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Brussels Sprouts with Chestnuts and Double-Smoked Bacon Recipe
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Brussels Sprouts with Chestnuts and Double-Smoked Bacon Recipe

9 ingredients 40 min + 1 hr 8 servings openrecipes
Brussels Sprouts with Chestnuts and Double-Smoked Bacon Recipe

This is one of our all-time favorites, created by Chef Charlie Palmer.What to buy: Fresh is better, but good-quality frozen or jarred chestnuts are a reasonable...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

420
Calories
39g
Protein
20g
Fat
24g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Brussels Sprout 1 cup (156g) 56
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Bacon 1 slice cooked (8g) 43
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Chestnut not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • Salt
  • 1 1/2 pounds Brussels sprouts (about 5 cups), stems trimmed and outer leaves removed
  • 1/4 pound double-smoked slab bacon or other smoked bacon , cut into lardons (1/4-by-3/4-inch rectangles)
  • 2 cups pearl onions , peeled
  • 10 chestnuts , roasted , peeled, and quartered
  • 1 3/4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves

Directions

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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