Brussels Sprouts in Cheese Sauce for Thanksgiving
My Brussels Sprouts in Cheese Sauce recipe takes simple Brussels Sprouts and turns them into a super side dish your family will love!
Brussels Sprouts in Cheese Sauce makes a terrific Thanksgiving dinner side dish but can also be served and enjoyed any time of the year.
For those of you with children, adding cheese sauce to Brussels Spouts (or any vegetable) makes the vegetable more appealing and your finicky eater might be more likely to try them.
In any case, this is a really great way for everyone to get their greens!
Of course, this recipe is not for the diet concious but then again who watches what they eat on Thanksgiving Day?
To save time, you can prepare the brussels sprouts a day in advance and then reheat and make the cheese sauce on the big day and continue cooking.
I've entered this recipe into the Squidoo Thanksgiving Cookoff (for Charity). If it gets selected, Room to Read, gets $1000. I hope you enjoy -- and if you do, don't be shy, spread the word!
Brussels Sprouts in Cheese Sauce Recipe
Delicious Thanksgiving Day Side Dish
Brussels Sprouts in Cheese Sauce Recipe
Prepare Brussels Sprouts for cooking by trimming off the dry end of the stem and removing any brown leaves, then cutting a shallow X into the stem.
Place Brussels Sprouts in a Colander and rinse with cool running water.
Ingredients for Brussels Sprouts in Cheese Sauce
3 pounds Brussels Sprouts
1 Tablespoon Corn Starch
1 cup Milk
2 Tablespoons Butter or Margarine
1 cup shredded Cheddar Cheese
Salt and Pepper to taste
Directions for Making Brussels Sprouts in Cheese Sauce
Bring a large sauce pan of water to a boil, add the Brussels sprouts and cook until just tender. Approximately 8 minutes.
Drain and let dry.
Make the Cheese Sauce
In a small sauce pan, over medium heat, combine milk and corn starch, stir until smooth.
Add butter, salt and pepper.
Stir constantly while simmering until the sauce thickens. This takes only a minute or two once the milk is hot.
Add the cheese and stir until melted.
Remove from heat.
Place Brussels sprouts into a serving bowl and pour the Cheese Sauce over them.
Stir to coat all of the Brussels Sprouts.
Serve immediately.
Makes about 8 servings.
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- WindyWinters WindyWinters Nov 16, 2009 @ 12:39 pm
- I Love Brussel Sprouts and your recipe will be a hit with my family. Lensrolling to Green Veggies. :)
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- TheWhistler TheWhistler Nov 14, 2009 @ 11:37 pm
- I lve Brussels Sprouts, have them all the time, especially with butter, but cheese is also nice. thanks for the lens.
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- KarateKatGraphics KarateKatGraphics Nov 6, 2009 @ 9:46 am
- Brussels sprouts have grown on me over the years! Your version sounds tasty. Can't go wrong with a nice cheddar sauce.
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- JaguarJulie JaguarJulie Nov 5, 2009 @ 6:15 pm
- I love brussels sprouts and also have a brussels sprouts in cheese sauce recipe. I probably prepare this vegetable once a week if not more. Nice to see that you like it too!
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- Jewelsofawe Jewelsofawe Nov 4, 2009 @ 12:11 am
- Yum! Sounds delicious!
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- happynutritionist happynutritionist Nov 3, 2009 @ 9:45 pm
- I love the little brussel sprout picture...cute...I like brussel sprouts, but am the only one in the family who does...maybe need to mix it up a bit by using this recipe:-) 5stars ~claudia
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- bethd821 bethd821 Nov 2, 2009 @ 6:26 pm
- I love candied sweet potatoes. I think brussel sprouts with cheese sauce would be a yummy combination.
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- stargazer00 stargazer00 Nov 2, 2009 @ 3:49 pm
- My husband loves Brussel's sprouts. Maybe this is a way for the kids to like them too!
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- SherryHolderHunt SherryHolderHunt Nov 2, 2009 @ 2:47 pm
- Love brussel sprouts and cheese sauce, they're like miniature cabbage :)
and they are really good for you, too.
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- MeganCasey MeganCasey Nov 2, 2009 @ 1:52 pm
- Another great recipe from Robin's personal cookbook! Love it.
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- Treasures-By-Brenda Treasures-By-Brenda Nov 2, 2009 @ 12:46 pm
- Another yummy lens.
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- enslavedbyfaeries enslavedbyfaeries Nov 2, 2009 @ 12:29 pm
- Oh, yum!! My kids actually LOVE Brussels sprouts, but this may be just the trick to get my husband to eat them too. I think he still hides them in his napkin like he did when he was a kid, LOL. Delicious lens. :)
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- HorseAndPony HorseAndPony Nov 2, 2009 @ 10:45 am
- All Thanksgiving side dishes are my favorite. I feel some holiday pounds coming my way. Not a huge fan of Brussels Sprouts but a good cheese sauce makes everything taste good.
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- Susan52 Susan52 Nov 2, 2009 @ 10:44 am
- My husband loves brussel sprouts and I love cheese sauce, so this would be a great recipe for our household!
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- sandyspider sandyspider Nov 2, 2009 @ 9:04 am
- This is a wonderful looking lens.
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