Thanksgiving Maple Roasted Brussels Sprouts & Butternut Squash

Ohhhhhhhh MAN. It is 4 in the morning over here on this Wednesday and I am not having a fun time. It has been a super stressful last few days, but on top of that, I got a profractional treatment done yesterday and my face is bloody and swollen and just an all around hot mess. It hurts and it sucks, but it will be so worth it in the end. I really envy people who never struggled with acne and don’t have to go through the acne scars from it. But as I get older and my skin texture changes, these scars of mine just keep getting deeper from my battle with cystic acne, so I’m doing everything I can to combat the scarring. Products only do so much, but the profractional treatment goes in deep to help rebuild from the inside out.

The treatment is worth it but right now, my face is SO swollen. I look like I was attacked by killer bees. Remember that scene in Hunger Games when a bunch of the people get stung by tracker jackers and their whole face swells up? It’s kind of like that. My husband was out of town the last few days but he gets home today and he’s about to get his sh*t rocked from face fright. This poor man didn’t know what he was getting himself into when he married me. Our vows didn’t include bloody swollen faces.

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Thanksgiving Maple Roasted Brussels Sprouts & Butternut Squash

★★★★

4 from 60 reviews

 

• Author: juli
• Prep Time: 20 minutes
• Cook Time: 50 minutes
• Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
• Yield: 6-8 1x

Ingredients

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• 4 cups halved brussels sprouts
• 3 cups peeled and cubed butternut squash
• 2 gala apples, cubed
• 1/4 cup melted ghee, butter, olive oil or coconut oil
• 2 teaspoons dried thyme
• 2 teaspoons dried rosemary, chopped
• a couple hefty pinches of salt
• 1/3 cup pecans
• 1/4 cup apple juice sweetened cranberries
• 3 tablespoons maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• zest of 1/2 lemon
• juice of 1 lemon
• crushed black pepper, to garnish
• flake salt, to garnish

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Add brussels sprouts, butternut squash and apples to the baking sheet then toss in melted ghee. Top with dried thyme and rosemary along with a couple pinches of salt. Place in the oven to bake for 40 minutes, tossing every 10 minutes to help cook evenly. 
2. After 40 minutes, add pecans and cranberries and cook for another 10 minutes.
3. In a bowl, whisk together maple syrup, olive oil, lemon zest and juice then pour over the veggies and toss to coat. Top with flake salt and black pepper before serving. 

Notes

 

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