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PopularTruffle Parmesan Roasted Brussels Sprouts
These Brussels sprout bites are so delicious and full of flavor! They make an excellent appetizer or side dish and will be a hit with even non-veggie lovers. These Brussels sprout bites can easily be made vegan with the substitution of Follow Your Heart parmesan cheese and vegan butter.
Carolanne MariaIngredients
- 2lbs Brussels sprouts
- 4 tbsp Butter
- 1 tbsp Black garlic (Trader Joe’s)
- 1 tbsp Truffle powder (Trader Joe’s)
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 1/4 tsp Black pepper
- 1/3 cup Grated Parmesan
Instructions
- 1Preheat your oven to 450° and prep a baking sheet.
- 2Chop your Brussels sprouts in half and line them up on a prepped baking sheet.
- 3Melt the butter in the microwave and then mix in truffle powder, black garlic salt and pepper.
- 4Generously coat each Brussels sprout half in the butter and seasoning mixture.
- 5Roast the sprouts in the oven for 10 minutes. Take them out to flip, sprinkle on the parmesan cheese, and stick them back in the oven for another 10 minutes.
- 6Once the Brussels sprouts bites are done, remove them from the oven.
- 7Serve with your favorite truffle aioli or dipping sauce and enjoy!
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Open in Pepper →A Christmas Table That Feels Like Christmas
Christmas dinner isn't just a meal — it's the whole memory. The roast in the oven, the sides on the counter, the smell in the hallway that starts at breakfast and lasts all day.
Cooks on Pepper open this collection in mid-December every year, mapping out the roast, the sides, and the one dessert somebody's grandmother made.
Every recipe here is built for the Christmas table — a proper main, a side that earns its plate space, and enough leftovers to keep the next two days easy.
Quick Tips
- 1
Rest the roast, always
20 minutes off heat, tented in foil — juice redistributes and every slice stays pink.
- 2
Do sides the day before
Casseroles reheat as well as they bake fresh — free the oven for the main on the day.
- 3
Season the meat overnight
Salt on the roast 12+ hours ahead is the single biggest flavor upgrade.
- 4
Plan the oven schedule
One oven, one turkey/roast, three sides — write the timeline before Christmas morning.
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