Just 5 minutes to cook this super-easy and delicious side dish – Sauteed Asparagus with Garlic! Sprinkle some Parmesan on top for extra cheesy goodness! Gluten-free and low-carb deliciousness! A perfect and versatile side dish.
This post has been updated. The photos (some) are new but the recipe is the same and I am retaining the step-by-step tutorial, too. Hope you try this yummy dish if you haven’t yet!
Whenever we have Asparagus as a side dish and feel like doing something a little different from the usual boiled (and often boring) Asparagus, we turn to this dish. It takes literally 5 minutes – perhaps even less to actually cook it.
The prepping doesn’t take much time either so it’s truly a win-win dish. So when you fancy a delicious and easy side dish for your Spring dinner – then try this!
Next time you see some asparagus in the store, grab a bunch and make this! You won’t be disappointed!
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WHAT INGREDIENTS TO USE FOR SAUTEED ASPARAGUS WITH PARMESAN?
- fresh Asparagus, cleaned, trimmed and then sliced to about 1 1/2-2 inches length if preferred
- Olive Oil
- Butter
- Garlic cloves
- Salt and Pepper
- Grated Parmesan
Just a few ingredients and you’re ready to cook!
HOW TO COOK SAUTEED ASPARAGUS WITH PARMESAN?
In a large frying pan, heat the oil to medium and melt the butter in it.
Once the butter has melted, sauté the garlic just until aromatic, a matter of seconds. Quickly add the sliced Asparagus and then continue to sauté for about a minute or until it’s fully coated in the butter. Season with salt and pepper at this point.
Sauté until it’s tender-crisp perhaps another 3 minutes or so depending on how thick your asparagus are. To speed it up, cover the pan and let it cook for about 2 minutes.
Uncover and then stir-fry some more just until it’s tender but still retains some bite or crunch (you don’t want it mushy!).
Transfer to a serving plate and generously sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese! Serve immediately.
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Sautéed Asparagus with Parmesan
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp butter, or more to taste
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 lb fresh asparagus, cleaned, trimmed, and then sliced to about 1 1/2-2 inches length or kept whole, if preferred
- salt and pepper, to taste
- ¼ cup parmesan cheese, grated
Instructions
- In a large frying pan, heat the oil to medium and melt the butter in it.Once the butter has melted, sauté the garlic just until aromatic, a matter of seconds. Quickly add the sliced or whole Asparagus and then continue to sauté for about a minute or until it’s fully coated in the butter. Season with salt and pepper at this point.
- Sauté until it’s tender-crisp perhaps another 3 minutes or so depending on how thick your asparagus are. To speed it up, cover the pan and let it cook for about 2 minutes.Uncover and then stir-fry some more just until it’s tender but still retains some bite or crunch (you don’t want it mushy!).
- Transfer to a serving plate and generously sprinkle with grated parmesan cheese! Serve immediately.
Last updated on March 27th, 2024 at 12:26 pm
Sounds great. We love asparagus, but never tried it with parm.
Thanks, Tiffany. It is delicious with Parmesan! Hope you enjoy it too! 🙂
I think the pictures are really nice :). Looking forward to asparagus season 😛
Thank you so much, very sweet of you to say that! 🙂 Seems like it's here now 'cause Asparagus is so cheap already! Yay!
yummy!
It truly is! Thanks, Rain! 🙂
Looks delicious, pinning! 🙂
Thanks, Sessy! Hope you enjoy it as much as we do! 🙂
Made these for a long time now.. Delicious!! You can also cook in oven @ 425 degrees for 15-20 mins.. adding the parm during the last few mins.. 🙂
Thank you so much for taking time to post!
This turned out great 🙂 Thank you for sharing your recipe.
Made this today from my fresh asparagus. I used coconut oil. Love it!
I can already feel spring in the air! Such an easy and delicious side dish. Thank you for the recipe!
This sautéed asparagus with parmesan was such an easy and tasty side dish! Paired perfectly with our salmon dinner; easily, a new favorite!
This Sautéed Asparagus with Parmesan has such a great flavor combo! Thanks for sharing!
This sauteed asparagus was a perfect side dish for the steak that we had last night. Everyone loved it.
I love this super simple recipe. Asparagus might be my favourite vegetable, so I have got to try this! Thanks so much for the recipe! 🙂
Making this dish for Easter dinner.