4 the recipe)

Calories: 205

Total Fat: 10 gm

Saturated Fats: 9 gm

Trans Fats: 0 gm

Cholesterol: 0 mg

Sodium: 12 mg

Carbohydrates: 29 gm

Dietary fiber: 6 gm

Sugars: 14 gm

Protein: 1 gm

Estimated Glycemic Load: 12

Please Note: Nutritional information estimated at Nutritiondata.com. Data may not be accurate and is subject to the availability of specific foods in their database. Where one ingredient is not listed, substitutions must be used. Therefore, you should not refer to this data as being exact. It’s more of a ballpark figure. The Gracious Pantry does not take responsibility for the inadequacies of the nutrition calculator used. This data is provided as a courtesy and general reference only. It is not exact.