Garlic Bacon Wrapped Asparagus Bundles

Garlic Bacon Wrapped Asparagus Bundles

from chefshamy.com
30 min
8 servings

Bacon Wrapped Asparagus It's asparagus season! Early spring is a great time to find asparagus in your grocery store for cheap. Not only will they be affordable, they'll be thick, hearty stalks. I love asparagus-- and

Ingredients

  • 2 lb asparagus cleaned, woody ends removed
  • 2 T Fresh Churned Garlic Butter, melted
  • 1 lb thinly sliced bacon
  • ½ cup finely grated Parmesan cheese
  • ¼ tsp red pepper flakes
  • Salt and pepper, to taste

Directions

  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 425°F.

  2. 2

    Brush the asparagus spears lightly with melted Garlic Butter.

  3. 3

    Bundle the asparagus in three's. Wrap a slice of bacon around the stems.

  4. 4

    Repeat until all of the asparagus and bacon slices have been used.

  5. 5

    Place into the oven and bake 20-25 minutes, depending on how thick the asparagus is, turning halfway through cooking.

  6. 6

    Increase oven temperature to broil and cook an additional 3 minutes to crisp up the bacon.

  7. 7

    Remove from oven and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and red pepper flakes. Salt and pepper, to taste.

  8. 8

    Notes

  9. 9

    Let the bacon come to room temperature before wrapping. It will help it crisp up quicker.[br]Also, wrap the asparagus straight out of the refrigerator. It will help the asparagus cook slower.[br]Also, our oven is hotter at the back, so made sure the heads were in the front of the oven on the pan.