Never has a vegan dish tasted as good as brussel sprouts with mushrooms.
It is a delicious recipe for those who are watching their weight, yet want to have something flavorsome and appetizing for their pallet.
Alternately, they can also be taken on the side with a meat-based dish such as roasted chicken or beef.
Heath benefits
This is a very healthy recipe as it only contains high fiber vegetables that provide you with minerals and vitamins for optimum immune system function. The use of olive oil promotes healthy cholesterol levels and this is a perfect recipe for people following a no carb diet such as keto. Use light or low sodium soy sauce if you don’t want it to be salty or have a high blood pressure.
Ingredients
1 lb. fresh or frozen brusselssprouts
2 cups sliced button, white or shiitake mushrooms (you can use either one or a combination of all)
3 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp
garlic powder
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp black pepper
How To Make Brussel Sprouts with Mushrooms
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- Wash the brussels sprouts if they are fresh or let them thaw if they are frozen.
- Cut the brussels sprouts in half.
- Add them in a large bowl along with the sliced mushrooms.
- Drizzle the olive oil and season with garlic powder, salt and pepper. Make sure that the seasoning covers the sprouts and mushrooms well. Toss them to coat evenly.
- Place brussels sprouts and mushrooms on a baking sheet and bake for 20-25 minutes.
- You can check their tenderness by piercing with a knife.
- Let them cool for 5-10 minutes.
- Serve and enjoy!
Trivia
- Brussels sprouts come from the cabbage family.
- They are an excellent source of fiber and aid in digestion.
- Just one cup of sprouts has 56 calories.
- Unlike other fruits and vegetables, brussels sproutsdon’t need to be ripe before
- Mushrooms closely resemble the human skin because it absorbs sunlight and produces vitamin D just like us.
- Mushrooms contain lots of vitamins, minerals and nutrients that make it a staple in Chinese medicine and cuisines.
- There are over a hundred varieties of mushrooms ranging from poisonous to medicinal.
- Olive oil has some of the healthiest fats that lower your LDL (bad cholesterol).
- Olive oil is great for promoting healthy skin, hair and nails.