Garlic Butter Asparagus

the best sauteed aspargus

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 just repeat the same old sides over, and over, and over, and over... you get the point. Well, I'm completely guilty of that. So in the effort of branching out of my same old rotation, I came up with this.

In my normal Sunday Costco run, I saw this giant bag of asparagus that looked perfect. A little butter and a little garlic go a long way!

ingredients you need to make asparagus with butter and garlic

• butter
• garlic
• asparagus
• salt and pepper

how to saute asparagus

• 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.

Garlic Butter Asparagus

Sweetly Splendid - Kara Myers

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Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 7 mins

Total Time 12 mins

Servings 4

Calories 76 kcal

Protein 3 g

Ingredients

  

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• 1 TBSP Butter
• 2 Cloves of Garlic minced
• 1 lb of Asparagus trimmed
• Salt & Pepper

Instructions

 

• 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

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Garlic Butter Asparagus

Serving Size

 

1 /4

Amount per Serving

Calories

76

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

6

g

9

%

Saturated Fat

 

4

g

25

%

Trans Fat

 

0

g

Polyunsaturated Fat

 

1

g

Cholesterol

 

15

mg

5

%

Sodium

 

116

mg

5

%

Carbohydrates

 

5

g

2

%

Fiber

 

2

g

8

%

Sugar

 

2

g

2

%

Protein

 

3

g

6

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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