Cheesy Baked Asparagus recipe

All Recipes Side Dish Vegetables Asparagus Baked

Ingredients

1 pound fresh asparagus, trimmed
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 cloves garlic, pressed through a garlic press
¼ teaspoon freshly cracked mixed peppercorns
1 ½ cups shredded Gouda cheese
freshly cracked Himalayan pink salt to taste

Nutrition Info

246.3 calories
carbohydrate: 6.2 g
cholesterol: 51.3 mg
fat: 19.2 g
fiber: 2.4 g
protein: 13.9 g
saturatedFat: 8.9 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 451.4 mg
sugar: 3.1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

  2. Spread out asparagus on the prepared baking sheet and sprinkle with olive oil, fresh garlic, and cracked peppercorns. Toss to coat evenly.

  3. Bake in the preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from oven.

  4. Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.

  5. Spread Gouda cheese down the center of the asparagus spears and broil until cheese is melted, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle with pink Himalayan salt.

Recipe Yield

4 servings

Recipe Note

These asparagus spears are easy and quick to make. You will have no trouble at all getting your kids to eat their veggies with these cheesy, melty asparagus spears. Adults love them too!

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