Oven Roasted Asparagus With Asiago Bacon And Garlic Julias Album Recipes

BACON ROASTED ASPARAGUS

Steps:

• Combine minced garlic in a small bowl with 3 Tbsp olive oil and set aside while preparing your asparagus and gathering the rest of your ingredients.
• Break off the fibrous ends of your asparagus by holding the base end and snapping it wherever it snaps. Discard the ends. I like this method most because it ensures that you won't have any fibrous ends. You can also use a knife to cut the ends off about 1" up from the base.
• Transfer asparagus to a rimmed baking sheet then drizzle and toss it with the garlic oil. Sprinkle lightly with salt & pepper and bake at 400°F for 13-18 mins (depending on the thickness of asparagus) or until lightly browned and easily pierced with a fork.
• While baking, saute 6 strips of bacon, drain on paper towels then coarsely chop. Serve asparagus warm and sprinkle the top with bacon.

CHEESY BAKED ASPARAGUS WITH GRUYERE CHEESE, GARLIC, AND BACON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 F.
• Trim asparagus ends. Place asparagus in a medium-size casserole dish, drizzle with 2 tablespoons of olive oil, season with salt and pepper. Top with minced garlic.
• Bake, uncovered, in the preheated oven at 400 F for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven.
• Sprinkle half of shredded Gruyere cheese (or Parmesan) all over asparagus. Then, add chopped cooked bacon. Top with the remaining half of shredded cheese.
• Bake for 10 more minutes, uncovered at 400 F. Serve immediately while the cheese is nice and melty!

OVEN-ROASTED ASPARAGUS

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Place the asparagus into a mixing bowl, and drizzle with the olive oil. Toss to coat the spears, then sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, garlic, salt, and pepper. Arrange the asparagus onto a baking sheet in a single layer.
• Bake in the preheated oven until just tender, 12 to 15 minutes depending on thickness. Sprinkle with lemon juice just before serving.

GARLIC-ROASTED ASPARAGUS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place asparagus in a baking dish and season with salt and pepper.
• Heat a small saute pan over medium heat. Add olive oil and garlic and then lemon juice and pine nuts. Toast until nuts begin to brown slightly. Remove from heat and drizzle over asparagus. Roast in the oven until just cooked. Serve warm or at room temperature with eggs and prosciutto.

OVEN ROASTED ASPARAGUS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Wash asparagus spears and cut off the tough ends.
• Lay the spears on paper towels to soak up excess water.
• Gently spray a large flat baking pan with olive oil flavored cooking spray. (I use a 9"X13" in metal or glass pan).
• Lay the asparagus spears in the pan. Preferably all laying flat on the bottom of the pan.
• Generously spray the spears with cooking spray, any flavor--olive oil is good as well as butter flavored spray.
• Place the pan in the oven on a rack above center, but not on the top rack.
• Bake for 25 minutes or until roasted and slightly brown.
• If baked for 25 minutes and the spears are not as brown as desired, broil for two or three minutes.
• Remove from oven, sprinkle with coarse ground salt and serve immediately.

BACON WRAPPED GARLIC ASPARAGUS BUNDLES

Steps:

• Saute garlic and parsley over low heat, then set aside to steep.
• Remove ends from asparagus that are tough.
• Lay 4 stalks of asparagus in the center of each strip of bacon and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Drizzle garlic oil over each bundle.
• Wrap bacon around the stalks and secure with a toothpick.
• Place asparagus bundles on baking sheet and bake at 400° for 20 minutes or until asparagus is tender and bacon is crisp.

GARLIC ROASTED ASPARAGUS WITH PARMESAN

Steps:

• Heat oil and garlic in a small saucepan over low heat until garlic becomes golden- several minutes (do not burn garlic); allow oil to cool.
• Bend asparagus gently at a natural point and when it snaps, discard end pieces.
• Place asparagus on a lipped roasting pan and toss with infused olive oil and garlic, coating all pieces.
• Line up asparagus and push together, season with salt and pepper, then sprinkle with grated Parmesan.
• Roast in a preheated oven at 400°F for 12 minutes or until cooked to your liking.
• Serve at once.

OVEN ROASTED ASPARAGUS WITH GARLIC

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• Spread asparagus in a single layer on a shallow baking pan or baking sheet.
• Drizzle lightly with olive oil.
• Sprinkle salt to taste.
• Spread minced garlic over all stalks.
• Place pan in oven for 10-12 minutes--stalks should be roasted, but still crisp.
• Serve immediately.