Are you looking for savory carrot recipes here? We’ve rounded up 13 of our savory carrot recipe ideas here that you can make at home.
Carrots are a vegetable we are all familiar with in some form or fashion!
I mean, just think of all the ways they can be prepared!
Carrots can be eaten raw, just as they are, or dipped in a favorite dressing.
There are also amazing recipes with carrots that can also be cooked in amazingly diverse ways like baking, stir-frying, sauteing, or air frying are just a few of the ways I can think of off the top of my head!
They can also easily be added to soups or salads just like Oven Roasted Carrots With Thyme and Carrot Bacon Recipe!
I am sure I’ve left something off.
Oh, how about that microwave?
I’ve got a whole article about preparing deliciously sweet and tender glazed carrots in the microwave here!
So knowing carrots can be cooked and learning HOW to cook them are two entirely different things!
I thought it might be fun to dive into some savory carrot side dish options similar to #12 that can be pulled out any time of year for any type of occasion.
Read on to see what these thirteen recipes with carrots have to offer because recipes are just the beginning!
Gotta love a slow cooker carrot recipe!
No worrying about what you will serve as a side for dinner with your entree since you started it hours ago!
This recipe uses butter, salt, honey, vanilla, cinnamon, and a bit of whiskey if you so choose.
Only the butter, salt, and bourbon mixed into the butter are added with the carrots for the slow cooking time.
The rest of the ingredients are added close to serving time.
Savory carrot side dish recipes have many similarities, but this one stands out because it puts you in charge of the seasonings.
Maybe you want it simple with salt and pepper.
Maybe you want to add a little kick with red pepper flakes.
Maybe you want to go sweet.
No matter your preference, this recipe works!
Simmered and finished stovetop makes it simple!
An oven can do a fantastic job with roasted carrots!
Preparing is the part we need to do.
Well, that and seasoning them!
If leaving peels on your fresh carrots, scrub them thoroughly.
When cutting carrots, it is key to keep them about the same size to roast evenly.
Here the seasonings mixture includes olive oil, vinegar, garlic, thyme, salt, and pepper.
I probably never thought about craving savory baby carrot recipes, but this one just might make you do so!
There is also a “secret” ingredient; at least, it is one that I have not come across in all my other carrot recipe readings.
Uniform size is key, so baby carrots to the rescue!
The seasoning mixture includes a high smoke point oil, ranch seasoning packet, garlic powder, parsley, salt, and pepper.
SO delicious!
This savory cooked carrot recipe uses a different strategy of adding half the seasonings after the roasting.
After washing and cutting the carrots, they are coated with honey and olive oil with salt and pepper.
I am partial to avocado oil so use what you like!
After the carrots are roasted, toss them with butter, dill, and parsley.
When rainbow carrots are available, carrot recipes just seem to come to life!
This recipe calls for them specifically, and it takes their presentation to the next level.
Probably best to peel these so remove any bitterness from the dish.
Butter, honey, and cinnamon are combed to coat the carrots before roasting.
Afterward, and once on the serving dish, top the carrots with pinches of burrata cheese and pomegranate arils!
Delicious and unique!
Want to use that air fryer for recipes with carrots?
Fantastic, this one is the one you need!
After explaining how to best slice the carrots, they get tossed with olive oil and balsamic vinegar and are ready to air fry.
Keep the leftover oil and vinegar for the second round of tossing, but garlic powder, salt, and pepper are added at this time.
Cook the carrots to the texture you prefer!
These will disappear fast!
This carrot recipe is simple and high on flavor!
Clean or peel and cut those carrots up!
Here we are encouraged to experiment with flavored oils for different, well, flavors!
Drizzle it on the carrots along with half a teaspoon of black pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, and Italian seasoning!
See what I mean about flavor extraordinaire?
Simple and satisfying!
So, french fried potatoes have had their run with a second close on its heels being sweet potato fries, also delicious!
Now it is time for carrots to enter the fry world, and I did find some savory carrot side dish recipes that turned carrots into fries that you pick up with your fingers and eat!
I know, mind is blown!
So, cut up your carrots so they are about four inches long and half an inch thick.
Toss them in a mixture of olive oil, paprika, garlic, onion powder, rosemary, salt, and pepper.
Air fry them and watch them disappear!
I love how these roasted carrots are sliced diagonally, not precisely in circles but somewhat.
These beautiful gems are then coated with a combination of olive oil, salt, pepper, fresh dill, and garlic powder.
A key to cooking them evenly is to spread them out in a single layer and not let them stack up.
This author is definitely in the “peel the carrots” camp.
Another excellent choice of savory baby carrot recipes!
Grab a bag of those cute carrots and dry them off well, then mix olive oil, minced garlic, grated Parmesan cheese, and oregano.
Thoroughly coat the carrots before spreading out on a single layer on a baking sheet, pouring any excess oil on top.
If ya want to live dangerously, they could be covered in melted butter just before serving.
Three ingredients for the win in this savory cooked carrot recipe!
Carrots, butter, and brown sugar combine so perfectly for a touch of elegance and are unexpectedly tasty, whether for a weeknight dinner or a full-blown holiday meal.
Not to mention it can be a side for almost any entree.
Boil the carrots in water, and when done, drain the water and add in the butter and brown sugar for a quick sweet glaze.
I end this list of carrot recipes with one that might just knock your socks off!
Carrot bacon.
You read that right, carrot bacon, in ten minutes.
WHAT?
The magic is in the slicing.
A solid peeler or mandolin will be helpful, so the strips are uniform in thickness.
Then we get into the topic of marinating those strips in a seasoning mixture of your design.
Options include oil, balsamic vinegar, maple syrup, tahini paste, paprika, pepper, and garlic powder.
Bake and enjoy these crispy, seasoned, and versatile strips of carrot bacon!
The bottom line
Carrots are often prejudged, wrongfully so.
Give the next carrot side dish you come across a chance.
You never know when you just might be delightfully surprised with these carrot salad recipes!
13 BEST Ways To Cook Savory Carrots
Check out 13 of our favorite savory carrot recipes that you can make at home.
Ingredients
- Slow Cooker Honey Cinnamon Carrots
- Honey Glazed Carrots
- Oven Roasted Carrots With Thyme
- Crack Carrots {The Best Roasted Carrots}
- Honey Roasted Carrots
- Honey Roasted Carrots
- Balsamic Roasted Air Fryer Carrots
- Oven Roasted Carrots
- Carrot Fries In An Air Fryer
- Oven Roasted Carrots With Fresh Dill
- Easy Garlic Parmesan Roasted Baby Carrots
- Candied Carrots - Butter And Brown Sugar Glazed
- Carrot Bacon Recipe
Instructions
- Pick one or more options from our savory carrot recipes list!
- Combine them to make your new favorite dish.
- Enjoy your homecooked meal!
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