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Pecorino sprouts recipe

Pecorino sprouts

Created by The Tesco Recipes team

Shredded sprouts sautéed in butter and thyme and sprinkled with pecorino makes for a special side dish to serve with your Christmas dinner or any Sunday roast. This recipe would also be great tossed through pasta for a quick midweek meal!

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  • Serves 6
  • Takes 15 mins
  • 134 calories / serving

Ingredients

  • 35g butter
  • 4g fresh thyme, leaves picked
  • 600g Brussels sprouts, peeled, trimmed and finely sliced
  • 60g pecorino, finely grated
  • ¼ tsp coarsely ground black pepper
  • ½ lemon, juice only

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Each serving contains

Energy
555kJ 134.0kcal
7%
Fat
9g
medium13%
Saturates
5g
medium27%
Salt
0.5g
medium9%
Sugars
3g
low4%

of the Reference intake

Carbohydrate 4.3gProtein 6.3gFibre 4.2g

Method

  1. Melt the butter in a frying pan over a medium heat. Add the thyme leaves (reserving 1 tbsp) and fry for 1 min until crispy.
  2. Add the Brussels sprouts, stir through the thyme butter and fry for 6-7 mins until lightly golden and cooked, stirring occasionally. Add a splash of water. Once bubbling, remove from the heat, add the pecorino (reserving a handful) and black pepper, tossing together for 2 mins until the cheese has melted.
  3. Squeeze over the lemon. Transfer to a serving plate and top with the reserved pecorino and thyme leaves.

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