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Balsamic and Bacon Brussel Sprouts

Roasted to perfection - perfect for a side, appetizer, or even a light main dish
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Prep Time:10 minutes
Cook Time:23 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine: American, French
Servings: 2

Ingredients

  • 4 Slices Bacon - Thick Cut
  • 1 Pound Brussel Sprouts
  • 2 Tbsp Olive Oil
  • 2 Tbsp Balsamic Vinegar - High Quality
  • Salt

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 400℉. Spray a baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray, preferably coconut oil.
  • Cut Brussel Sprouts into halves or quarters, depending on their size. You want bite-sized pieces.
  • Place cut Brussel Sprouts in medium sized bowl. Add the Olive Oil and Balsamic Vinegar.
  • Stir with rubber spatula, taking care to continually scrape the edges and bottom of the bowl, making sure that the Brussel Sprouts are generously coated on all sides.
  • Dump Brussel Sprouts onto coated baking sheet. Spread out and arrange them so that the cut side is facing up. Leave room around edges to place bacon.
  • Sprinkle the Sprouts with salt.
  • Twist each piece of bacon, creating a "bacon twist". Place the twisted Bacon around the Sprouts, so that as they cook, the rendered bacon fat seeps into the Sprouts. Cooking your Bacon in twists allows for lovely crispy Bacon, taking up less room on your baking sheet.
  • Pop into oven. Cook for 15 minutes. Remove from oven to flip the "bacon twists". Return to oven and cook for 5 minutes more.
  • At the 20 minute mark, remove from oven and take the Bacon off the tray. Set aside. Stir the sprouts around the tray, scraping the bacon fat into center of the baking tray so that you can stir and coat the Sprouts with the bacon fat.
  • Spread the Sprouts back out over tray and return to oven for 3 more minutes.
  • At this point, you can choose to chop your Bacon into bits or keep it in twists and eat it whole, as a side to your sprouts. (If using recipe as an appetizer or side, I would recommend chopping the Bacon into bits and serving as a complete dish. If using recipe as a light main, keeping the bacon to the side works well.)
  • Remove Sprouts from the oven. Again, stir to coat with the bacon fat. If you are adding the Bacon back in as bits, sprinkle the Bacon bits over the Sprouts and stir to combine.
  • Plate and Enjoy!