Hi Everyone!
My Husband thinks I lost it! And maybe I did? But I can’t help it that I was actually craving Brussels Sprouts! Who does that? You wouldn’t think me? Normally I want chocolate, peanut butter, ice cream, but today it was sprouts! So this past weekend I went to my grocery store and hand-picked the cutest little green sprouts I could. That night I told my Husband we are having bacon flavored chicken with a side of Brussels Sprouts for dinner. At first I got yah look, bacon chicken, then I got ohhhhh, sprouts! Whats up with that? The man is the one who got me to try sprouts and now he doesn’t like them. What gives? I think today’s Brussels Sprouts are amazing! The flavor, oh baby, so good!
These sprouts are not just ordinary sprouts but they are flavored with love! Yes love! The love of onions, garlic, oranges, fresh cranberries and brown sugar. This dish couldn’t get any fresher!! This is the first time I used fresh cranberries in a dish like this and it turned out beautifully! It kind of looks like a beautiful Christmas dish!
The first thing I did was saute my onions and garlic in some olive oil, just until they were tender and then in went the sprouts and cranberries. I cooked it until the cranberries started to pop. You would think the cranberries would be to tart, but they weren’t! That is because I seasoned them with fresh orange zest and orange juice, then I sprinkled it with brown sugar. the orange juice took away any bitterness and the brown sugar gave a perfect balance of sweetness to the dish. To add a little bit of a different texture I tossed in some roughly chopped pecans. This dish has it all, and is easily made in about 12 minutes or so, depending on how tender you like your Brussels Sprouts.
- Serves: About 4 - 5 servings
- Serving size: Approx 1 heaping cup
- 1 tbsp. olive oil
- ½ tbsp. garlic, minced
- ½ cup onion, sliced thin
- 1 pound Brussels Sprouts, ends removed, sliced
- ½ cup cranberries, fresh
- zest and juice from one orange
- 1 tbsp. brown sugar
- Salt & Pepper to taste
- ¼ cup pecans, roughly chopped
- In a skillet over medium heat; add olive oil, garlic and onion, cook for about 5 minutes until tender. Add Brussels Sprouts and Cranberries. Mix together and cook until cranberries start to pop, about 5 minutes. Add orange zest and orange juice, mix well. Sprinkle the brown sugar over the top, mix well.
- Add sprouts to a bowl, season with salt & pepper if desired. Toss in pecans. Serve warm.
These Brussels Sprouts would be perfect for serving for the holidays! It’s a perfect color, a perfect balance and very healthy for you. Plus it’s great that it can be whipped together in a few minutes. To save on time, I recommend cutting your sprouts the night before. If you love Brussels Sprouts and cranberries, I highly recommend this dish. I just love it and I plan on cooking more with fresh cranberries. I honestly can’t believe they weren’t very tart in this dish. It’s amazing what an orange can do and of course brown sugar!
Well that’s it for me today! Leftover sprouts for lunch! Just hope my co-workers don’t mind the smell of heated up sprouts. They smell ok the day you make them, but heated up, well, lets just say some people don’t like it. lol
Have a wonderful day!!
Toodles,
Jennifer
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I keep trying to like brussels sprouts….think I’ll give this recipe a try. It looks delicious! One quick question – in the write up you say to toss in the pecans but I don’t see them listed in the ingredients. Are the pecans figured into the nutritional information?
Thanks Heather, I added the pecans this morning. I forgot to add them to the ingredient list and yes they are included in the nutritional information. Thank you so much for bringing it to my attention.
I do hope you give sprouts another try! It took me 3 times to try them before I liked them.
Thanks Jennifer! I am definitely going to keep trying them, and your recipe sounds like a good place to start.
I can totally understand craving brussels sprouts – I love, love, love them! This is a great recipe!
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I think this is an AWESOME combination Jenn! A fabulous way to use two ingredients this time of year
Thank you Laura!
I’ve been craving brussels sprouts for the last two weeks!!!
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That is so weird! I crave them too! I wonder why? It’s a weird craving. lol
So festive and pretty Jennifer, it could definitely be a lovely holiday side!
Thank you Chris! Holiday side dishes are my favorite!
I love easy and elegant salads like this for the holidays, Jennifer! So colorful, and I bet absolutely delish!
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Thank you so much Georgia!
Cranberries IN the sprouts?!?!? Genius! This looks so up my alley.
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Thanks Sarah! I am loving cranberries with sprouts, gives it a nice taste!
What a healthy, yummy looking dish! Love it!
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Thank you Kristi! Happy holidays to you!
Me, me!! I crave Brussels sprouts, too!! And my hubby also thinks I’m nuts
Your dish sounds amazing!!!
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Isn’t that funny how we crave sprouts! lol
looking to make this for a pot luck, but won’t have time to cook day of. would it be okay cold?
It’s better served warm. You could probably pop it in the microwave for a few minutes to get the chill off of it.