Roasted Asparagus with Garlic

Roasted Asparagus with Garlic RECIPE

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Nutritional Info
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 48.2
  • Total Fat: 2.5 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 2.5 mg
  • Total Carbs: 5.6 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.4 g
  • Protein: 2.7 g

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Introduction

Asparagus both tastes great and is high in folate and potassium!

Asparagus both tastes great and is high in folate and potassium!



Ingredients

    1 lb. fresh asparagus (medium width) 2 tsp. olive oil 2 garlic cloves, minced Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste Lemon wedges, as garnish

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 500 degrees. Rinse asparagus and break off tough ends.

2. In shallow roasting pan, place asparagus and coat with oil. Sprinkle with garlic and salt and pepper, to taste.

3. Roast uncovered for 6-8 minutes (depending on width of spears), shaking pan occasionally. Serve with lemon wedges.

Makes 4 servings (approx 4 medium spears each.)

Printed with permission from the American Institute for Cancer Research. The American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) is the cancer charity that fosters research on diet and cancer and educates the public about the results.

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    20 of 21 people found this review helpful
    I made this tonight. I used extra garlic and instead of olive oil I used PAM olive oli spray to decrease the calories. It was wonderful. I doubled up on the serving!
    Thank you!
    - 3/22/09


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    Very Good
    9 of 9 people found this review helpful
    This was a great side dish to some fish I was making. Used up the rest of the veggies I had in the fridge by throwing some bell peppers, mushrooms and onions in the pan at the start. - 4/13/10


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    Incredible!
    9 of 9 people found this review helpful
    I sprinkle balsamic vinegar on the asparagus just before serving instead of the lemons. - 3/9/10


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    Very Good
    7 of 8 people found this review helpful
    I make this often, and sometimes add a little parmesan to it. Very good. - 5/25/10


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    Incredible!
    6 of 7 people found this review helpful
    I love roasted asparagus and I love roasted garlic. What a great combination! - 5/25/10


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    Incredible!
    6 of 6 people found this review helpful
    I make this all the time at the request of family and friends!! EASY to make - 4/10/10


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    6 of 7 people found this review helpful
    Love to roast and grill asparagus. I have even falen in love with roasted cauliflower when I would NEVER before eat it cooked. Wegman's basting oil is a nice addition - 3/25/10


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    Very Good
    5 of 5 people found this review helpful
    I made this last night...found it a little too oily, though the garlic was delicious. I would make this again, but use much less or even no oil. - 8/23/10


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    5 of 5 people found this review helpful
    I use the same recipe but I put in the micro wave instead. Usually 4 minutes. Tastes great and no need to heat the oven up. - 5/25/10


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    Incredible!
    4 of 6 people found this review helpful
    Made this on Thanksgiving for family/friends was a big hit! Thank you! - 11/30/09


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    Incredible!
    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
    Like some other reviewers, I also used a cooking spray [Pam olive oil] instead of the regular oil cited in the recipe. I also doubled the portion size -- it was so good. - 3/18/11


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    Incredible!
    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
    Absolutely delicious!! - 1/16/10


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    Very Good
    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
    simple and tasty! I actually poured lemon juice over the asparagus instead of serving with a wedge and it turned out very nice! - 4/10/07


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    Incredible!
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    This is awesome with fish, steak or all by itself. Been cooking asparagus this way for a long time except I use more than 2 cloves of garlic. I use as much as possible and I make sure I toss the asparagus with my hands on the pan along with the S&P & EVOO. Enjoy! - 4/6/11


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    Incredible!
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    I cheated a bit; I have garlic flavored olive oil & only used about 1 Tbls. Yum! I love roasted aspargus. - 4/6/11


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    Incredible!
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    great flavor for little work - 4/6/11


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    Incredible!
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    easy to make and tasted great - 4/1/11


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    Incredible!
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    Excellent! - 3/20/11


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    Incredible!
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    This was perfect. Great recipe! - 3/17/11


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    Very Good
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    Simple and delicious - 2/5/11


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    Very Good
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    Very easy and yummy! We especially liked the lemon on it. - 9/24/10


