Sauteed Asparagus and Butter and Garlic
Why Garlic Butter Asparagus stays in the rotation
Are you stuck in a “side” rut? Where you seem to make the same sides for dinner every single night? Regardless of the main protein you repeat the same old sides over, and over, and over, and over… you get the point. Well, we're completely guilty of that. So in the effort of branching out of our same old rotation, we came up with this.
In our normal Sunday Costco run, we saw this giant bag of asparagus that looked well-balanced. A little butter and a little garlic go a long way!
Butter Garlic Asparagus Ingredients
- Butter
- Garlic
- Asparagus
- Salt and pepper
How to cook Garlic Butter Asparagus (Step by Step)
To make garlic butter asparagus, melt butter in a skillet, then add the trimmed asparagus and season it. Saute it for a few minutes before adding the garlic so it doesn’t burn. Cook for a few more minutes, until it’s tender-crisp.
- Melt the butter in a skillet.
- Add washed and trimmed asparagus to the skillet.
- Season the asparagus with salt and pepper and let it saute for about 3-4 minutes.
- Add minced garlic and stir to prevent burning.
- Continue cooking for an additional 2-3 minutes until asparagus in tender.
- Remove from heat and serve with pan juices poured on top.
How Long to Saute Asparagus
Asparagus only needs to be sauteed for about 5-7 minutes to achieve a nice tender-crisp texture.
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Prep 5 minutesCook 7 minutesTotal 12 minutesMakes 4
Ingredients
- 1 TBSP Butter
- 2 Cloves of Garlic minced
- 1 lb of Asparagus trimmed
- Salt & Pepper
Method
- Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a skillet .
- Add washed and trimmed asparagus to the skillet .
- Season the asparagus with salt and pepper and let it saute for about 3-4 minutes.
- Add minced garlic and stir to prevent burning.
- Continue cooking for an additional 2-3 minutes until asparagus in tender.
- Remove from heat and serve with pan juices poured on top.
Notes
- WW Freestyle Points: 3 <h3 class="wprm-recipe-header
