Easy Baked Asparagus

Name: Easy Baked Asparagus Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 cups fresh asparagus with tough ends cut off; 2 tbsp butter or butter substitute (calculations are done with real butter); Dash of Salt; Dash of Course Black Pepper

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Minutes to Prepare: 5
Minutes to Cook: 15

Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

4 cups fresh asparagus, with tough ends cut off2 tbsp butter or butter substitute (calculations are done with real butter)Dash of SaltDash of Course Black Pepper

Directions

Wash asparagus and cut off tough ends. Lay in single layer in oven safe casserole dish. Melt 2 tbsp. butter or butter subtitute and drizzle over asparagus. Sprinkle with a dash of salt and dash of coarse black pepper. Cover tightly with aluminum foil. Bake at 450 for 15 minutes (I like mine tender crisp, if you like it a little more done- try 20 minutes). Voila- healthy, yummy side dish for dinner - or sometimes main course for lunch! Allows for 4 - 1 cup servings.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PAMELA143.

Servings Per Recipe: 4

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 98.1
Total Fat: 7.2 g
Cholesterol: 18.3 mg
Sodium: 98.8 mg
Total Carbs: 7.3 g
Dietary Fiber: 3.4 g
Protein: 3.7 g

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Member Reviews

ANNE737
We had this for dinner tonight. It was great. We added some grated parmesan cheese to it when it came out of the oven. Very good! - 8/31/09
VERNE59
Sounds good! I'm going to try this. - 9/11/09