Yes, this is happening! Real healthy fries that taste AMAZING and are made with BAKED PARSNIPS! I have always been very open and honest about my love for French fries. Regular, curly, seasoned, sweet potato—I don’t discriminate!
However, regular fries really are so bad for us. All that unhealthy fat and all of those calories are hard to justify eating very often. And having a belly full of greasy fries never feels too awesome.
In the past I have baked sweet potato fries, which are amazing, and I’ve even baked carrot fries, which are also quite good. But nothing has come as close to tasting like real, authentic fries than these baked parsnip fries.
If you are a fry lover, please, please, please try this recipe and let me know what you think!
Note: Feeling spicy? To make Cajun Fries, season the fries before baking with a spice blend of ¼ teaspoon each of sea salt, garlic powder, and smoked paprika and ⅛ teaspoon each of onion powder, cayenne pepper, dried oregano, and dried thyme.
2 large parsnips
1 tablespoon fresh rosemary, minced
2 garlic cloves, chopped
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
sea salt and black pepper to taste
½ teaspoon sweet paprika
natural ketchup
Preheat the oven to 450°F. Line an 18 × 26-inch rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
Peel the parsnips and trim the ends. Cut each parsnip in half horizontally, then make 2 cuts in each direction to create 9 sticks out of each half. In a large bowl, toss the parsnip sticks with the rosemary, garlic, olive oil, sea salt, pepper, and sweet paprika.
Spread the fries over the prepared baking sheet. Roast for 10 minutes, flip, and then roast for another 10–15 minutes, until browned and crispy. Serve with the ketchup.
Calories: 128
Fat: 8g
Carbohydrates: 15g
Sodium: 37mg
Fiber: 5g
Protein: 1g
Sugar: 3g