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Sprouts in blankets

Name: Sprouts in blankets
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: PT10-15M
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves 4-6
Cuisine: British recipes
Ingredients: 200g sprouts, halved (or kept whole if they’re quite small); 200g streaky bacon rashers

By: Pollyanna Coupland
Food producer, delicious.

Published: 7 Nov 23
Updated: 18 Mar 24

Two Christmas icons combine…What’s not to love? As the bacon crisps up, the sprouts are almost confited in bacon fat, creating melt-in-the-mouth deliciousness. Even sprout haters will renounce their beliefs when they taste them wrapped in bacon.

Click here for an easy pigs in blankets recipe.

Easy
November 2023

Test kitchen approved

Serves 4-6
Hands-on time 15 min. Oven time 10-15 min

Click here for an easy pigs in blankets recipe.

Nutrition: Per serving (for 6)

Calories: 109kcals
Fat: 8.3g fat (2.8g saturated)
Protein: 6.4g
Carbohydrates: 1.4g (1g sugars)
Fibre: 1.4g
Salt: 1.1g

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Ingredients

200g sprouts, halved (or kept whole if they’re quite small)
200g streaky bacon rashers

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Method

Heat the oven to 200°C fan/gas 7. Cut each rasher of bacon in half widthways and wrap around each sprout, ensuring the bacon end finishes on the flat side of the sprout. Put them seam-side down on an oven tray to ensure they don’t spring apart while cooking. Cook for 10-15 minutes until crisp.

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Nutrition

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 109kcals
Fat: 8.3g fat (2.8g saturated)
Protein: 6.4g
Carbohydrates: 1.4g (1g sugars)
Fibre: 1.4g
Salt: 1.1g

delicious. tips

To save time when you’re busy with the Christmas dinner (or roast), you can wrap up the sprouts and store them on an oven tray in the fridge for up to 3 days.