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    Incredible!
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    Absolutely delicious! This is the only way I will eat asparagus. I serve with fish and brown rice. Yum! - 8/13/10


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    2 of 3 people found this review helpful
    This sounds so easy to make and I love garlic. I plan on making this tonight along with my salmon. Thanks for sharing - 7/7/10


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    Incredible!
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    This is my new favorite way to cook asparagus. It is absolutely delicious! I too used olive oil spray and it worked perfectly. - 6/25/10


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    Very Good
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    Simple and delicious. Perfect with baked fish. Yum! - 6/21/10


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    Incredible!
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    I loved this! This is my favorite recipe for asparagus. - 6/21/10


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    Very Good
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    I really like this one. It's was easy, fast and tastes good, which are big pluses. - 6/17/10


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    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    YES, PLEASE! The best recipe I've found to use the asparagus in my fridge that only calls for stuff I already have. :) - 6/9/10


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    Incredible!
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    AWESOME...Love It !!! - 5/31/10


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    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    Yumm! I made it last night - it was a hit! - 5/26/10


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    Very Good
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    I love the texture, the asparagus isn't mushy, it stays crunchy. Great flavor. - 5/25/10


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    Incredible!
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    Whisk a little balsamic vinegar and lemon juice in with the olive oil before tossing with the asparagus. Yummy!! - 5/25/10


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    Incredible!
    2 of 4 people found this review helpful
    Fantastic! - 5/25/10


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    Incredible!
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    Even my kids liked this one - 3/25/10


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    Incredible!
    2 of 3 people found this review helpful
    Greatest thign for healthy filling veggie dish!! Roasted it with a chicken, baked potatoes fora great weekend meal!! - 3/19/10


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    Incredible!
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    Delicious! My family and I made this with an upsidedown pizza recipe from here. Yum! - 3/13/10


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    Incredible!
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    This is by far the easiest and best way to prepare asparagus. Thanks for the post!!! - 2/10/10


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    Incredible!
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    yum and easy - 1/22/10


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    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    made this and loved it!!! My husband said "This you can make again" Thanks for sharing this recipe. - 1/11/10


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    Incredible!
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    This was super easy and super good. The asparagus came out nice and crunchy. - 6/14/09


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    Very Good
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    Garlic and asparagus--my two favorite things combined! Very tasty! - 3/30/09


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    Very Good
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    I like to use spike seasoning. So good on roasted veggies, and Asparagus is best roasted, by far. - 3/9/09


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    Incredible!
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    This was aweome!!! Will make this again for sure! - 2/19/09


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    Incredible!
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    delicious! and pretty - 3/18/08


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    Very Good
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    This is a great quick and easy recipe. I loved it. - 3/6/08


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    Very Good
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    I love this! Thanks for the idea. - 1/21/08


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    Very Good
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    Very good. Great flavor. - 1/16/08


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    Very Good
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    what a wonderfull way to make asparagus.I do green beans this way also. - 1/5/08


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    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    Asparagus was finally on sale, but I wanted something new to do with it.... this was excellent! The gralic is a great addition. - 10/18/07


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    2 of 6 people found this review helpful
    Loved it! - 8/23/07


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    Very Good
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    delicious very easy to do - 3/26/07


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    Incredible!
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    Great way to cook it. - 3/21/07


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    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    This has to be the most delicious way I have ever had asparagus. My husband even loved it and he doesn't even like asparagus. - 3/17/07


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    Very Good
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    I tried this recipe and loved it. It gave me a total different perspective on asparagus. I love this vegetable even more, because of this recipe! Thanks Sparkpeople for this delicious recipe! - 3/17/07


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    Very Good
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    Simple and tasty! - 3/13/07


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    Very Good
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    Yummy - 3/13/07


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    Good
    2 of 3 people found this review helpful
    excellant wat to eat this you want this to be just tender - 3/12/07


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    Incredible!
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    I found this recipe on sparkpeople a couple of months ago. I think I've made it almost every week since then. What an easy and tasty recipe.
    Thanks for sharing!
    - 3/11/07


