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Bacon Wrapped Aspargus

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I was not a fan of asparagus until, as an adult, my little sister coaxed me into trying it grilled…yum!  Since then, I really like it grilled or oven roasted with a little olive oil and a dash of salt. 

Although I was totally satisfied always preparing it the same way, I did notice how cute little bundles of asparagus wrapped in bacon looked in a magazine last month.  I did not have the opportunity to read the article, but I decided to give it a try anyway.

It turns out the “everything is better with bacon” philosophy was true in this case. The bacon added a nice flavor and texture.

I roasted them in the oven on a baking sheet at 400 degrees for a while.  However, I like bacon to be crispy and it was not cooking fast enough to keep the asparagus from being over done.  Thus, I increased the temperature to 450 and it turned out much better.  I think of 425 to 450 oven would be best for the entire time.

: Bacon Wrapped Asparagus
  1. 1 bunch of asparagus spears, med. diameter
  2. 1/2 as many thin slices of bacon as asparagus spears
  3. olive oil
  4. kosher salt
  1. Preheat oven to 425.
  2. Clean and trim asparagus
  3. Wrap bacon around 2 asparagus spears.
  4. Secure bacon ends with tooth pick broken in half, if desired.
  5. Preheat baking sheet.
  6. Place wrapped asparagus on heated baking sheet and drizzle or spray with olive oil and add a few grains kosher salt to each bundle.
  7. Cook until bacon is crispy or asparagus is done to taste.

If you like your bacon crisp and your asparagus lightly roasted. Partially cook the bacon in a microwave or skillet prior to wrapping asparagus. You will need to secure it to asparagus with toothpicks. If bacon is not cooked ahead, toothpicks may be used but the bacon will usually hold in place if you cook it with both ends on hot surface first.

To cook on grill, spray wrapped asparagus with olive oil or cooking spray. Place directly on hot grill or on hot foil on grill. Wipe grill surface or spray foil with oil prior to cooking asparagus to prevent sticking.

 

I still like the plain grilled asparagus, but this is a great option for a special treat!

Comments

  1. Thanks for stopping by my blog. I really enjoyed your’s and will definitely be back. My hubby and I both love asparagus. I wonder if it would be too much to serve it with filet mignon. His birthday is…tomorrow (gulp, don’t know why I was thinking I had a few more days).. and I was planning on trying to make something special. I better get a move on it!

  2. Looks wonderful, Paula! I had such a hard time wrapping the bacon around the asparagus when I tried it that I vowed I would never make it again. I couldn’t get the bacon to stay on…even using toothpicks.

    Did you have any problems of this nature? Do you think pre-cooking the bacon some helped the bacon stay on the asparagus better? I just wrapped mine on raw. Maybe that was the problem?

    • Sheila, I did have some problems, especially when I pre-cooked the bacon.

      I found pre-heating the pan in the oven and using thin, uncooked bacon helped. The heat seemed to sear the bacon to the asparagus. In fact, I did not use any toothpicks in at least one of them in the picture…

      It also seems to happen when the asparagus shrinks a lot during cooking…the less it shrank; the easier it stayed wrapped.

      I did find that wrapping 2, 3 or 4 asparagus spears together stayed much better than wrapping just one spear with bacon. I found raw bacon to do the best in any case.

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