The best keto Brussels sprout recipe
The key to delicious Brussels sprouts is all in how you prepare them. I spent the first 30 years of my life detesting Brussels sprouts all because of the way they were cooked in my home, growing up.
This low carb side dish recipe comes with quite the back story... When I was a child, the quickest way to turn me off of my dinner was to serve brussels sprouts. In my underdeveloped brain, it was the equivalent of torture. I was not allowed to leave the table until I cleaned my plate.
There were nights when I would literally spend hours at the table staring at and rolling around the soggy brussels sprouts on my plate. When I was desperate to leave the table, I would attempt to get them down without tasting them. I would try to puff my cheeks up with air and chew them without letting them touch my tongue.
When that didn't work, I would take a big swig of my no longer cold milk and try to wash them down. I gagged every time. EVERY.TIME!
How to cook Brussels sprouts
Here was the problem... My mother would buy frozen brussels sprouts and then boil them until they were a soggy, flavorless mess. They were so overcooked that they weren't even green anymore. It took me years into adulthood to recover from this trauma and really give brussels sprouts their day in court. When cooked properly, they have a wonderful crisp-tender texture with a subtle sweetness. Of course, adding bacon and cream to the mix never hurts. Do you have a food from your childhood that traumatized you? Be sure to also check out my Balsamic Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Maple Bacon recipe. If you are looking for other low carb, keto, gluten free and paleo side dishes, I've got you covered. I have an entire section of low carb side dish recipes.
Skillet Roasted Bacon Brussels Sprouts with Garlic Parmesan Cream Sauce
- Yield: 6 Servings 1x
Ingredients
For the brussels sprouts
- 6 slices thick cut bacon
- 1 ½ lbs brussels sprouts, cleaned and halved
- 2 tbsp butter or ghee (get it here)
- 1 tbsp minced onion flakes
For the sauce
- ½ cup heavy cream
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese, grated
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- sea salt, to taste
- a generous amount of cracked black pepper
Instructions
For the brussels sprouts
- In a large cast iron skillet, over medium-high heat, cook the bacon until crispy. Remove the bacon from the pan, crumble and set aside. Retain the drippings.
- To the bacon drippings in the skillet, add butter. Once the butter has melted, add brussels sprouts and minced onion flakes.
- Saute, tossing occasionally until the brussels sprouts are crisp-tender and golden brown. Add the crumbled bacon back to the pan and toss with the brussels sprouts.
For the sauce
- In a small sauce pan, over medium-high heat, add heavy cream, Parmesan cheese, garlic, sea salt and cracked black pepper.
- Bring to a boil and reduce heat to low. Stirring occasionally, let simmer and thicken.
- Pour over top of the roasted brussels sprouts.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
Per Serving - Calories: 173 | Fat: 12g | Protein: 7.5g | Total Carbs: 11g | Fiber: 4.5g | Net Carbs: 6.5g
***Please note that nutritional information listed on this page is an estimation based on the products I used. Ingredients and nutritional information can vary greatly between brands. Always be sure to read labels***
Robin S says
Holy crap. This was crazy awesome. Both my kids, who normally RUN from Brussels sprouts ate EVERY BITE! Win!
mary says
Peas! As a child I couldnt! As an adult...I still can't. I too had to clean my.plate as a child. I refused and would fall asleep on a few chairs pulled together under the table. I agree once brussel sprouts and made correctly their great!
mindy says
Me, too! And cold peas are the worst! LOL
Sarah C says
can't wait to make this!!! I think it simply must happen today, especially considering that I have everything on hand and my sprouts NEED to get used. Now I'm super excited for lunch - and it's not even 4am yet LOL!!
Patty says
Just made this for lunch. It is absolutely delicious. Will make a wonderful side dish for dinner. Thank you!
Rachel M. says
Made this tonight, it was delicious!
Jourdan Samara-Nitz says
Canned Aspargus. :0( I think we had the same mother... many nights spent at the table until we got a dog...lol.
Dawna says
I preordered for my.Nook. Thank you and God Bless!
Melodie says
I made this last weekend and it was delicious!!!
Georgiann Burdette says
My Mother was a great southern cook, however, when it came to liver and onions...she would dust the liver with flour and fry in bacon grease till the liver was hard and nasty! Smothered in more ketchup than liver was the only way I could choke it down!
Easy Healthy Recipes says
My childhood tortured dinner was liver and onions. My mom served it with bacon and all we would eat was the bacon 🙂