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Easy Bacon Wrapped Asparagus Recipe

asparagus wrapped in bacon on tongs on parchment paper

At Ajpal, I add lots of tips in all of my recipes – because I am a home cook without any formal training, and I find I am more confident making dishes when I understand why it works, and what each ingredient means to the flavor of a recipe. My goal is for even the most beginner home cook to feel empowered in the kitchen.

Delicious Bacon ASparagus

If you love bacon and asparagus, you’re going to LOVE this super easy and crazy delicious side dish – even picky eaters love eating all their veggies when there is bacon!

This dish is a tasty appetizer, side dish, or even a light meal – all in one!

We love serving this asparagus with pork tenderloin, tri tip, garlicky chicken thighs, ranch baked chicken, chicken drumsticks, and baked pork chops!

This side dish is also perfect for a keto or low carb diet – to see our complete keto diet recipe collection, please click here.

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asparagus wrapped in bacon with a fork through some

How to Clean Asparagus

One of the biggest parts of making asparagus is properly cleaning and trimming them.

Asparagus can have some grit, so it’s important to rinse stalks thoroughly before cooking.

I load up a big bowl of cold water and plop asparagus in, dunking it a few times, and letting any silt fall to the bottom of the bowl – then remove your clean stalks.

How to Trim Asparagus

Pat asparagus completely dry – with a paper towel or kitchen towel – before prepping this recipe.

To trim asparagus, I grab a stalk and lightly bend into a horseshoe shape.

Asparagus should snap just above the woody base. I then lay the snapped asparagus down next to the rest of the bunch, and cut off the base of the asparagus in the same spot.

You can also eyeball this – trim off the bottom 1-2″ depending on the size of your stalks.

Thicker stalks will need more trimmed off to be sure you’re not preparing the tough, woody, and stringy base.

Thin stalks tend to not be as tough, so you’ll cut less.

Other Vegetable Dishes You’ll Love

If you love this easy asparagus recipe, please visit some of our other delicious asparagus dishes – favorites like The Best Easy Oven Roasted Asparagus, Garlic Parmesan Asparagus, Pan Fried Asparagus, and Homemade Condensed Cream of Asparagus Soup!

We’re also spotlighting some of our favorite vegetable based sides below:

FAQs

This recipe can be stored for up to four days in an airtight container in the refrigerator. We do not recommend freezing, as asparagus tends to get overly mushy when thawing.