Crispy Oven-Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon
This crispy oven roasted brussels sprouts with bacon recipe is a simple yet flavorful dish that makes an irresistible side or a hearty addition to any meal. With only a handful of ingredients, namely brussels sprouts and bacon, this dish creates a vegetable dish that is full of flavorful.
Cooking brussels sprouts with bacon gives them a smokey, irresistible deep umami flavor. This brussels spouts are so delicious that they might not even make it to the plate from the sheet tray, speaking from personal experience…
Brussel Sprouts And Bacon
Ingredients
- 1 lbs Brussel Sprouts halved
- 12 oz Bacon thick cut
- To Taste Salt and Ground black Pepper optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375.
- Slice bacon into bite size pieces (about 1/4 to 1 inch) and render in pan until bacon starts to crisp around the edges about five mins.
- Toss halved brussels sprouts with rendered bacon/fat and black pepper and place on sheet tray with parchment paper.
- Bake at 375 for 20-25 mins or until desired doneness .
- Taste for saltiness and add more salt if desired. Depending on the bacon, there is a good chance no additional salt is needed.
- Serve with your favorite main dish and enjoy!
Would recommend a thick cut bacon for this recipe, as thinner bacon might burn before the brussels sprouts are fully cooked. Feel free to try different flavors of bacon with this dish, have found jalapeno bacon to be very delicious in this dish.
Tried this with jalapeño bacon. Was very tasty and quick to make.