Brussel Sprouts & Bacon Pasta

This high protein healthy Brussel sprouts and bacon pasta dinner is almost too good to be true! It uses chickpea pasta to bump up the protein but keeps the flavor with the classic brussel sprout bacon combo, it's going to be your new go to dinner!

Course dairy free, Dinner, egg free, Gluten-Free, Lunch, Meal Prep, top 8 free

Cuisine American

Keyword bacon, brussel sprouts, chickpea pasta, gluten free pasta, healthy pasta

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Servings servings

Calories 407kcal

Author Kelli Shallal MPH RD

Ingredients

8 ounces chickpea pasta
1 lb baby brussel sprouts quartered
10 ounces bacon
2 tablespoon lard or other oil
2 lemons
1 teaspoon garlic powder
½ tsp onion powder
½ tsp salt
black pepper to taste
1 tablespoon caraway seeds optional

Instructions

Bring a pot of salted water to a rolling boil and add pasta, stirring occasionally. Save ½ cup pasta water before straining.
While pasta cooks, in a large skillet - cook up your bacon! Reserve about 1-2 tablespoon of fat. Once bacon is done cooking, chop it up.
When bacon is done the cooking, add Brussel sprouts to the pan, toss with 1tbsp bacon fat. If you are adding caraway seeds, add them in now. Add juice of ½ lemon and ⅓ cup water. Cook covered for 5-7 minutes, then uncover to brown them for another 3-4 minutes.
Add 1 tablespoon bacon fat to hot, strained pasta, then add seasonings (garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and black pepper) and the juice of one lemon.
Combine pasta with Brussel sprouts and bacon. Finish off with final lemon sprits and salt/pepper to taste.

Notes

Swaps & Substitutions:

Chickpea Pasta - You can use other types of pasta here ie traditional, brown rice, etc but the nutrition value of the recipe will change (it will be lower in protein and fiber, higher in carbs)

Brussel Sprouts - feel free to swap other veggies but be mindful of cooking times, I've done zucchini and broccoli before

Bacon - feel free to swap out turkey bacon or veggie bacon if that's your thing

Lard- feel free to use any other cooking oil

Lemon - Feel free to sub ⅓ cup white wine vinegar for lemon juice

caraway seeds - optional, help decrease gas associated with brussel sprouts

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