Brussels Sprouts, Bacon & Chestnut Gratin
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Brussels Sprouts, Bacon & Chestnut Gratin
Ingredients
- 750 g Brussels sprouts halved
- 4 rashers smoked streaky bacon chopped
- handful cooked chestnuts chopped
- 250 g crème fraîche
- 1 tbsp grainy mustard
- 50 ml semi-skimmed milk
- 100 g Gruyère cheese grated
- butter to grease the dish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180C/Gas 4. Grease an ovenproof roasting dish (or disposable like I do at Christmas time!) with some butter.
- Boil the sprouts in salted boiling water for about 3-4 minutes, drain and put in the greased dish. Add the chesnuts
- Fry the bacon pieces until crisp.
- Make the sauce by mixing together the crème fraîche, mustard and milk.
- Pour over the sauce and sprinkle with the cheese and cooked bacon.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes until bubbly and golden.
- Can be made in advance and cooked when needed.
- Turn this dish vegetarian by omitting the bacon.
Nutritional information is always approximate and will depend on the quality of ingredients used and serving sizes. If you need exact calories and macros, please do your own calculations.
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Kat Buckley
July 28, 2013 @ 11:17 am
This looks so yummy!! I actually really like sprouts :)
Michelle Ordever
July 28, 2013 @ 8:44 pm
Yeah, I don’t mind them either – as long as they’re not too soggy! This was really good – would make quite a nice vegetarian meal in itself, without the bacon of course!!