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    🏠Home » Recipes » Side Dish Recipes

    Roasted Asparagus with Parmesan

    Feb 25, 2023 · Modified: Jun 2, 2023 by Dan Mikesell AKA DrDan · 3 Comments

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    4.30 from 20 votes

    Easy Roasted Asparagus with Parmesan only needs a few ingredients and about 12 minutes in your convection oven for a delicious and healthy side dish for any meal.

    Parmesan baked asparagus on a white platter
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    • 🥣Ingredients
    • 👨‍🍳How to Make Roasted Asparagus with Parmesan
    • ⏲️How long to bake asparagus
    • How to Choose the Freshest Asparagus
    • 🔪How to Trimming Asparagus—Snap or Cut
    • âť“FAQs
    • 🍽️Leftovers
    • 🖼️Step-by-Step Photo Instructions
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    Roasting any veggies like asparagus in the oven is a simple act that brings out some great taste with minimal work. Almost everybody, even picky kids, will love this recipe.

    A company-worthy healthy dish with only 5 minutes of prep time and about 12 minutes in your convection oven. A convection oven produces a nice browning, but a regular oven can be used.

    An excellent and simple side dish for almost any meal, with the great taste of garlic and Parmesan on tender asparagus with a bit of crispiness. This healthy recipe that will fit a healthy diet like a low-calorie or low-fat diet or even a low-carb keto diet.

    Serve with Grilled Strip Steak, Grilled Ribeye Steak, Ribeye Roast, or most chicken recipes like Baked Chicken Breasts. You will love these other side dish recipes, like Grilled Asparagus, Green Beans with Bacon, Green Beans with Toasted Almonds, or Crispy Smashed Potatoes.

    I used Allrecipes five-star rated Oven-Roasted Asparagus as a model. But my wife demands garlic, I love Parmesan, and I'm allergic to much work.

    🥣Ingredients

    • Asparagus
    • Olive oil
    • Garlic
    • Parmesan
    • Salt and Pepper

    👨‍🍳How to Make Roasted Asparagus with Parmesan

    1. Clean and trim asparagus.
    2. Combine olive oil, crushed garlic, kosher salt, and pepper.
    3. Place asparagus on a baking tray. Coat with the oil mixture, arrange in a single layer, and sprinkle with grated Parmesan.
    4. Bake in a 400°F convection oven for 12-15 minutes or until tender and browning some.

    ⏲️How long to bake asparagus

    In a 400° convection oven, baking time will be 12-15 minutes for medium-thick asparagus. Cooking time will vary by the thickness of the asparagus, the oven temperature, and the level of doneness you want.

    The best oven temperature for baking asparagus is 400° convection or 425° conventional oven. But you can easily bake at different oven temperatures with or without convection if using the oven for another dish. For example, at 350° conventional, thicker asparagus may take 25 minutes or more.

    Bake until you can pierce the thick end of the asparagus with a fork. Thin asparagus may take as little as 9 to 10 minutes, whereas thicker asparagus may need 15 to 20 minutes.

    How to Choose the Freshest Asparagus

    What to look for for the freshest asparagus?

    • Color—vibrant colors with dark green and a tinge of violet on top are the best.
    • Size—not to think and not too skinny. Thick can be woody, and thin will tend to overcook easily.
    • Feel—firm and not limp.
    • Ends—not dried out.

    When and Where to Buy?

    The best asparagus is during the growing season in your area. In Michigan, it is early May and ends in mid-to-late June. In other regions of the country, it may start as early as February.

    Buy as local as possible. The farm or farmers' market is the best. Depending on how they source things, your local market may be ok.

    🔪How to Trimming Asparagus—Snap or Cut

    The great debate rages. Should you snap or cut asparagus?

    Over the years, most experts have suggested that snapping the woody ends of asparagus stalks will magically break at the correct point. The idea was that the tough base would meet the tender shaft at this natural breaking point.

    Well, not so much, it turns out. According to Cooks Illustrated, you are throwing out lots of your tasty asparagus. Just cutting off a bit of the end will not waste as much since the snap method is inaccurate on where it breaks.

    Cooks Illustrated suggests trimming 1 inch and then peeling the woody exterior if thick. This has been my method for several years now.

    ❓FAQs

    How to store fresh asparagus?

    It needs more than a bag and the crisper in the refrigerator. Put about an inch of water in a tall jar, cut about an inch off the asparagus spears, and place them in the water. DO NOT WASH. Cover the container and asparagus with a loose plastic bag.

    Do I need to soak or blanch the asparagus before baking?

    No, just trim the end, rinse, and pat dry. There is no need to soak or blanch asparagus before roasting.

    🍽️Leftovers

    Store leftovers in an airtight container and refrigerate for 3 days.

    Reheat in a hot oven in a single layer on a baking sheet. You can use a microwave, but it will have a poorer texture.

