Sheet Pan Roasted Brussels Sprouts, Butternut Squash, Bacon & Red Onion
This Sheet Pan Brussels Sprouts, Butternut Squash, Bacon & Red Onion is an easy to make side dish that is big on flavour. All of the veggies and bacon are tossed in a simple balsamic and dijon sauce and then roasted in the oven until tender. This delicious side dish is Whole30, Paleo, Grain Free, Gluten Free, Dairy Free and Specific Carbohydrate Diet Legal.
I have always found the hardest part about Thanksgiving is getting the timing right. With every dish requiring a different oven temperature or cooking time, it’s just as much about mastering the mathematics as it is about cooking skill.
Enter this incredibly low maintenance side dish. Prep the veggies, place them on a baking sheet with chopped bacon, toss everything in a simple sauce and leave it to bake. So easy right?
The bacon gets crisp while the butternut squash and red onion becomes caramelized in the sauce. Oven roasting brussels sprouts is my favourite way to prepare them, and letting them cook in this mustard and balsamic sauce makes them even better. This can also easily be made vegan, just leave off the bacon and use a touch of extra salt.
You could even cook everything the day before Thanksgiving and then put it back in the oven for 5 minutes to heat up before the big meal.
Not celebrating celebrating Thanksgiving? That’s no excuse! This Sheet Pan Brussels Sprouts and Bacon would make a great side dish for any meal, and best of all leftovers are so good tossed into salad the next day, topped with an egg for breakfast or even eaten cold.
Here are a few other side dishes that you might enjoy:
- Caramelized Leek, Fennel & Onion Gratin
- Roasted Fennel with Garlic & Herbs
- Lemon Roasted Green Beans with Almonds & Shallots
- Roasted Radishes
- Asian Brussels Sprouts
- Sheet Pan Roasted Brussels Sprouts, Butternut Squash, Bacon & Red Onion
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Sheet Pan Roasted Brussel Sprouts, Butternut Squash, Bacon & Red Onion
Ingredients
- 2 cups cubed butternut squash (approximately 1 inch cubes)
- 2 cups small brussel sprouts
- 2 red onion thinly sliced
- 2/3 cup chopped bacon/pancetta
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 2 tsp dijon mustard
- 1 tsp thyme
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius (400 degrees Fahrenheit)
- To prep the brussel sprouts, wash them and cut off any of the tough outter leaves. To make sure everything cooks evenly, cut any of the larger brussel sprouts in half.
- Place the cubed butternut squash, brussel sprouts, chopped pancetta or bacon and red onion on a large baking sheet.
- In a bowl whisk together the olive oil, balsamic, mustard, thyme, salt and pepper and then pour over the veggies on the baking sheet. Place everything in the oven and bake for 35 minutes tossing the veggies half way through baking to ensure they evenly cook.
Nutrition
Such a great recipe. Decided to make this dish for our Christmas Eve dinner but had to make a few modifications and it worked out well. We skpped the bacon (as suggested), added some carrots and parsnips (as we’re big veg eaters), and substituted apple cider vinegar+honey for balsamic (as we didn’t have any). So simple and so delicious. The cook time was spot on. Thank you again, Carmen.
This recipe was delicious, and I will definitely make it again. I made the version of it with boneless, skinless, chicken thighs and Balsamic Dijon Sauce. The recipe for that one said to cook it for 22 minutes. It was still raw after only that amount of time. It took at least 45 minutes. Prep time was to take 8 minutes. That was also way off. I don’t see how anyone could peel the squash, and prep the Brussels sprouts, along with everything else in that amount of time.
Such an easy and delicious dish! It has become my go to side dish for fall and winter, I make it at least once a week.
Made this tonight to go along with a IP chicken and my husband said it WILL be a weekly dish!! I’ve never had butternut squash before but picked one up a couple weeks ago and have been scared to do anything with it until I found this recipe. Delicious!!!
Should the bacon be cooked before putting in oven? Or put it in with veggies raw?
The bacon should be added in raw
I added chickpeas and other veggies that I had around. After cooking I added low fat feta cheese.
Hi Carmen! Could sweet potatoes be subbed for the butternut squash without sacrificing taste?
Thanks in advance!
Pauline
Yes definitely!
I made this as a Thanksgiving side and it was a HIT. It actually ended up being my favorite thing I made that day, so much so that I made it again last night! I love that it’s easy to make a ton; we had it as a side with steaks last night, and for the rest of the week I’m using it as breakfast! This morning I just quickly reheated in a skillet, cracked two eggs on top, and threw it on a pile of arugula. Easy and DELISH. Thank you for this!
Ohhhh leftovers topped with an egg sounds sooo good! What a great idea! I’m definitely trying that next time I make this. Thanks for the comment!