Spring is here, and if you need a fun, tasty recipe to serve your favorite people, try this one out!
Bacon Wrapped Asparagus
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20-25 minutes
Ingredients:
- 24 stalks of asparagus, ends trimmed
- 12 slices bacon, peeled apart lengthwise
- olive oil, for drizzling
- black pepper
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Wash and trim asparagus (snap bottom quarter with your fingers, and the woody end should break off).
Take bacon out of package and, with your hands (or scissors), peel in half lengthwise.
On a large baking sheet, drizzle asparagus with olive oil.
Wrap each stalk tightly with one piece of bacon (now halved).
Continue until all are wrapped and lined neatly on the baking sheet.
Sprinkle generously with black pepper.
Bake or 20 minutes or until bacon starts to get crispy.
Set the oven to broil, and place bacon under broiler for 2 minutes to crisp up just a tad bit more.
Remove from oven and carefully transfer to serving dish.
*This recipe first appeared in the blog post: DINNER PARTY- November Edition