Bacon Wrapped Asparagus (in the Oven)
This bacon wrapped asparagus recipe is a quick and easy way to make a delicious vegetable side dish in the oven.
Servings: 8 bundles (approx. 4 stalks in each bundle)
Calories: 199kcal
Ingredients
- 8 ounce (2 bunches) thick cut asparagus spears trimmed (this is approximately 32 spears total)
- 12 ounce package center cut bacon strips
- ¾ tsp garlic salt
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400* F. Line a large rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil. Place an oven safe wire rack on top of the foil and set aside.
- Rinse the asparagus spears in cool water, pat dry, and trim the ‘woodsy’ end off of the asparagus spears. About 1-2 inches. Set aside.
- In a small bowl, combine the garlic salt and black pepper. Set aside.
- Place the trimmed asparagus into a shallow dish, drizzle with the olive oil and then sprinkle the spice blend over the top of the asparagus spears. Toss it all together to evenly coat.
- Gather 4 asparagus spears together, using one piece of the bacon, wrap the asparagus bundle making sure not to overlap the bacon too much. Place each, bacon wrapped, bundle onto the wire rack lined baking sheet. Make sure to leave space between each bundle.
- Cook the asparagus bundles for 25-30 minutes, or until the asparagus is tender and the bacon is crisp but not burnt.
- Remove the tray from the oven and turn your oven to broil. Flip all of the bundles over and replace the baking sheet back into the oven allowing the bottom side of the bundles to crisp up under the broiler for 2-3 minutes. Make sure you keep an eye so that you do not burn the asparagus.