Baked Asparagus

Name: Baked Asparagus
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 lb fresh asparagus; 2 Tbsps. unsalted butter; 2 Tbsps. olive oil; to taste Salt and black pepper

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Army Public Health Center

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Recipe Analysis: (1 serving = 4 to 5 Spears)
Per Serving: 155 calories; 5g protein; 13g fat, 9g carbs (2 carbs: 1 protein)
Recipe = 6.5 servings of vegetables, 0 servings of fruit (1.5 vegetable per serving, 0 fruit per serving)

*This recipe is from Operation Live Well's: Favorite Fall and Holiday Recipes

Performance Triad @cook_2940124

Army Public Health Center

*This recipe is from Operation Live Well's: Favorite Fall and Holiday Recipes

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Ingredients

4 servings

2 lbfresh asparagus
2Tbsps. unsalted butter
2Tbsps. olive oil
to tasteSalt and black pepper

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Steps

1

Preheat the oven to 450°F.
2

Rinse and drain the asparagus then snap off the tough ends where they break naturally.
3

Arrange the spears in a 13x9-inch glass baking dish
4

Place the butter and olive oil in a 2-cup glass measure, cover with a piece of paper towel, and microwave, for 45 seconds, or until melted. Mix in salt and pepper to taste. Drizzle the butter/oilmixture over the asparagus
5

Cover the dish snugly with aluminum foil.- You can prepare the dish up to this point several hours ahead of time.
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Bake for 10 - 15 minutes, or until crisp-tender.
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Serve immediately.
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Nutritional information per serving:Calories (Kcal): 63; Carbohydrates (g): 2; Fat (g): 6; Protein (g): 5; Sodium (mg): 48;