Roasted Garlic Parmesan Asparagus

Looking for a new way to make asparagus? Wait until you try roasted garlic parmesan asparagus! With loads of flavor and topped with cheese, this is one of the best asparagus recipes ever!

This is a really great side dish to just about any meal. It’s a pretty dish and looks elegant when plated.  This recipe is extremely easy, and you can have it done with very little effort.  This is one that will be requested, time and again.  The flavors just melt in your mouth, and oven roasting gives this dish a tender and crispy texture everyone is sure to love!

What to Serve with Asparagus

Asparagus is a great side dish. It goes really well with many main courses.

• Baked Chicken and Rice
• Baked Buffalo Chicken Thighs
• Crockpot Whole Chicken
• Steak and Chicken Kabobs
• Alice Springs Chicken Recipe

Variations to Garlic Parmesan Asparagus

• Use Asiago Cheese – It has a similar taste to parmesan and are often sold together
• Turkey Bacon– If you want this recipe to be slightly lighter, use turkey bacon.

The old traditional way to trim asparagus is to bend the stalk end of it until it snaps, but that really wastes part of the asparagus, needlessly!  Often times that method will snap off over half of the asparagus, and you end up throwing away what should have and could have been eaten. 

How to Trim Asparagus

So, take the individual piece of asparagus, and hold the spear end in your hand, and trim about an inch off the opposite end from the spear, or the stalk end.  After you’ve trimmed all the pieces, take a carrot peeler, and just peel away the portion of the end that’s left, about a half-inch up on the piece, until you reach the tender center.  That’s it, you’re done.  Just repeat the steps for all the pieces of asparagus, and you’ll have tender vegetables, with no spiny ends in sight, and you won’t have snapped off 4 inches of your asparagus, needlessly!

Ingredients in Roasted Garlic Parmesan Asparagus

• Asparagus
• olive oil
• butter
• freshly grated Parmesan cheese
• Swiss cheese
• bacon
• garlic
• garlic salt
• pepper

How to Make Garlic Roasted Asparagus

Wash and trim the Asparagus. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. 

Place the asparagus on the parchment paper, and drizzle with the olive oil.  Add the garlic, and toss. 

Spread the asparagus out to a single layer, and sprinkle with garlic salt and pepper. 

Place the Asparagus in the oven at 350 degrees, for about 15 minutes. 

Remove the asparagus from the oven, and drizzle with the melted butter, sprinkle with the Parmesan and Swiss cheese, and crumbled bacon. 

Place the asparagus back in the oven for 5 – 10 minutes, until the cheese has completely melted, and the asparagus has begun to caramelize. 

Remove from the oven, and serve immediately.  Enjoy!

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Roasted Garlic Parmesan Asparagus

Looking for a new way to make asparagus? Wait until you try roasted garlic parmesan asparagus! With loads of flavor and topped with cheese, this is one of the best asparagus recipes ever!

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword garlic parmesan asparagus

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes minutes

Servings 6

Ingredients

• ▢ 1 pound of Asparagus
• ▢ ⅛ cup of olive oil
• ▢ 1 teaspoon of butter – melted
• ▢ 1 cup of freshly grated Parmesan cheese
• ▢ 2 slices of swiss cheese torn into pieces
• ▢ 10 pieces of bacon – cooked and crumbled
• ▢ 2 teaspoons of minced garlic
• ▢ 1 teaspoon of coarse ground garlic salt
• ▢ 1 teaspoon of coarse ground pepper

Instructions

• Wash and trim the Asparagus. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
• Place the asparagus on the parchment paper, and drizzle with the olive oil. Add the garlic, and toss.
• Spread the asparagus out to a single layer, and sprinkle with garlic salt and pepper.
• Place the Asparagus in the oven at 350 degrees, for about 15 minutes.
• Remove the asparagus from the oven, and drizzle with the melted butter, sprinkle with the Parmesan and Swiss cheese, and crumbled bacon.
• Place the asparagus back in the oven for 5 – 10 minutes, until the cheese has completely melted, and the asparagus has begun to caramelize.
• Remove from the oven, and serve immediately. Enjoy!

Notes

8 Weight Watcher SmartPoints on the Freestyle Program

How to Trim Asparagus

Wash and trim the Asparagus. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
Place the asparagus on the parchment paper, and drizzle with the olive oil. Add the garlic, and toss.
Spread the asparagus out to a single layer, and sprinkle with garlic salt and pepper.
Place the Asparagus in the oven at 350 degrees, for about 15 minutes.
Remove the asparagus from the oven, and drizzle with the melted butter, sprinkle with the Parmesan and Swiss cheese, and crumbled bacon.
Place the asparagus back in the oven for 5 – 10 minutes, until the cheese has completely melted, and the asparagus has begun to caramelize.
Remove from the oven, and serve immediately. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 317kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 46mg | Sodium: 923mg | Potassium: 248mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 815IU | Vitamin C: 4.5mg | Calcium: 293mg | Iron: 1.9mg