Bacon and Blue Brussels Sprouts

This bacon and blue Brussels sprouts recipe features crispy bacon and creamy Gorgonzola cheese. It's so good you'll deem it the best side dish ever.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 164 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
• 4 slices bacon
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
• 1 pound Brussels sprouts, trimmed, halved lengthwise, and thinly sliced
• 0.25 teaspoon salt
• 0.75 cup water
• 0.5 cup crumbled Gorgonzola cheese, or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Cook bacon in a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain on a paper towel-lined plate; crumble when cool. Reserve drippings in the skillet.

Step 2

Add onion and salt to the skillet; cook over medium heat until tender, about 5 minutes. Add water and Dijon mustard; cook and stir over medium-high heat until comes to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off the bottom of the skillet with a wooden spoon.

Step 3

Add Brussels sprouts and vinegar to the skillet; cook, stirring often, until sprouts tender, 4 to 6 minutes. Toss sprouts mixture with bacon and Gorgonzola.