Baked Parsnips

If you've never had parsnips before, this would be a great recipe to try them for the first time.  I asked my family what they though of these and they said the parsnips tasted like a cross between a baked potato and a steamed carrot.  So there you go- parsnips are nothing weird!

Baked Parsnips

Enough parsnips to feed your family
1 T. melted butter
Salt and pepper
An onion, sliced (optional)

Preheat the oven to 400.
Cut the carrots into 1/4 inch slices and toss with the melted butter.  Place in a glass dish with the sliced onions.  Sprinkle with salt.  Cover the dish (either with a glass lid or tinfoil).
Bake for 30 minutes, or until fork tender.

Pssst- low-carbers: You could mash these parsnips and they would be faux-mashed-potatoes!