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Browned Butter and Brussels Sprouts Penne for One

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This five ingredient Penne with Brussels Sprouts and Parmesan is swimming in a rich brown butter sauce. The perfect vegetarian meal or quick and easy side dish! 

This five ingredient Penne with Brussels Sprouts and Parmesan is swimming in a rich brown butter sauce. The perfect vegetarian meal or quick and easy side dish!

What ingredients do you need to make Browned Butter Brussels Sprouts Penne?

  • Penne
  • Brussels Sprouts
  • Butter
  • Garlic
  • Parmesan

This five ingredient Penne with Brussels Sprouts and Parmesan is swimming in a rich brown butter sauce. The perfect vegetarian meal or quick and easy side dish!

How do you make Browned Butter Penne?

  1. The first step is to cook the pasta. I use gluten free penne pasta, however you can use your favorite kind or brand. Cook the pasta according to the package directions until al dente. Drain and rinse with cool water and set aside in a large bowl.
  2. Next, heat a large heavy bottom skillet to medium heat. Heat 1 tablespoon butter or olive oil to medium heat, add minced garlic and halved Brussels sprouts. Place the Brussels sprouts cut side down in the skillet allow them to cook for 2-3 minutes without stirring until they become crisp.
  3. Stir the Brussels sprouts and cook for 1-2 more minutes until they are tender and crisp enough for your liking. Move the Brussels sprouts to the bowl with the penne.
  4. Lastly, make the brown butter sauce by adding 4 tablespoons of butter to the skillet and heat over medium low heat. Once the butter has melted completely cook 2-3 more minutes until very lightly browned, stirring regularly.
  5. Pour the brown butter over the penne and Brussels sprouts and toss with parmesan, salt and pepper. Serve immediately. 

This five ingredient Penne with Brussels Sprouts and Parmesan is swimming in a rich brown butter sauce. The perfect vegetarian meal or quick and easy side dish!

What should I serve with Browned Butter Penne?

Since the flavors of this dish are so mild, a rich brown butter sauce, garlic and parmesan it pairs well with just about everything. Personally, I love to serve it with these Blackened Pork Chops or Chicken because I love the spicy meat paired with the buttery pasta. However, these are some of my other favorites:

This five ingredient Penne with Brussels Sprouts and Parmesan is swimming in a rich brown butter sauce. The perfect vegetarian meal or quick and easy side dish!

What are some other easy one pan dishes?

One of the most popular recipes on this site is my One Pan Taco Mac. This easy pasta dish is packed with meat, noodles and cheese. It has over 200 reviews, so clearly it is a winner! Some other easy one pan dishes I love are:

This five ingredient Penne with Brussels Sprouts and Parmesan is swimming in a rich brown butter sauce. The perfect vegetarian meal or quick and easy side dish!

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Browned Butter and Brussels Sprouts Penne for One

5 minPrep Time

15 minCook Time

20 minTotal Time

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Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup Barilla Gluten Free Penne
  • 6 Brussels Sprouts, sliced
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • 1.5 tablespoons butter
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • Salt, pepper, and garlic powder to taste
  • 1-2 tablespoons freshly shredded Parmesan

Instructions

  1. Cook pasta according to package directions. Set aside.
  2. Heat a skillet to medium heat.
  3. Add olive oil and brussels sprouts, sliced side down. Cook 3 minutes. Turn and cook one more minute.
  4. Add butter, garlic, and spices.
  5. Cook 2 minutes stirring regularly. The butter will brown nicely and the garlic will get a little crisp.
  6. Pour over the pasta and toss with shredded parmesan.
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Comments

  1. Ceara+@+Ceara's+Kitchen says

    I think every food blogger can relate! :D It's the worst when recipes just don't work out! And other times, without even thinking, awesome recipes like this come to be :) I've never had brussels sprouts in my pasta before but this dinner sounds fantastic :) Love!
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  2. Bri+|+Bites+of+Bri says

    You really hit the nail on the head! I hate that blogging means rarely repeating a recipe...even the REALLY good ones! Pasta is a personal favorite and I'm always ready for some brussels sprouts. Looks delicious :) especially given the effort it took before you made this perfection.
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    • Maebells says

      Thanks Bri!! It is hard not making your favorites isn't it?! This past week I refused to make anything new. I just kind of wanted regular old tried and true recipes! :)
      Reply

    • Maebells says

      Kacey that is so funny! I just had that conversation with my husband this morning! The pasta either looks too plain or is too covered in sauce! I liked how these turned out though! :)
      Reply

  4. Jessica+in+the+Kitchen says

    Annie - I literally talk about this on my blog post today! We have these great recipes that aren't meant to be posted - but isn't that what people want to see?! This looks incredible - browned butter (tick), penne (tick), and brussels sprouts (extra tick!). Pinning this beautiful recipe!
    Reply

    • Maebells says

      Yes!! I think the same things, sometimes I eat the best stuff that is so simple and I think there is no way this is "blog worthy" but shouldn't easy and delicious meals ALWAYS be considered blog worthy?!
      Reply

