BRUSSELS SPROUTS WITH BACON & CHESTNUTS

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A classic Christmas combination - and it counts as two of your 5-a-day

Provided by Good Food team

Categories     Side dish

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 ¼kg Brussels sprouts, trimmed (or if buying pre-trimmed, buy 1 kg)
6 rashers smoked streaky bacon, cut into bite-sized pieces (or use more, if you like)
200g vacuum-packed chestnuts
50g butter

Steps:

  • Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil, then tip in 1 ¼ kg trimmed Brussels sprouts. Once back to the boil, cook for 5 mins. Drain, run under the cold tap until cold, then drain again.
  • Heat a large frying pan, add 6 rashers smoked streaky bacon, cut into bite-sized pieces, and gently fry for 10 mins until crisp and golden.
  • Tip out of the pan, leaving the fat behind, then add 200g chestnuts and fry over a high heat for about 5 mins until tinged. Tip out of the pan.
  • Add the Brussels sprouts to the pan with a splash of water, then cover and finish cooking over a medium heat for about 5 mins, stirring now and again, until just tender.
  • Uncover, turn up the heat, then add most of the 50g butter and sauté the sprouts for 2 mins more.
  • Tip in the bacon and chestnuts, season generously with salt and pepper, then serve with the last knob of butter on top.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 196 calories, Fat 12 grams fat, SaturatedFat 5 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 16 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 7 grams sugar, Fiber 7 grams fiber, Protein 8 grams protein, Sodium 0.61 milligram of sodium

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