Honey Bacon Brussels Sprouts
Brussels sprouts really get a bad rap. Most people say they hate them – but that’s because most people have never really tried them. If the only Brussels sprouts you’ve ever tasted were the frozen kind, boiled and served plain with no sauce or seasoning, of course you’d think they were bitter and disgusting.
But fresh Brussels sprouts are a completely different story. Young, green sprouts, fresh off the stalk, have almost none of that bitterness most people hate – especially after a nice oven roasting that brings out all their flavor.
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If you still don’t believe me, just take a look at this recipe. The little sprouts are tossed with a mixture of olive oil, balsamic vinegar, bacon, and garlic, roasted until they’re tender, and then tossed with a mixture of honey and more balsamic vinegar. After a treatment like that, what veggie wouldn’t taste good?
Give it a try, and I promise you’ll never think about Brussels sprouts the same way again.
Honey Bacon Brussels Sprouts
1 tablespoon honey
3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar, divided
2 pounds brussels sprouts, cleaned and cut in half
1 tablespoon olive oil
5 slices bacon, Uncooked, and diced
3-4 cloves garlic, minced
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
DIRECTIONS:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. In a small bowl, mix together honey and 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar. Set aside. This will be used after baking is done.
2. Next place brussels sprouts onto baking sheet.
- Add the remaining balsamic vinegar, olive oil, bacon and garlic to the top of sprouts. Season with salt and pepper and toss together until everything is evenly coated.
3. Place into oven and bake for 13-15 minutes, or until sprouts are tender.
4. After you remove from the oven, toss sprouts in honey/balsamic mix you made in step 1 and serve.
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Honey Bacon Brussels Sprouts
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Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar, divided
- 2 pounds brussels sprouts, cleaned and cut in half
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 5 slices bacon, Uncooked, and diced
- 3-4 cloves garlic, minced
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. In a small bowl, mix together honey and 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar. Set aside. This will be used after baking is done.
- Next place brussels sprouts onto baking sheet and add the remaining balsamic vinegar, olive oil, bacon and garlic to the top of sprouts. Season with salt and pepper and toss together until everything is evenly coated.
- Place into oven and bake for 13-15 minutes, or until sprouts are tender.
- After you remove from the oven, toss sprouts in honey/balsamic mix you made in step 1 and serve.
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Nutrition
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Second time I’ve made these and so easy. I put brussel spouts in baggie and toss them with seasonings to get evenly well coated. My go-to way of doing brussel sprouts from now on. So good!
Tried this last year and am back again! Delicious! Thank you!
Yay! So happy you love the recipe!