Home
Premium
Festive smashed sprouts

A plate of festive smashed sprouts

Festive smashed sprouts

Name: Festive smashed sprouts
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 4-6 as a side
Ingredients: 200g brussels sprouts trimmed (prepared weight); 2 tbsp olive oil; 100g smoked streaky bacon rashers

Jasmine and Melissa Hemsley

Save recipe

Serves 4-6 as a side

Easy

Prep: 5 mins

Cook: 25 mins

A star rating of 5 out of 5.2 ratingsRate

loading...

Convert sprout sceptics with this side dish – it combines sprouts with bacon, and any leftovers can be transformed into bubble and squeak

Gluten-free

Skip to ingredients

Alternatives

Complete the dish

Showing items 1 to 3 of 3

Best ever roast potatoes

A star rating of 4.9 out of 5.21 ratings

Braised red cabbage

A star rating of 4.6 out of 5.73 ratings

Easy turkey crown

A star rating of 5 out of 5.18 ratings

Ingredients

Nutrition

Units:

MetricUS

200g brussels sprouts

trimmed (prepared weight)
2 tbsp olive oil
100g smoked streaky bacon

rashers

Keep the screen awake with cook mode on the Good Food app.

Nutrition: Per serving (6)

kcal97
fat8g
saturates2g
carbs1g
sugars1g
fibre2g
protein4g
salt0.53g

Method

step 1

Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Combine the sprouts and oil in a large bowl, and season well. Tip onto a large roasting tray and roast for 15-20 mins, turning the sprouts over halfway through, until tender.
step 2

Remove from the oven, then press down on each sprout using a sturdy mug or potato masher to ‘smash’ and flatten them. Cut the bacon into bite-sized strips using kitchen scissors or a knife, then scatter these over the smashed sprouts. Reduce the oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5 and roast the sprouts with the bacon for 7-9 mins until the bacon is crisp. If the bacon is still not crisp, turn up the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 for a few minutes more.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, Christmas 2025

Comments, questions and tips

Rate this recipe

What is your star rating out of 5?1 star out of 52 stars out of 53 stars out of 54 stars out of 55 stars out of 5

Choose the type of message you'd like to post

CommentQuestionTip

Overall rating

A star rating of 5 out of 5.2 ratings

Get 3 months of Good Food All Access

Get 3 months of Good Food All Access for just £6. Find triple-tested recipes that take the stress out of deciding what to cook, spend less time planning, and more time enjoying the season.

Subscribe now