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Low-Carb Brussels Sprouts Casserole

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I’m not going to lie; I adore Brussels Sprouts. My favourite way to eat them is a big bowl of new season sprouts, steamed and served with butter and salt. Perfect.

However, I totally understand that not everyone feels that way about these delicious little flavour bombs.

This casserole wraps your sprouts in a gentle blanket of creamy, cheesy goodness and is finished off with crispy, crunchy pancetta pieces. Sounds like the perfect low-carb side for this year's Thanksgiving table!

Keep a container of the crisped up pancetta or bacon in the fridge for sprinkling over eggs, avocados or on salads. Enjoy!

Hands-on Overall

Serving size about 1 cup

Allergy information for Low-Carb Brussels Sprouts Casserole

✔  Gluten free
✔  Egg free
✔  Nut free
✔  Nightshade free
✔  Avocado free
✔  Coconut free
✔  Fish free
✔  Shellfish free
✔  Beef free

Nutritional values (per about 1 cup)

Net carbs9.9 grams
Protein14.6 grams
Fat26.4 grams
Calories344 kcal
Calories from carbs 12%, protein 17%, fat 71%
Total carbs16.3 gramsFiber6.4 gramsSugars4.6 gramsSaturated fat14.8 gramsSodium636 mg(28% RDA)Magnesium48 mg(12% RDA)Potassium712 mg(36% EMR)

Ingredients (makes 6 servings)

  • 1 kg fresh Brussels sprouts, trimmed and halved (2.2 lbs)
  • 2 tbsp ghee or butter (30 ml)
  • 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream (120 ml/ 4 fl oz)
  • 1/2 cup grated Swiss cheese such as Gruyere or similar melty cheese (60 g/ 2.1 oz)
  • 1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese (57 g/ 2 oz)
  • 1/4 cup cream cheese (60 g/ 2.1 oz)
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 6 slices of pancetta or bacon, crisped and crumbled (90 g/ 3.2 oz)
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • Optional: fresh parsley, to taste

Instructions

  1. To crisp your pancetta, lay the strips out on an oven rack and cook at 180 °C/ 355 °F (fan assisted), or 200 °C/ 400 °F (conventional), for 10 minutes until crispy. They will crisp further as they cool, so don’t overcook them.
  2. Increase the heat to 190 °C/ 375 °F (fan assisted), or 210 °C/ 410 °F (conventional). Low-Carb Brussels Sprouts Casserole
  3. In a saucepan, place the cream, cream cheese and season with salt and pepper.
    Low-Carb Brussels Sprouts Casserole
  4. Heat the ghee in an oven safe skillet and add the Brussels Sprouts and garlic. Sauté until the sprouts are tender but not soft.
    Low-Carb Brussels Sprouts Casserole
  5. Add the cream mixture and toss to combine. (You may need to add 2 tablespoons of water so that the sprouts can soften without getting too dry.) Add half of the pancetta and stir through the casserole.
  6. Bake for a further 15 minutes, until the cheese has browned and the sprouts are softened.
    Low-Carb Brussels Sprouts Casserole
  7. Remove from the oven and garnish with remaining pancetta and optionally fresh herbs to taste.
  8. Store in the fridge, in a covered container, up to four days. Low-Carb Brussels Sprouts Casserole

Brussels Sprouts Casserole
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Brussels Sprouts Casserole
Easy Brussels sprouts casserole baked with cream, Swiss cheese and Italian bacon. A tasty low-carb side packed with flavor!
Hands on20m
Overall45m
Servings6
Calories344 kcal
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Ingredients

  • 1 kg fresh Brussels sprouts, trimmed and halved (2.2 lbs)
  • 2 tbsp ghee or butter (30 ml)
  • 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream (120 ml/ 4 fl oz)
  • 1/2 cup grated Swiss cheese such as Gruyere or similar melty cheese (60 g/ 2.1 oz)
  • 1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese (57 g/ 2 oz)
  • 1/4 cup cream cheese (60 g/ 2.1 oz)
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 6 slices of pancetta or bacon, crisped and crumbled (90 g/ 3.2 oz)
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • Optional: fresh parsley, to taste

Instructions

  1. To crisp your pancetta, lay the strips out on an oven rack and cook at 180 °C/ 355 °F (fan assisted), or 200 °C/ 400 °F (conventional), for 10 minutes until crispy. They will crisp further as they cool, so don’t overcook them.
  2. Increase the heat to 190 °C/ 375 °F (fan assisted), or 210 °C/ 410 °F (conventional).
  3. In a saucepan, place the cream, cream cheese and season with salt and pepper.
  4. Heat the ghee in an oven safe skillet and add the Brussels Sprouts and garlic. Sauté until the sprouts are tender but not soft.
  5. Add the cream mixture and toss to combine. (You may need to add 2 tablespoons of water so that the sprouts can soften without getting too dry.) Add half of the pancetta and stir through the casserole.
  6. Bake for a further 15 minutes, until the cheese has browned and the sprouts are softened.
  7. Remove from the oven and garnish with remaining pancetta and optionally fresh herbs to taste.
  8. Store in the fridge, in a covered container, up to four days.

Nutrition (per serving, about 1 cup)

Calories344kcal
Net Carbs9.9g
Carbohydrates16.3g
Protein14.6g
Fat26.4g
Saturated Fat14.8g
Fiber6.4g
Sugar4.6g
Sodium636mg
Magnesium48mg
Potassium712mg

Detailed nutritional breakdown (per about 1 cup)

Net carbsProteinFatCalories
Total per about 1 cup
9.9 g14.6 g26.4 g344 kcal
Brussels sprouts, fresh
8.6 g5.6 g0.5 g72 kcal
Ghee
0 g0 g5 g45 kcal
Cream, heavy whipping, pouring, full-fat (30-40% fat)
0.5 g0.4 g7.6 g73 kcal
Cheese, Swiss , Gruyère
0 g3 g3.2 g41 kcal
Cheddar cheese
0.3 g2.2 g3.1 g38 kcal
Cream cheese, soft (full-fat)
0.3 g0.7 g2.8 g25 kcal
Garlic, fresh
0.2 g0 g0 g1 kcal
Pancetta (Italian bacon)
0 g2.7 g4.2 g49 kcal
Salt, pink Himalayan rock salt
0 g0 g0 g0 kcal
Pepper, black, spices
0 g0 g0 g0 kcal

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Naomi Sherman

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An accomplished home cook who was diagnosed with an auto-immune disease eight years ago, Naomi started to explore the connection between healthy, whole food and her symptoms, and a new love was born.

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Comments (6)

Set the heat at 180 then reduce it to 190?
I had to add water to the pan to get the sprouts to soften.

Thank you for spotting that! I'll make sure to fix this typo 😊

Making this right now and it smells delicious! I didn’t see where to add the grated cheeses, so I added them with the pancetta. Recipe might need an edit for this. Thanks!

Hello again,
Found a Second mistake, the cheese not mentioned in the receipe, only in the ingredients list.
Regards
Roman

Hello,
I think there are missing items in the ingredients list such as cream cheese and things like that

Hi Roman, I can see cream cheese in the list of ingredients and mentioned in step 3 - is that the ingredient you meant? Please let me know, maybe I'm missing something!