Balsamic Brussels Sprouts & Sausage
on Jan 19, 2023, Updated May 20, 2025
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The perfect quick lunch or side dish for dinner this Balsamic Brussel Sprouts and Sausage is perfect plate anytime of the day.
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What Makes This Recipe Great
We can all agree that brussel sprouts are delicious and can get a little boring all at the same time. Luckily we have an extremely unique and quick brussel sprout dish to make when you need some greens with a touch of protein. This recipe came out of the desire to cook nutrient meals that are quick and can be all in one. Brussel sprouts have loads of benefits when added to your diet, especially Vitamin C and collagen replacement.
The brussel sprouts are of course the main character in this dish, but they need a bit of help to jazz them up. Cooking the brussel sprouts in the air fryer gives them an almost crunchy exterior, which pairs perfectly with the balsamic dijon dressing. Tossing this all together with the cooked sausage and topping with crumbled goat cheese and dried cranberries brings all the flavors together to create the perfect quick lunch, side dish for a dinner or maybe even as leftover the next day while finishing the laundry that never seems to be finished.
Let us know when you make this recipe and what your favorite part was, can’t wait to hear what you think!!
Ingredient List
- Brussels Sprouts– fresh, whole are what you need for this recipe
- Salt and Pepper
- Garlic Powder
- Oil
- Sausage–
- Balsamic Vinegar
- Dijion
- Goat Cheese– you an buy pre crumbled or crumble your own
- Cranberries
Step By Step
- Slice the ends off of your brussel sprouts and quarter them. Place brussels in air fryer and toss with 1 tablespoon oil, 1 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon garlic powder. Cook at 400 degrees for 8 minutes.
- While the brussels sprouts cook, place a medium skillet over medium heat. Once the pan is hot, add 1 tablespoon of oil. Remove sausage from the casings and cook in the pan, breaking up the meat and stirring until cooked through.
- Remove sausage from the pan and set aside then return pan to the heat. Add balsamic and dijon to the pan and whisk to combine.
- Cook for 5-7 minutes or until reduced. Add in 1/2 tsp garlic powder and combine. Once brussels sprouts are done, add them into the pan as well as the sausage and toss to coat.
- Season to taste with salt. Top with goat cheese and cranberries and serve.
Frequently Asked Question
Can I use frozen brussels sprout for this recipe?
- Sadly this recipe works best with fresh brussels sprouts. Frozen brussels work great in a few other recipes including Shaved Brussels Sprout & Kale Salad with Sweet Basil Dressing or Lemon Garlic Brussels Sprouts . Frozen brussels tend to hold more water in them than fresh which makes them harder to slice and roast, they work great if you are shaving or shredding them for a recipe.
Can I use a different meat?
- Feel free to use whatever protein works best for you including ground turkey, ground chicken, breakfast sausage or even chorizo. This is a great recipe to try different iteration changing the protein or cheeses depending on what you’re in the mood for.
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Balsamic Brussels Sprouts & Sausage
Ingredients
- 1 lb brussels sprouts
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp oil
- 2 sausage links, bratwurst or chicken sausage
- ⅓ cup balsamic vinegar
- 2 tbsp dijon
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- salt to taste
- ⅓ cup crumbled goat cheese
- 2 tbsp dried cranberries
Instructions
- Slice the ends off of your brussels sprouts and quarter them.
- Place brussels in air fryer and toss with 1 tablespoon oil, 1 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon garlic powder.
- Air Fry for 8 minutes at 400.
- While the brussels sprouts cook, place a medium skillet over medium heat.
- Once the pan is hot, add 1 tablespoon of oil. Remove sausage from the casings and cook in the pan, breaking up the meat and stirring until cooked through.
- Remove sausage from the pan and set aside then return pan to the heat.
- Add balsamic and dijon to the pan and whisk to combine.
- Cook for 5-7 minutes or until reduced. Add in 1/2 tsp garlic powder and combine.
- Once brussels sprouts are done, add them into the pan as well as the sausage and toss to coat.
- Season to taste with salt.
- Top with goat cheese and cranberries and serve.
Absolutely loved this!! Made it with Italian chicken sausage. Since I was making it for dinner I did three links instead of two to get a little more protein. The balsamic and Dijon reduction paired with the goat cheese was so good. 10 out of 10 would recommend!!
So glad oyu enjoyed it soo much!
This was DELICIOUS! We used our favorite local hot breakfast sausage, but I love that we could change up the protein and still have a yummy, hearty, and healthy dinner. We’ll be adding this to our meal rotation and sharing this recipe with others for sure!
Soo glad you love them!