Parmesan Garlic Asparagus with Mozzarella
Asparagus has many health benefits and can be used as a side for many different dinners. Still, it’s often overlooked because of its taste and how few people have ways to customize this veggie before serving it. Let’s discuss one way to make flavorful asparagus for any meal with this parmesan garlic asparagus with mozzarella.
How Long Does This Take?
Since you’re probably making this dish as a side to the main meal, your first concern would be timing to ensure it won’t take too long to make alongside your main meal. It will take about 5 minutes to prepare everything for making, and the cooking time for this is 8-10 minutes. So it won’t interfere with your other sides or meal too much!
What Do I Need?
Making parmesan garlic asparagus with mozzarella calls for fresh asparagus, garlic powder, parmesan cheese, and mozzarella cheese. You don’t need very much at all to make this! Ideally, you just need one bunch of fresh asparagus, and it can make enough for your dish.
How Many Servings Does it Make?
Depending on how your company eats, the asparagus dish made in this recipe can serve 4-6 people as a side dish to the main meal. There’s a lot of fluctuation that depends on your meal, what other sides you have, who is eating, and so on for that night.
Why Do We Only Use the Tops?
Almost any recipe out there for asparagus asks you to break or cut the veggie to only use their tops. While you technically can eat the stalks if you make them very carefully, you generally don’t want to try to eat them. This is why we only use the tops, which are much easier to eat and soften more when cooked.
Can I Use Other Seasonings?
You can definitely add to this for more variations of flavor or to cover the asparagus taste more. Salt and pepper can be added if you wish and any other seasonings and spices that you may think of. This is just using such simple ingredients to make it an easy-to-prepare dish as well as keep few but powerful flavors.
Why is Asparagus Good For You?
Asparagus is often avoided because of its distinct flavor; most picky eaters don’t like this food. But it has many health benefits aside from just being low in calories. Asparagus has plenty of fiber, and important vitamins like A and K. Research links this veggie to improved digestion and many other health improvements.
How Can I Store and Reuse This?
If you need to store any leftovers from trying this recipe and reheat them at a later time for eating with another meal, you can easily refrigerate them in an airtight container. Reheating this in the microwave will work perfectly fine, but you can also turn the oven on and heat them, similar to how you made the recipe originally.
Doesn’t Cheese Make This Unhealthy?
Using cheese in dishes is typically seen as an unhealthy option to just mask the flavor, which can be said for this if you wish. But the benefits of asparagus are still there, and these cheeses in moderation can have their own ranges of benefits for your body. It’s all about eating things in moderation!
Even those that tend to turn away from asparagus may like this dish, and it’s luckily easy to make alongside any meal you choose to have for dinner as a way to have some veggies with your food. If you’re eager to try this idea for yourself or your household, keep reading for the full recipe of how to make parmesan garlic asparagus with mozzarella.
Parmesan Garlic Asparagus with Mozzarella
Ingredients
- 1 bunch fresh asparagus
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tbsp grated parmesan cheese
- ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Gently bend the asparagus, and break the ends off.
- Arrange asparagus tops in a line on the baking sheet.
- Sprinkle the mozzarella cheese, garlic powder, and parmesan cheese over the asparagus.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes for medium-size asparagus, or until the cheese is bubbly. *If you are using thinner or thicker asparagus, you may need to adjust the cooking time.
- Remove from the oven, and serve warm.