Roasted Brussels Sprouts With Bacon and Balsamic Glaze

I like Green Bean Casserole. But I also like to live on the edge. So this year, for Thanksgiving dinner, I asked permission of our guests to skip that usual side dish and try something different.

They said OK.

So I took a walk on the WILD side…

ROASTED BRUSSELS SPROUTS WITH BACON AND BALSAMIC GLAZE

First…I diced 1 lb. of bacon and cooked it until crispy. I set the bacon aside and I saved the bacon fat.

I washed and dried a very large bag of fresh Brussels sprouts….probably 3 lbs. of them! (DRYING them completely is very important.)
I cut them in half, and I arranged them in a single layer on a sheet of tin foil on a rimmed cookie sheet. Then I drizzled them with the reserved bacon fat. I sprinkled them with salt and fresh cracked black pepper and stirred them well to coat all of them.

Then I roasted them in a 450 degree screaming hot oven for about 15 minutes. I stirred them halfway through. (You want them to have some “charred” spots!) I did this while my turkey was “resting” after roasting.

I removed them from the oven…gave them another stir….and I drizzled them with a Balsamic glaze.

I usually make my own…but I found this brand at Aldi, and I wanted to give it a try since I’ve yet to find a product at Aldi that didn’t produce good results…

As usual, I was NOT disappointed. It was VERY good.

And the final dish?

These Brussels sprouts just may give that Green Bean Casserole a run for it’s money EVERY year!

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