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    🖼️Step-by-Step Photo Instructions

    Parmesan cheese with asparagus and oil

    Preheat oven to 400° convection or 425° conventional—clean and trim 1 pound of asparagus.

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    Combine 3 tablespoons olive oil, 2-4 cloves crushed garlic, ½ teaspoon kosher salt, and ¼ teaspoon pepper.

    spreading asparagus on an oil coated tray

    Place asparagus on a baking pan. Coat with the oil mixture. Clean hands are allowed.

    spreading Parmesan cheese on the asparagus

    Spread the asparagus evenly in a single layer on a baking pan with sides and sprinkle with ÂĽ cup of grated Parmesan cheese.

    Parmesan coated asparagus out of the oven on the tray

    Bake until you can pierce the thick end of the asparagus with a fork and brown—about 12-15 minutes. Thin asparagus may take as little as 9 to 10 minutes, whereas thicker asparagus may need 15 or more.

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    Roasted Asparagus with Parmesan

    From Dan Mikesell AKA DrDan
    Easy Roasted Asparagus with Parmesan only needs a few ingredients and about 12 minutes in your convection oven for a delicious and healthy side dish for any meal.
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    Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 20 minutes minutes
    Servings #/Adjust if desired 4 servings

    Ingredients

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    • 1 pound asparagus
    • 3 tablespoons olive oil
    • 2-4 cloves garlic
    • ½ teaspoon kosher salt - to taste
    • ÂĽ teaspoon pepper
    • ÂĽ cup grated Parmesan cheese
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    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 400° convection or 425° conventional—clean and trim 1 pound of asparagus.
      Parmesan cheese with asparagus and oil
    • Combine 3 tablespoons olive oil, 2-4 cloves crushed garlic, ½ teaspoon kosher salt, and ÂĽ teaspoon pepper.
      mixing oil and garlic in glass bowl
    • Place asparagus on a baking pan. Coat with the oil mixture. Clean hands are allowed.
      spreading asparagus on an oil coated tray
    • Spread the asparagus evenly in a single layer on a baking pan with sides and sprinkle with ÂĽ cup of grated Parmesan cheese.
      spreading Parmesan cheese on the asparagus
    • Bake until you can pierce the thick end of the asparagus with a fork and brown—about 12-15 minutes. Thin asparagus may take as little as 9 to 10 minutes, whereas thicker asparagus may need 15 or more.
      Parmesan coated asparagus out of the oven on the tray
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    Recipe Notes

    Pro Tips

    1. Pick the best fresh asparagus. See the discussion in the post for tips.
    2. Cutting to trim the asparagus ends about 1 inch and then peal a little of the skin if thick.
    3. We love garlic and use 4 cloves for this, but 2 cloves would be standard.
    4. When you coat the asparagus with the oil solution, be sure the tray gets coated also.
    5. About 10-15 minutes is tender, but some like a little stiffer asparagus, so time it to taste.
    6. Thinner asparagus need less time, and thicker needs more.
    7. Make It with Sesame Seeds or Bread Crumbs: Add some toasted sesame seeds or Panko bread crumbs with the Parmesan cheese.

    To adjust the recipe size:

    You may adjust the number of servings in this recipe card under servings. This does the math for the ingredients for you. BUT it does NOT adjust the text of the instructions. So you need to do that yourself.

    Nutrition Estimate

    Nutrition Facts
    Roasted Asparagus with Parmesan
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 152 Calories from Fat 117
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 13g20%
    Saturated Fat 3g15%
    Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
    Monounsaturated Fat 9g
    Cholesterol 6mg2%
    Sodium 345mg14%
    Potassium 248mg7%
    Carbohydrates 6g2%
    Fiber 2g8%
    Sugar 2g2%
    Protein 5g10%
    Vitamin A 900IU18%
    Vitamin C 9.9mg12%
    Calcium 100mg10%
    Iron 2.5mg14%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
    Serving size is my estimate of a normal size unless stated otherwise. The number of servings per recipe is stated above. This is home cooking, and there are many variables. All nutritional information are estimates and may vary from your actual results. To taste ingredients such as salt will be my estimate of the average used.
    Course : Vegetable
    Cuisine : American

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    1. Jennie

      October 16, 2021 at 10:15 pm

      5 stars
      Tonight I needed a quick convection roasted recipe for asparagus. I looked online and this recipe came up. I had all the ingredients, but only 1/2 lb. of asparagus. I simply roasted for only 7 minutes. My husband said it was SOOO good!! He pointed at the empty pan and said "THAT was good! Wow!" So thank you for a great, quick and very delicious recipe. I just subscribed and am looking forward to trying more recipes.

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    2. Lara

      March 13, 2017 at 4:51 pm

      Yummy. Super simple and one of my favorite ways to roast almost any veggie!

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