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    Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    This was a very simple, very quick way to cook asparagus, and it tasted great! It was very crisp, which I didn't know asparagus could be--but I'm glad it is! - 4/13/11


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    Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    This was tasty but I had to add a little garlic pepper seasoning to it and it took longer to cook than it said. - 4/7/11


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    Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    What's not to love!!! - 4/7/11


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    1 of 2 people found this review helpful
    sounds good!!!! - 3/12/11


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    1 of 2 people found this review helpful
    I love asparagus and this sounds like a perfect mix. - 11/23/10


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    1 of 3 people found this review helpful
    I can not wait!!!!!!!! - 5/30/10


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    1 of 3 people found this review helpful
    I have not made this recipe but I am going to tonight. Sounds like a great idea. - 5/25/10


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    1 of 3 people found this review helpful
    Sounds good can't wait to try this. - 5/25/10


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    1 of 3 people found this review helpful
    sounds wonderful!!! Everyone in my family absolutely loves asparagus - 5/25/10


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    Incredible!
    1 of 2 people found this review helpful
    The best way to make asparagus! - 5/25/10


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    1 of 2 people found this review helpful
    very, very good! - 5/25/10


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    1 of 3 people found this review helpful
    I have been looking for a good recipe.... - 3/12/10


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    Very Good
    1 of 3 people found this review helpful
    My husband LOVES asparagus - 3/8/10


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    Very Good
    1 of 2 people found this review helpful
    great - 3/5/10


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    Incredible!
    1 of 3 people found this review helpful
    We love asparagus! - 9/3/09


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    Incredible!
    1 of 3 people found this review helpful
    plan on making later in the week! =) - 6/7/09


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    1 of 3 people found this review helpful
    sounds good - 3/21/09


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    1 of 2 people found this review helpful
    FABULOUS - 3/20/09


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    Very Good
    1 of 2 people found this review helpful
    great way to cook it - 3/20/09


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    1 of 2 people found this review helpful
    awesome! - 1/6/09


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    Incredible!
    1 of 2 people found this review helpful
    Yum! - 1/5/08


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    1 of 3 people found this review helpful
    This sounds wonderful. I've been wanting to try asparagus & I think I'll use this recipe to do it! - 3/12/07


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    thanks - 4/11/21


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    Very Good
    Thanks for sharing - 1/4/21


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    Getting so many ideas on how to like my vegetables, this is something I'm going to try with my fish for lunch tomorrow. - 8/18/20


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    Incredible!
    I added a little bit of parmesan and served it for dinner. My family loved it! We will definitely be making this again. - 12/25/19


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    Incredible!
    I tried asparagus one other time and hated it. I decided to give it another try with this recipe. Glad I did!!! Made me an asparagus lover!!! - 9/7/19


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    Good
    I like making a large batch of this to have some for several meals. Delicious. - 6/27/19


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    Great idea quite good - 4/8/19


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    O.K.
    I have an electric oven. This was a little dry. I think I would rather steam the asparagus next time. - 11/15/18


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    Incredible!
    So good - 4/26/18


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    Incredible!
    One of my favorite ways to prepare asparagus! - 4/9/18


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    Delicious. Have made several times. - 1/22/18


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    Incredible!
    Love this recipe! I just don't use the salt. - 12/18/17


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    Very Good
    I, too, used non-stick spray -- delicious! - 9/12/17


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    yummy - 3/26/17


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    Very Good
    The hubby made this last night with baked chicken and garlic roasted red potatoes. It was perfect! - 11/4/15


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    Good
    We don't like how hard and chewy asparagus gets from roasting, still better to steam it. Roasting makes it feel like eating stems off a bush, with garlic & oil flavor. - 9/5/15


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    Incredible!
    Simple and awesome! - 12/7/14


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    Incredible!
    I use lemon pepper with this, it is awesome!
    - 7/18/14


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    Incredible!
    So delicious! - 2/25/14


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    Very Good
    I cooked it just a little bit longer. I like my veggies well-done -- not mushy. However, I also used garlic powder instead of fresh/minced garlic, and I used lemon juice (brushed it on) since I have no fresh lemons on hand. - 11/5/13