How to make Roasted Asparagus Easy and Delicious

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated mozzarella

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

Wash the asparagus, leaving the rubber band on the bottom for easier cutting.

Cut the tough ends off the asparagus, keeping them long or cutting them into thirds if desired.

Lay the asparagus on a cookie sheet pan.

Drizzle with olive oil and coat generously.

Sprinkle with salt and black pepper to taste.

Add garlic powder (not garlic salt) and optionally some rosemary and oregano.

Toss to distribute the seasoning and spread the asparagus out so they are not overlapping.

Optionally, use Pam butter spray or add butter slices for extra flavor.

Preheat the oven to 400°F (204°C).

Roast the asparagus in the oven for 15 to 20 minutes, depending on thickness (15 minutes for thin asparagus).

Squeeze lemon juice on top after roasting, and garnish with lemon slices if desired.

For a variation, cut grape tomatoes in half and add them to the cookie sheet pan.

Drizzle the asparagus and tomatoes with olive oil, and season with salt, pepper, garlic powder, basil, thyme, and rosemary.

Toss everything together and add mozzarella cheese across the top.

Cook the asparagus and tomatoes for 15 minutes at 400°F, but cook the asparagus for 10 minutes first, then add the cheese and continue cooking for an additional 5 minutes.

Drizzle with balsamic vinegar after cooking, and optionally add more parmesan cheese on top.

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