Transform any vegetable dish into a kid-friendly one by adding bacon to it. It doesn’t matter if it’s bacon bits or whole strips of bacon—they’ll love it either way. The asparagus stays nice and crisp, and it also absorbs the smokey flavor of the bacon.
It doesn’t taste ‘healthy’ at all but it’s 100% paleo approved and contains fiber and antioxidants for overall health. Best of all, all you have to do is pop this into the oven, leaving you have plenty of time to make other side dishes to complement your baked bacon wrapped asparagus dish.
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Ingredients
- 16 fresh asparagus spires, trimmed
- 16 thin bacon slices
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Directions
- Preheat oven to 425°F.
- Wrap each bacon slice tightly around an asparagus stalk.
- Place, seam side down, in a baking dish.
- Season with salt and black pepper to taste.
- Brush with olive oil.
- Bake for 10-15 minutes or until the bacon is crispy and asparagus is tender.
- Serve warm.
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Spicy Roasted Asparagus
Take advantage of springtime when asparagus starts appearing in large quantities. Baked asparagus is easy to cook and does not take long to roast in the oven. Dress it with some olive oil and red pepper flakes for a slightly spicy side dish. Serve with some hard-boiled eggs for extra protein.
Ingredients
1 bunch asparagus
3 hard-boiled eggs, halved
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
1/2 tsp salt
Freshly ground pepper, to taste
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Trim the ends off the asparagus and discard.
2. Place the asparagus on a rimmed baking sheet and drizzle with the olive oil. Add the minced garlic and red pepper flakes and stir well to coat the asparagus. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast for 10-15 minutes, turning once. To serve, top the asparagus spears with the hard-boiled eggs.
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