This delightful Keto friendly Smashed Brussel Sprouts can be a lovely side dish or serve as the main dish to a vegetarian meal.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword brussel sprouts
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 35 minutesminutes
Servings 6
Calories 162kcal
Author The Kellie Kitchen
Ingredients
1 ½lbbrussel sproutsends trimmed
Salt
Pepper
½tspred pepper flakes
⅓cupmayo
½cupcheeseshredded cheddar mix
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375*
FIll a large stockpot with water and 1 tbsp salt to a boil. While water is coming to a boil, trim the woody/hard stem ends off the brussel sprouts. For sprouts larger than a golf ball you will cut them in half through the stem to keep the sprout half intact.
Place trimmed sprouts into boiling water for about 10 minutes, or until fork tender.
Drain the sprouts from the salted water and then transfer to a baking/casserole dish. Using a flat bottom glass gently smash each sprout.
Sprinkle the entire casserole dish over the smashed brussel sprouts with salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes.Then, using a butter knife, place/smear a small amount of mayo on top of each of the smashed sprouts. Next, top each smashed sprout with a little bit of shredded cheese.
Place casserole dish in 375* oven for 15 minutes. After the initial cook time, turn to the oven to broil for 1-3 minutes to brown and crisp the cheese.