Brussels Sprouts with Pecans

Submitted by Malriah

"A new, more exciting way to eat "baby cabbages". It helps that it is also lower in fat and has less sodium. Might as well make them TOTALLY good for you! From Cooking Light Magazine. (I really am trying to keep my New Years resolution!)"

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 2 teaspoons butter
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, sliced thin
• 8 cups thinly sliced Brussels sprouts
• 1⁄2 cup fat-free low-sodium chicken broth
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 8 teaspoons pecans, toasted and coarsely chopped

directions

1. Melt butter in skillet.
2. Add onion and garlic and saute until lightly browned.
3. Stir in sprouts, saute 2 minutes.
4. Add broth and sugar, cooking until liquid is almost evaporated, stirring frequently.
5. Add salt, sprinkle with pecans and serve.

Reviews

[MadCatKim]

Good job! I have NEVER eaten brussel sprouts before in my 28 year old life because I've heard such awful things about them but I've had such great luck on recipezaar that I thought I'd be adventurous. I nibbled one before I cooked this and thought "God help me" but Kari you are a great chef. I had to improvise a bit since I had walnuts and not pecans but this was still very enjoyable. Thank you for adding another vegetable to my "like these" list!

 

[Bergy]

What a great, simple way to cook Brussels Sprouts. We loved them. I love do ahead recipes and this one lends itself well. I got everything ready early in the day right even browning the onion & garlic, then set aside, had the sprouts ready in a bowl, measured out the broth, chopped the pecans and when it was time for dinner it took 5 minutes to complete. I served the sprouts with Mr Foods Honey-mustard chicken, new carrots & a baked potato. Lovely meal Thanks Kari in Denver 6 july 2010 Made again I reccommend that you cut the sprouts cross ways so the entire cut sprout can cook evenly - that way you chop the stem into smaller portions with the rest of the sprout.

 

[GirlyJu]

Made these for the picky eaters in my life, who swore that they hated brussels sprouts...Needless to say, they loved them! I served them with ham and cinnamon stewed apples. Yummy! Thanks for the recipe!

 

[scimietta99]

These were good. I too cut back on the amount of sugar - I used about half. I also used brown sugar and this seemed to give an even nicer flavor (I made previously exactely as written as I have a real 'thing' about people who are negative about a recipe when they have changed basically everything!' I also think it is important not to brown the garlic - even slightly - as this does give a slight bitterness. A fab recipe though, well done Just Married, you have been successful in getting my son to eat some.... and seconds. Previously he would rather have eaten nuclear waste than sprouts. A big thank you.

 

[Zetty66]

These truly will create more brussels sprouts fans in the world. For those of you that don't like the bitterness of sprouts, this is the recipe for you. The sugar adds just enough sweetness to mello the bitter.