Home > Recipes > Fall > Brussels Sprouts and Bacon Gratin by MichelleNovember 19, 2012 (updated Jan 25, 2020)Jump to Recipe5 (1 rating) Ahh, Brussels sprouts. They’re a vegetable and they’re green, which means they’re one of the things that I ran from (kicking and screaming, mind you) for most of my life. I’ve made baby steps toward my acceptance of green vegetables; I’m proud of the fact that I can now eat broccoli without a massive layer of processed yellow cheese on top. Score! Brussels sprouts, though? It’s been a longer, harder road. What I’ve found, however, is that if it’s creamy, crunchy and involves bacon, I’ll most likely eat it. I saw this recipe in The Wall Street Journal waaaaay back in January and saved it with Thanksgiving in mind. I’ve used the last few Thanksgivings to experiment with different ways of preparing Brussels sprouts so that I’ll actually eat them. I haven’t loved everything; however, the Brussels sprout slaw I made two years ago was a winner, and this reci...
