roasted brussels sprouts, bacon + apples.

11/28/2012

With one bite, this recipe promises to convert any Brussels sprout skeptic into a Brussels sprouts lover. I’ve made it the past two Thanksgivings, and not kidding, people who have boycotted Brussels since childhood couldn’t eat enough and asked for the recipe.

ROASTED BRUSSELS SPROUTS, BACON + PINK LADY APPLES

Two pounds Brussels sprouts, remove stems and cut in half
One pound bacon
Three medium Pink Lady apples, cored and cut in one-inch pieces
1/2 cup walnuts

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Place bacon on a cookie sheet and roast for 10-15 minutes, depending on your crispiness liking. Remove from oven, cool slightly, then using a scissors, cut bacon into one-inch pieces. Leave on cookie sheet with bacon grease.

Add the Brussels sprouts to the cookie sheet and toss together with bacon to coat Brussels with bacon grease. Roast for 20 minutes, mixing once around 10 minutes.

Add the diced Pink Lady apples and walnuts to the bacon and Brussels and mix. Roast another five to 10 minutes.

Enjoy!

A few thoughts… my go-to bacon is from Pastures A Plenty Farm in Kerkhoven, Minnesota (buy it at Mississippi Market). This bacon has top-notch taste, and no growth hormones or antibiotics are used, ever; the farm also lives by the holistic management model. During Minnesota apple season, Haralson apples would add a delicious tart crunch to this dish.

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13 Comments

  • Reply Rita 11/28/2012 at 8:58 am

    Ooh my friends would love this!! We made these last week and I loved them! http://www.wholeliving.com/150865/roasted-brussels-sprouts-and-grapes-walnuts

    • Reply erin 11/29/2012 at 10:31 pm

      Those look fantastic… thanks, Rita!

  • Reply Andria 11/28/2012 at 9:41 am

    LOVE brussels sprouts! I actually didn’t try them until about a year ago just because they have such a reputation for being gross, but I’ve never met a brussels I didn’t like.

    • Reply erin 11/30/2012 at 8:07 am

      I didn’t try them until about two years ago, either, and now eat them all.the.time. So good and so versatile!

  • Reply Candice 11/28/2012 at 11:48 am

    I sauteed brussel sprouts on Sunday, dee-lish. I will have to try this one Erin! love that it has seasonal apples in it too.

    • Reply erin 11/30/2012 at 8:08 am

      They’re delicious sauteed in coconut oil + sea salt!

  • Reply in december… | sweet sweat 12/01/2012 at 8:29 am

    […] + homemade goodness this month! A few favorites: roasted beets (from my parents’ garden!), roasted Brussels sprouts, chicken butternut squash spinach quinoa stew (recipe soon!) and roasted red pepper (I had no idea […]

  • Reply katie 12/03/2012 at 11:08 am

    YUM. I love BS, this one I will have to try!

    • Reply erin 12/04/2012 at 10:43 pm

      Bacon makes everything better! But, yes, Brussels are YUM 🙂

  • Reply hyedi 12/07/2012 at 8:14 am

    I’m making this for my holiday party tonight!

    • Reply erin 12/09/2012 at 2:54 pm

      Yay! How’d they turn out?! Were they a hit? 🙂

      • Reply hyedi 12/21/2012 at 3:39 am

        Omg yes. Loved them!

        • Reply erin 12/21/2012 at 7:20 am

          Yay! Good!

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