FRIED ASPARAGUS WITH BACON

Fried Asparagus with Bacon image

This is a different twist on asparagus, sure to please and have them coming back for more!

Provided by Kathi Richards Smith

Categories Side Dish Vegetables Asparagus

Time 25m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

3 slices bacon, chopped
1 ½ teaspoons butter
1 pound fresh asparagus, trimmed
1 shallot, thinly sliced
1 pinch salt, or to taste
1 pinch ground black pepper, or to taste
1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese

Steps:

Cook and stir bacon in a skillet over medium heat until crisp, about 5 minutes. Discard grease.
Melt butter in the same skillet.
Cook and stir asparagus and shallot with salt and black pepper in melted butter and bacon. Cover skillet and cook, stirring occasionally, until asparagus are tender, about 5 minutes.
Transfer asparagus mixture to a platter. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 87.7 calories, Carbohydrate 6.8 g, Cholesterol 12.6 mg, Fat 4.9 g, Fiber 2.5 g, Protein 5.8 g, SaturatedFat 2.2 g, Sodium 189.7 mg, Sugar 2.5 g