Skillet Parmesan Garlic Asparagus

TL;DR

A simple side dish to use fresh green spring asparagus. The asparagus are trimmed and briefly cooked in a pan to infuse with garlic.

Grated parmesan is used to add a cheesy touch to this dish, and the Italian cheese also adds incredible unique flavors.

Ingredient Notes

• Asparagus — Green asparagus is most suitable, but you can use white asparagus as well.
• Garlic — Fresh garlic chopped.
• Olive Oil
• Salt & Black Pepper
• Parmesan — Parmesan is sold all over the world, but what I highly recommend is Italian Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese instead, which is basically the only real parmesan cheese. There is a vast difference in flavor between Parmigiano-Reggiano and parmesan, yet Italian Parmigiano-Reggiano isn't always readily available. In that case, you can simply use parmesan.

Process Overview

Step 1

Rinse and pat dry asparagus. Trim off the tough fibrous ends.

Keep chopped garlic ready.

Step 2

Heat the olive oil and sauté asparagus, first on one side, then on the other side with the garlic.

Step 3

Season with salt and black pepper.

Spread the grated parmesan over the asparagus and serve hot.

Serving

This stove top asparagus recipe is served as a side dish. We love it with a chicken or beef meal.

Plenty of sauce, meats, and mushroom type meals go hand in hand with parmesan asparagus. Add some mashed potato to that and you have a complete meal.

Here are some of my favorites main course meals with this side dish:

• Chicken Marsala with Mushrooms
• Jägerschnitzel
• Beef Stroganoff
• Beef Goulash

Storing

Parmesan Asparagus leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in your refrigerator for up to 3 days.

But I don't really recommend it because the vegetable will get limp and lose its freshness when reheated.

Pan-sautéed asparagus taste best when cooked and eaten straight out of the pan.

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