What Makes This Recipe So Good
Clocking in under 20 minutes total, they’re quick and easy to make, and require minimal prep and clean up. Win!Partner this side dish with classics like our Instant Pot Turkey Breast and Easy Healthy Recipe’s Hasselback Sweet Potatoes for easy but elegant dinners that will wow your friends and family!Leftover bacon wrapped asparagus makes a great next-day snack! You can refrigerate this side for up to 3 days. The garlic aioli can be refrigerated for 2 to 3 days.This naturally low-carb recipe is great for keto eaters and can easily be adapted for Whole30 and Paleo diets, as well. Who doesn’t love pleasing everyone at the table with just one dish?
Key Ingredients
Bacon – Salty, buttery, crispy bacon is good on everything from eggs to burgers to donuts – I even love to use it for homemade chips with queso and guacamole! Asparagus – These under-appreciated veggies are low in calories and high in vitamins A, C, and K. The stalks of asparagus are tough and fibrous, but the spears are tender and just a little bitter.
How to Make It
Prep your garlic aioli by mixing all of the ingredients in a bowl and then refrigerating it. Really, that’s all it takes! For the asparagus, trim the stalks from the spears. We’ll be using the tender spears for this recipe, but you can save the ends and use them for a stock to flavor dishes like risotto or soups. Wrap a strip of uncooked bacon around a bundle of 3 asparagus spears, and season everything with extra virgin olive oil, salt, and black pepper. Lay the bundles out side-by-side on a wire rack placed in a sheet pan, and position the bundles so they don’t fall through the wires! There are two very easy ways to cook this side dish, and I mean very easy – you just need to decide if you’ll be using an oven or a grill! In the oven, broil your asparagus on the middle rack for 12-14 minutes until it’s tender and the bacon is crisp. On the grill, you can skip the wire rack step from earlier; just place them right on the grill, cover, and cook them for 10-12 minutes – again, until tender and crisp. Either way, you’ll go from zero to delicious in just under 15 minutes!
Chef’s Tips
This recipe calls for trimmed asparagus, so you’ll want to remove the tough, woody part of the spears. It sounds intimidating but I promise it’s not! Just bend the asparagus spear. It will snap in the exact spot where the tender spear meets the tough stalk. If you prefer, you can also just cut off the woody ends!For crispier bacon, flip the bundles halfway through the cook time.Regular-cut bacon works best for this recipe. Thick cut bacon will take longer to cook, so you risk your asparagus overcooking by the time the bacon is ready.If your asparagus has a little trouble staying “bacon wrapped”, use toothpicks to secure the bacon around the asparagus. It’s not cheating, I promise!I love a side of garlic aioli with my bacon-wrapped asparagus, but these are also amazing when they’re paired with my easy Béarnaise Sauce.
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