Sheet Pan Apple Bacon Brussels Sprouts
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Bacon, apples, and a dose of apple cider vinegar turns an otherwise boring veggie into something completely crave-able.
This side dish comes together quickly with the oven doing most of the work for you. These easy and delicious Brussels sprouts will have you making this traditional fall veggie all year long!
Ingredients
- Brussels sprouts – Choose fresh brussels sprouts for this recipe. Skip the frozen ones.
- Onion – Choose a yellow or white onion for this recipe. Red onions don’t hold up well during the roasting process.
- Apple – Use your favorite apple in the recipe. I use a Gala apple, but a Granny Smith or Macintosh apple would be delicious as well. Feel free to leave the peel on the apples, if you prefer.
- Bacon – Use any kind of bacon you like. I love thick cut bacon in this recipe.
- Olive oil – Use whatever you have on hand.
- Apple cider vinegar – A little goes a long way. Use whatever brand you have in your pantry.
- Salt and Black pepper – There are suggested amounts in the recipe card below, but feel free to use these to taste.
How to Make Apple Bacon Brussels Sprouts
Clean the brussels sprouts, slice them in half and place them on a metal sheet pan.
Chop the onion. Peel, core and chop the apple and add both to the sheet pan with the Brussels sprouts.
Cut the bacon into small pieces, around the same size as the onion and add to the sheet pan.
Drizzle the Brussels sprouts, onion, apple, and bacon with 2 Tbsp olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Toss well to coat everything.
Put the sheet pan full of Brussels sprouts into the hot oven. Roast veggies for 25 mins, tossing a couple times during baking. (You can keep cooking them 5-10 mins longer if you like your Brussels sprouts super caramelized.)
Remove veggies from oven. Toss with apple cider vinegar and remaining 1 Tbsp olive oil. Enjoy!
Serve This Side Dish With…
Make it a meal with my Slow Cooker Roast Chicken and the crispy Parmesan Potato Rounds.
What kind of pan should I use?
Using a metal pan is important here, otherwise the Brussels sprouts won’t caramelize. You can use a 9×13” pan with high sides if you’d prefer, just be sure it’s metal.
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Apple Bacon Brussels Sprouts
Ingredients
- 16 oz Brussels sprouts
- 1 small onion
- 1 apple
- 4 slices bacon
- 3 Tbsp olive oil, divided
- 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Heat oven to 400 degrees.
- Give the Brussels sprouts a good wash in cold water. Cut off the bottoms, then cut the Brussels sprouts in half – lengthwise. Place onto a metal sheet pan.16 oz Brussels sprouts
- Chop the onion. Peel, core and chop the apple.1 small onion, 1 apple
- Add both the onion and apple to the sheet pan with the Brussels sprouts.
- Cut the bacon into small pieces, around the same size as the onion.4 slices bacon
- Add to the sheet pan.
- Drizzle the Brussels sprouts, onion, apple, and bacon with 2 Tbsp olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Toss well to coat everything.3 Tbsp olive oil, 2 tsp salt, 1 tsp black pepper
- Put the sheet pan full of Brussels sprouts into the hot oven.
- Roast veggies for 25 mins, tossing a couple times during baking. (You can keep cooking them 5-10 mins longer if you like your Brussels sprouts super caramelized.)
- Remove veggies from oven.
- Toss with apple cider vinegar and remaining 1 Tbsp olive oil.1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
- Enjoy!
Delicious ????
So glad you liked it!
Fast, easy and delicious! This recipe made our Father’s Day meal the talk of the day. What a tasty way to get people to try brussel sprouts!
I’m so happy to hear this!! Glad you enjoyed the recipe. 🙂
This recipe is the easiest and a great way to kick up roasted Brussels sprouts. My kids even enjoy them (huge win). I used a peeled pink lady or gala apple and it worked well. Will definitely add this to my side dish rotation!
Kids are always so hard to win over with veggies. So glad yours liked this recipe!! 🙂