In the spring we like to eat our fair share of good ol’ simple roasted asparagus. It makes for a great side dish.
But if you have plenty of really fresh asparagus this is a great dish to make it the main course. Served alongside fried, poached, or soft-boiled eggs, these make a delicious little dipper for blazing orange spring egg yolks.
Roasted Bacon Wrapped Asparagus Spears
Recipe Notes: You can make as much or as little of this dish as you want. Simply use twice the number of asparagus spears as bacon strips.
Ingredients
- 14 thick asparagus spears, ~ 1 lb.
- 7 strips of good-quality bacon
- salt and pepper to taste
Directions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Prepare asparagus: break off tough ends by snapping 1-2 inches from bottom. Peel bottom portion of asparagus spears if desired.
- Prepare bacon: cut all bacon strips in half length-wise. You should end up with 14 long, thin strips of bacon.
- Starting just under the tender tips, wrap the bacon in a spiral motion down the asparagus. Overlap the first bit of bacon to create a tighter wrap.
- Place spears, seam side down if possible, on a rimmed baking pan. Roast at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until bacon is cooked to desired crispness. Season with black pepper and salt if using a lower sodium bacon.
- Serve over a salad or as dippers for soft cooked eggs.
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Oh yes!!!!
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Wow. I never liked asparagus, but this is just about making my mouth water. And I can use all the ingredients!! Thanks for sharing!
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2 of my favorite foods in the whole world! Brillant.
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I am SO drooling……… And I’m excited that it’s asparagus time soon!
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So simple and yummy – these would be great for entertaining
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Will this work with bacon other than pork bacon? Thanks!
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Shannon Reply:
April 30th, 2010 at 4:43 pm
Tammy L – I would think so. Turkey bacon may not crisp up as well as pork due to it’s lower fat content. Beef bacon would work well too I think.
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These remind me of the delicious cream-cheese-stuffed and bacon-wrapped jalapenos I made the other week, tempting and decadent and oh-so tasty. Thanks for the idea!
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Wow! What an awesome idea, I wanted to reach through the screen and gobble these up!! Thanks for the recipe, I will most definitely be making these!!!!!! Peace!!
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I made something similar today.
In an attempt to be “healthier” (lol how can you be “healthy” while eating bacon?) I wrapped one strip of bacon around 5-6 asparagus stalks (I made 4 “bunches” total). Then I smothered the bacon with blackened seasoning that I got from a local Cajun restaurant, and grilled on the cast iron grate on my BGE for about 20 minutes. I turned them once, although it probably wasn’t necessary since the BGE is a convection grill.
Awesome stuff!
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