How to Cook Beets in the Oven

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Let's learn how to cook beets! This easy roasted beets recipe makes delicious beets in the oven every time.

Prep Time5

Cook Time38

Total Time43

Course: Vegetables

Cuisine: American

Keyword: roasted beets

Servings:

Preheat the oven to 400ºF and cut an 8-inch x 8-inch piece of tin foil (these measurements don’t have to be exact, the tin foil just has to seal around the beet).
Rinse the beet under water and cut off the root end of the beet with a sharp knife and then cut the beet into fourths. Set the beet in the center of the tin foil and drizzle the beet with olive oil and season it with salt and pepper.
Wrap the tin foil tightly around the beet and place the beet on a baking sheet (we place it on a baking sheet just in case the tin foil leaks).
Roast the beat for 30-40 minutes (depending on how large the beet is) or until the beet is fork tender. Remove the beet from the oven and let the beet cool for about 5 minutes before carefully peeling off the skin. The skin should come off fairly easily while the beet is still warm.

Please note that this recipe can be doubled, tripled, or quadrupled. It’s easiest to cook beets in bulk and store them in the refrigerator for later.
We cook the beets in tin foil because they stay moist and cook faster.