Steamed Asparagus in a paper bag
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- Number of Servings: 2
Ingredients
1 pound (approx 40 spears) fresh asparagus (small 5" or less)Extra-virgin olive oilSea Salt (dash) to tasteBlack Pepper, Cracked (dash) to taste1 Bay Leaf1/2 Lemon (sliced thin)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and place rack in center of oven.
Place asparagus in a small paper bag.
Sprinkle asparagus with sea salt and cracked black pepper, toss in bay leaf and lemon slices.
Close the bag, by folding it over several times and creasing the bag tightly to hold in the steam.
Place bag on a baking pan.
Drizzle the bag with olive oil (to prevent it from burning).
Stick in oven and bake 20 minutes.
Remove from oven, place in serving dish and drizzle with olive oil, serve hot.
Number of Servings: 2
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MATTY71.
Place asparagus in a small paper bag.
Sprinkle asparagus with sea salt and cracked black pepper, toss in bay leaf and lemon slices.
Close the bag, by folding it over several times and creasing the bag tightly to hold in the steam.
Place bag on a baking pan.
Drizzle the bag with olive oil (to prevent it from burning).
Stick in oven and bake 20 minutes.
Remove from oven, place in serving dish and drizzle with olive oil, serve hot.
Number of Servings: 2
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MATTY71.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 121.7
- Total Fat: 7.6 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 83.2 mg
- Total Carbs: 14.0 g
- Dietary Fiber: 6.4 g
- Protein: 5.8 g
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