Air Fryer Bacon Wrapped Brussels Sprouts
If you struggle to eat your veggies because you think they’re boring or difficult to make, then it’s time to try these Air Fryer Bacon Wrapped Brussels Sprouts! Easy to make, tender and bursting with flavor, you’ll have everyone begging to eat their veggies!
I believe that eating healthy is all about balance. It should be nutritious, tasty and delicious! And for that reason, I’m setting out to create a whole new batch of recipes that are easy to make and include a fun new twist on the average family dinner. These Air Fryer Bacon Wrapped Brussels Sprouts are so quick and easy to make, and tasty enough that the whole family will want to try them! What kid wouldn’t eat veggies wrapped in bacon?! The only real question is, do you want to share?!
Ingredients needed for Air Fryer Bacon Wrapped Brussels Sprouts
- 1/2 pound Brussels sprouts
- spray canola or olive oil
- lemon pepper seasoning
- center cut bacon
Seriously, that’s it!! It going to be a really tough toss up as to whether I prefer this version to my Chipotle Roasted Brussels sprouts.
Equipment Needed for Air Fryer Bacon Wrapped Brussels Sprouts:
- knife
- cutting board
- air fryer
(I have a very basic air fryer I purchased at Walmart on clearance, but the one linked above on Amazon gets great reviews!)
The thing I love about air frying these Brussels sprouts is that they are done so quickly! Plus, they are really easy and require such little effort or clean up. Just follow my few simple tips to ensure they turn out easily for you as well!
Air Fryer Bacon Wrapped Brussels Sprouts
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound brussels sprouts, halved
- spray canola oil
- 1 teaspoon lemon pepper seasoning
- 5 slices center cut bacon
Instructions
- place brussels sprouts in bowl and spray with a couple of spritzes of oil until just lightly coated
- Toss with lemon pepper seasoning
- stack bacon and cut strips in half lengthwise and widthwise so that each pieces becomes 4 pieces
- wrap each Brussels sprout half with a piece of the bacon and place seam side down in air fryer
- place in air fryer at 400 degrees for 10-15 minutes depending on size of sprouts, checking every 5 minutes until tender
Notes
Recipe Tips:
- check your lemon pepper seasoning for salt - if no salt included add 1/2 teaspoon
- you can often find bags of halved Brussels sprouts in the produce department as a time-saver, if not simply cut off ends and then slice and then remove loose outer leaves
- no need to secure bacon with toothpicks just wrap and place seam side down, it will shrink when cooking and stay on sprouts
Nutrition
This sounds delicious. Does anyone have any idea of maybe cooking these in the oven if you don’t have an air fryer.
This looks so good! What a great appetizer or side to make for a party or just for dinner!
Thanks for sharing! Do they reheat well?
To be honest I don’t love them reheated, as the bacon gets a little soft.
In my house there wouldn’t be any left, but if there was I would reheat them in my air fryer…that should crisp them back up 😉
They should crisp up nicely again if reheated in your air fryer 🙂
What about using frozen brussel sprouts?
I don’t recommend them in this recipe. I believe the texture and the moisture content of the frozen Brussels sprouts won’t allow them to cook properly.
Incredible! Used truffle salt and pepper and coconut oil spray because I had it but otherwise followed the recipe and these were amazing! Thank you!
What is the steam side?
SEAM side down. So where the bacon connects, put that side on the bottom.