  5. Olivia+@+Olivia's+Cuisine says

    Girl, you just described my life! It is very frustrated, indeed. Sometimes I make something and it turns out delicious, but then I hate the photos. Sometimes the photos are great but the taste is not blog material. It drives me nuts! And it can be quite expensive! Anyway... This pasta looks like something I could eat now. Ive never had brussel sprouts before, can you believe that? It usually looks so good, but I haven't had the chance. Need to change this ASAP!
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  7. Natalie+@+Tastes+Lovely says

    6 recipe fails in one day? Oh man, that's rough Annie! I hate when that happens. And why is it always the recipes with super expensive ingredients fail? This recipe is just amazing! Love simple ones like this. Brown butter makes everything better. Gorgeous pictures as always!
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    • Maebells says

      Yes!! GF flour is like powdered gold and when I screw up a recipe with that it makes me sick thinking of how much money I literally just throw away! :( But my solution on this particular day was pasta+furniture shopping! haha! :)
      Reply

  8. Katie says

    Yum, I can understand why you made this over and over again, it looks so yummy. I hate food blog fails but at least you ended up happy with this pasta, plus it's got brussel sprouts so you can feel good about eating it :)
    Reply

  11. Heather | girlichef says

    I love how simple things like this can become blogworthy - happy accidents! Almost (almost) takes that sting from the other six away. This does look amazing, I love brown butter and brussels sprouts, so I'm just imaging how brilliant they must be together.
    Reply

  13. Ashlyn+@+Belle+of+the+Kitchen says

    Girl, I am so sorry you had to deal with all of that frustration, but LOOK at the gorgeous bowl of food that came from all of that! Gah, I could eat my weight in this pasta! It makes me want to eat brussels sprouts for breakfast, and that's saying something. ;)
    Reply

  18. Helen+@+Scrummy+Lane says

    I totally hear you, Annie! My husband is always complaining that our eating is totally shaped around my blog ... lol! Ha, he should be thanking me, not moaning! Anyway, I think I would have eaten this at least 3 times, too. I've never put brussels in pasta before, but I really love the idea - especially with all that parmesan ... mmm!
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    • Maebells says

      Helen I am so with you!! Why are they not thanking us?! Constant delicious food?! Why is that a bag thing? hahaha! Except something when I make something new and terrible and he has to eat cereal for dinner. Other than that he should be thanking me! ;)
      Reply

  20. mymansbelly says

    Oh can I relate to the food bombs! It seems to run in spurts. Isn't it funny how the quickest, simplest dishes (that you completely wing) are the one's that usually make it with no problems.
    Reply

    • Maebells says

      It really does!! It always amazes me how something I definitely don't plan to posts ends up being better than something I spend hours developing! I guess that just goes to show you that less is more! :)
      Reply

  21. The Steaming Pot says

    I've only recently started including brussels sprouts into my kitchen ingredient list, and keep my antenna on alert for good recipes with the vegetable. This one sounds like a keeper! Thanks for sharing it.
    Reply

  22. Andi @ The Weary Chef says

    Six fails is so depressing, but I'm glad the day ended with a hit like this one! I love brussels sprouts and pasta, so I know this would be a hit at our house too. Thanks for working so hard to keep bringing us such great recipes :)
    Reply

  24. Traci | Vanilla And Bean says

    Yup, I hear ya! Like every night trying to make something new.... or you know, one easily gets behind the curve ball. That's where I'm at right now. The creative juices are just not flowin, unless I whip out my baking books.... but that's not always practical! Sorry to hear about your 6 bombs! Awful! We eat the bombs here.... and I'm getting the stink eye a lot lately! So, occasionally I have to revert to stand by's. Oh my goodness, the life of a foodblogger! Love what you've done with the sprouts and pasta! A bowl full of carbs is ALWAYS soul soothing! Thank you Annie! I hope you have a more productive week! Fingers crossed!
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    • Maebells says

      I agree!! Sometimes I just can't think of a thing!! I do try to keep a notebook full of ideas, so when the creative juices ARE flowing I have something to fall back on. But I have kind of decided the really good recipes can't be forced. Sometimes you just have to let an idea go and move on! :) I think that was my problem that day, I was stuck on my certain ideas and it just wasn't going to happen! But these sprouts? Totally delicious!! :)
      Reply

  25. Erin @ The Speckled Palate says

    I *totally* feel you on this! It's so frustrating when you have so many dishes fail in one day (goodness knows I've experienced the same thing), but then it's amazing when you come up with something so easy and delightful as this. I now desperately want this for dinner... and I wish I had all the ingredients lying around because I would TOTALLY make it. The good news? Tomorrow is grocery shopping day, and I'm picking up supplies for it! Can't wait!
    Reply

  26. Cary says

    We love Brussels and are always looking for new ways to make them (hopefully, one day the kids will eat them, too). I can't wait to try this.
    Reply

    • Maebells says

      Hi Cary!! I do too!! This is one of my favorite dishes! :) If there is anything that might make your kids like them it would be butter, pasta and cheese, right?! ;)
      Reply

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