Cheap Eats and Thrifty Crafts

  • About
    • Find Us Online
  • Recipes
    • Appetizers
    • Beverages
    • Breakfast
    • Desserts
    • Main Dishes
    • Side Dish
    • Slow Cooker
    • Snacks
  • Crafts
    • Crochet
    • Jewelry
    • Kids Crafts
    • Knitting
    • Paper Crafts
    • Quilting
    • Sewing
    • Wedding
  • Holiday Ideas
    • 4th of July
    • Christmas
    • Easter
    • Father’s Day
    • Halloween
    • Hanukkah
    • Mother’s Day
    • New Years
    • Passover
    • St. Patrick’s Day
    • Thanksgiving
    • Valentine’s Day
  • Newsletter
  • Desserts

Easy Side Dish Recipe: Quick Lemon Asparagus

March 24, 2015 by FaveHealthyRecipes

In my humble opinion, asparagus is the unsung hero in the vegetable community. When it comes to side dish recipes, I always reach for asparagus recipes. Asparagus is just so easy to make and you can pair it with so many different flavors and spices without really losing its unique texture and taste.

Quick Lemon Asparagus

Quick Lemon Asparagus is probably one of my favorite side dish recipes with asparagus. It has such a refreshing flavor, thanks to a bit of lemon zest and juice. Plus, unlike other cooked vegetables, it’s tender without being too mushy, which I really like. Honestly, you could never go wrong with this easy side dish recipe.

I use this recipe as my go-to any time I’m having company. I have it pre-prepared and ready for the oven and, when everything else is finished and the oven is empty, I slide the pan into the oven for a few minutes. It is easy to multiply this recipe for any number of guests; two pounds of asparagus will usually fit on one pan. It is perfect for spring holiday dinners, like Easter Sunday.

Quick Lemon Asparagus

Judith Hines for Cheap Eats and Thrifty Crafts
Serves 4

Quick Lemon Asparagus

Ingredients

1 pound asparagus spears
2 Tablespoons olive oil
zest of ½ lemon
salt and fresh ground pepper
juice of ½ lemon

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a bake sheet with foil.
  • Trim cut ends of the asparagus but leave the stalks whole. Lay in a single layer into the bake pan and drizzle with the oil, shaking the pan to distribute the oil evenly. Sprinkle with the lemon zest and salt and pepper.
  • Bake for 7 – 10 minutes, depending on the thickness of the asparagus. The stalks should be bright green and maybe starting to char just a bit, and “al dente” tender.
  • Remove from the bake pan to a serving dish and squeeze lemon juice over just before serving.

Quick Lemon Asparagus

 
Looking for more delicious spring eats? Check out this collection of 7 Easy Spring Recipes and these Side Dish Dinner Solutions on a Budget!
 

What is your favorite way to cook and eat asparagus?

 

  • Author
  • Recent Posts
FaveHealthyRecipes
Editor at FaveHealthyRecipes
FaveHealthyRecipes has 1000s of quick healthy recipes and tips for living a healthy life! We want to teach you how to maintain a healthy lifestyle, so we are giving you all the tools you need to create a healthier you. We have information and recipes about modified diets and food allergies. We know that you will enjoy the quick and easy meals at FaveHealthyRecipes.
Latest posts by FaveHealthyRecipes (see all)
  • Sneaky Low Carb Recipes That Don’t Even Taste Low Carb - June 28, 2022
  • Low-Cal Cheese Sticks Recipe: 2 Ways - January 17, 2022
  • Easy Side Dish: Quick Lemon Asparagus Recipe - January 3, 2022

Filed Under: Side Dish Tagged With: Easter recipes, FaveHealthyRecipes, healthy recipes, quick and easy recipes, side dish recipes, spring recipes, Test Kitchen Recipes, vegetables

Email Us Email Facebook Twitter Pinterest YouTube RSS

Great Craft Ideas

Decorating for fall is extremely exciting. The colors and themes of autumn are so cozy – it really makes you appreciate the warmth of home. There’s nothing like cuddling up on your couch under a beautiful fall crochet afghan, with candles flickering around your homemade centerpiece, the light reflecting off the cute fall decorations on […]

Subscribe to the Cheap Eats and Thrifty Crafts Newsletter.

Easy Cheap Recipes

Cheap Casserole Recipes Everyone Needs to Try

Cheap Casserole Recipes Everyone Needs to Try

Archives

DIY Wedding Ideas

26 Homemade Wedding Desserts You Can’t Resist

A delicious slice of cake, a decadent chocolate-covered strawberry, a creamy piece of cheesecake. Is your mouth watering yet? When it comes to … [Read More...]

Crochet

12 Budget Baby Crochet Patterns to Survive Baby Shower Season

Main Dishes

Our Favorite BBQ Recipes for Spring & Summer

Jewelry

10 Cheap Beachy Hemp Bracelet Patterns for Festival Season

Casseroles

Easy Dump and Bake Meatball Casserole Recipe

Knitting

20 Breathtaking DIY Warm Winter Shawls

Slow Cooker

DIY Starbucks: 4 Copycat Starbucks Recipes for Slow Cookers

Prime Publishing Food Group
Copyright © 2022 · Cheap Eats and Thrifty Crafts - A Prime Publishing LLC property. All rights reserved.

About Us Advertise Contact Us FAQs Privacy Policy Subscribe Terms of Service Unsubscribe

Copyright © 2022 · Tidy Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in