by Kristen Whitby 33 Comments
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5 from 3 votes
The Best Asparagus in Under 10 Minutes
Asparagus is perfectly cooked and so delicious with this simple, easy to make recipe with a little butter, garlic, and parmesan.
CourseSide Dish
CuisineAmerican
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Author Kristen | Ella Claire & Co.
Ingredients
- 1lb.Asparaguswashed
- 1CupWater
- 1/2 to 1Tbs.Butter
- 1/4tsp.Garlic Salt
- 1/4tsp.Fresh Ground Black Pepper
- 2Tbs.Grated Parmesan Cheese
- A Handful of Shredded Parmesan Cheese
Instructions
First, chop the woody bottoms off of your Asparagus.
Put asparagus in a pan wide enough to hold them without bending their heads. They can overlap each other if they need to. Add 1 cup of water and place on high heat on the stove.
Cook, covered, on high for 4-6 minutes, depending on the thickness, until asparagus is tender, yet still nice and firm. Carefully shake your spears back and forth halfway through your cook time. You will have all kinds of steam whistling out of the lid. That’s ok! When your Asparagus is finished cooking, discard remaining liquid. (you will be sauteing the asparagus a bit more in the next step, so in this step, err on the side of under cooking it so you don’t end up with mushy asparagus)
Place butter, garlic salt, pepper, and grated Parmesan over your spears, and begin to saute them over medium high heat until butter is melted and the Parmesan begins to get gooey and lightly browned, but not burned. Some will crust on the pan and you can scrape it off. Trust me, that is the good stuff.
Remove from heat and place on a pretty plate. Sprinkle with a handful of shredded Parmesan
Enjoy!
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Hi
I just made this with dinner, amazing. Five stars for sure! Thanks!
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kayla
Just tried this. It was super yummy. My store only uad really large asparagus, so I ended up steamimg them a few minutes longer before sautee. Lovie it!! Thank you! 🙂
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qtmzrok
I loved it! My first time making asparagus too thanks for sharing this!
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Christy
I normally like to try new recipes (yes, I'm a Pinterest fanatic) but this is the ONLY asparagus recipe I use! It is perfection!
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npfoto
Asparagus in the fridge + a new recipe = Yum!
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Blakelyn Tindall
I made this last night and it was delicious. I didn't have shredded parmesan, so just used grated, and it was perfect!
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DeAnna C
I made this last night as a side for our dinner and my whole family loved it. My 6 year old who wont ever try anything even ate it. I personally would of just stopped at the grated Parmesan. The extra cheese was good but for me just a little too much. Thanks for sharing this is something we will make again!
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Meg
This looks yummy! What font was used for Asparagus in the the first picture? I love that as well!
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Celestina Marie
Hi Kristen, Nice to meet you. Loved this yummy post and so enjoyed your feature over at Kathy's blog.
I am a new follower too.
Have a great weekend.
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Christine Vandormolen
just fixed it...yum yum....thanks for the tip...I just cooked it a touch too long...will perfect it next time
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Cherry
Looks good, and easy - I will have to try this. (Visiting from Clean & Scentsible)
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Audrey
This definitely looks like something I can manage 🙂 Thank you for the recipe!
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sparklingtwine.com
Yum! These asparagus look amazing! Can't wait to try these out on my hubbie!
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LeAnn-The Modest Homestead
We love asparagus and your recipe looks delicious! I can't wait to try it!
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Emily@TheWickerHouse
I've only steamed mine as well. Looks yummy!
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Kristin @ Simply Klassic Home
I have only ever steamed it in the microwave!! I will have to try this for sure.
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Getting Stuffed
Seems so simple!
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Blondie's Journal
Love it! I steam mine, too, but never added all the good stuff! Can't wait to try it!
XO,
JaneReply
Katie
Oh man this asparagus looks amazing!!!
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