Balsamic Baked Asparagus with Parmesan

Are you ready for asparagus season? This has to be one of the easiest ways to cook asparagus. Just trim the ends, lay out on a foil lined baking sheet, toss with olive oil, sprinkle with salt, pepper, Parmesan, and whatever else you might want on them. I eat them like French  Arrange the asparagus spears on a foil-lined baking sheet. Addictive? Yes.

They’re a perfect side to pretty much ANY protein!

I took a normal Baked Asparagus recipe and REALLY jazzed it up! So DELICIOUS! A MUST try!

Ingredients:

• 1 pound asparagus
• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• 2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
• 2 Tbsp minced garlic
• Salt and black pepper to taste
• 1/2 cup loosely packed Parmesan cheese

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 400°F
2. Break or cut off the woody ends of the asparagus spears. For an added touch, if you want you can use a vegetable peeler to peel the skins off the base of the asparagus spears for a more elegant presentation.
3.  Arrange the asparagus spears on a foil-lined baking sheet
4. Sprinkle with 2 Tbsp olive oil, 2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar, 2 Tbsp minced garlic, salt and pepper to taste and lastly 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese.
5. Bake until cheese begins to brown. Usually 8-15 minutes.

All done!

If you're following the 21 Day Fix meal plan, each serving accounts for 1 Green, 1 Blue and 1 Teaspoon.