Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon
Happy New Year! Here’s wishing everyone a delicious 2015. This roasted Brussels sprouts with bacon is a simple, 5 or less ingredient recipe for getting back into the groove of cooking again. For me, Brussels sprouts was love at first bite, I like its taste including the inherent slight bitterness. But for those who do not like the taste too much, the bacon definitely helps to accentuate the taste. After all, bacon makes everything tastes better ;)
See Also:
- Roasted Brussels Sprouts in Balsamic Vinegar
- Stir-fried Kale with Bacon Recipe
- Bacon Roasted Potato Recipe
Some recipes will ask for the bacon to be crisped up in a hot pan first, and the sprouts are either sauteed directly in the hot pan with the oil rendered from the bacon, or transferred to the oven afterwards.
At the Noob Cook kitchen, the lazy style of cooking always prevails, so this is a dump-everything-into-oven-to-cook kind of recipe. The bacon does crisp up and and sprouts do brown nicely, and I don’t have to worry about oil splatters or messy clean ups.
Brussels sprout is a healthy vegetable, touted to have anti-cancer properties and contains good amounts of vitamin A, vitamin C, folic acid and dietary fibre.
Before baking
Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon Recipe
The odd, loosened outer leaves can be cooked alongside the halved sprouts and they will crisp up nicely like potato chips when roasted, but they do cook faster, so you may want to remove them earlier from the tray once they crisp up.
Ingredients:
- 200 grams Brussels sprouts remove any wilted outer leaves from each sprout, then cut into half
- 2 slices bacon diced
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- a small pinch of salt to taste
- freshly cracked black pepper
Directions:
- In a large bowl, toss Brussels sprouts with olive oil.
- Arrange sprouts one layer on a roasting tray lined with foil or parchment paper. Season with salt and pepper. Scatter diced bacon over the sprouts.
- Roast sprouts at preheated oven of 200°C (392°F) for about 20 to 30 minutes, or until the sprouts are tender, turning them with kitchen tongs halfway.