Baked Asparagus with Goat Cheese and Bread Crumbs

Name: Baked Asparagus with Goat Cheese and Bread Crumbs
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1-1/2 lbs jumbo or extra large asparagus, trimmed; 2-1/4 tbs butter, melted, divided; 2 oz fresh white goat cheese, crumbled into bits (about 1/2 cup); 1/2 cup fresh, white breadcrumbs; salt

A quick and easy 4 ingredient asparagus recipe that tastes like you spent hours preparing it.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Servings 6

Calories 121 kcal

Ingredients

1-1/2 lbs jumbo or extra large asparagus, trimmed
2-1/4 tbs butter, melted, divided
2 oz fresh white goat cheese, crumbled into bits (about 1/2 cup)
1/2 cup fresh, white breadcrumbs
salt

Instructions

Coat asparagus spears with 1-1/2 tablespoons melted butter, then salt lightly. Arrange in an oven-to-table shallow baking dish large enough to hold the asparagus, then sprinkle with breadcrumbs. Drizzle remaining 1 tablespoon melted butter over breadcrumbs.
Bake at 400F. until asparagus is tender-crisp and the breadcrumbs lightly browned about 10 minutes.
From: California Asparagus Commission