This Roasted Broccoli with Sweet Chili Sauce is the perfect healthy Asian side dish. It’s ready in almost 30 minutes. Serve it with tofu, rice or eat it on its own.

Roasted Broccoli with Sweet Chili Sauce

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

Broccoli is definitely not everyone’s cup of tea, as it has quite a strong flavor, but if you find the right ingredients to pair it with, you’ve got yourself something insanely healthy and delicious.

Like this roasted broccoli that is an absolute flavor bomb! Give it a try, I’m sure you’ll want to make it again. It’s also just ridiculously easy to make; no cooking skills required!

Ingredients

sweet chili sauce in a teaspoon
  • Fresh broccoli: frozen broccoli won’t work with this recipe!
  • Sweet chili sauce: your favorite brand. Make sure the texture is sticky.
  • Soy sauce: you can use gluten-free or standard.
  • Oil: any neutral, high-temperature oil will work.
  • Ground Black pepper

How to Make

Step 1:
Preheat your oven to 400 ℉ or 200 °C.

Step 2:
Cut 1 pound of broccoli up into smaller pieces (florets), then wash them.

cutting the stem of a head of broccoli

Step 3:
Place the broccoli florets on a baking sheet evenly.

broccoli florets on a baking tray

Step 4:
Mix the oil, soy sauce, sweet chili sauce and black pepper in a small bowl, then add to the broccoli.

pouring sweet chili sauce on broccoli florets

Step 5:
Carefully coat the broccoli florets with the sauce (with your hands).

combining broccoli with sweet chili sauce with hands

Step 6:
Roast for 20-25 minutes, or until crisp and/or dark brown.
Remove the broccoli from the oven and add more sweet chili sauce if needed.

Serve immediately.

Roasted Broccoli with Sweet Chili Sauce on a plate with chopsticks

Serving Suggestions

Tofu and rice is my go to with this recipe, but you cooked quinoa is also a great choice.

More vegan Asian recipes:
Soy Sauce Tofu Broccoli
Bok Choy Tofu Stir Fry
Gochujang Noodles
Sweet and Sour Chickpeas

Related vegan recipe roundups:
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Roasted Broccoli with Sweet Chili Sauce

Roasted Broccoli with Sweet Chili Sauce

4.60 from 5 votes
Author Mira M.
This Roasted Broccoli with Sweet Chili Sauce is the perfect healthy Asian side dish. Made in the oven, it's ready in almost 30 minutes. Serve over rice.
Prep 15 minutes
Cook 20 minutes
2

Ingredients
 

  • 1 pound broccoli (~500 g)
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 3 tbsp soy sauce
  • 3 tbsp sweet chili sauce
  • 1 tsp black pepper (ground)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 425 ℉ or 220 °C.
  • Cut 1 pound of broccoli up into smaller pieces (florets), then wash them.
  • Place the broccoli florets on a baking sheet evenly.
  • Mix the oil, soy sauce, sweet chili sauce and black pepper in a small bowl, then add to the broccoli.
  • Carefully coat the broccoli florets with the sauce (with your hands).
  • Roast for 20-25 minutes, or until crisp and/or dark brown.
  • Remove the broccoli from the oven and add more sweet chili sauce if needed.
  • Serve immediately.
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