A flavor-packed, easy-to-prepare skillet asparagus side dish, seasoned with garlic and parmesan. This recipe is beginner-friendly and ready within minutes.
TL;DR
A simple side dish to use fresh green spring asparagus. The asparagus is trimmed and briefly cooked in a pan to infuse it 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.
📖 Recipe
Skillet Parmesan Garlic Asparagus Recipe
Ingredients
- 10 Ounces Asparagus *see Notes
- 2 Clove Garlic large
- 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
- pinch Salt
- pinch Black Pepper
- 3 Tablespoon Parmesan *see Notes
Instructions
- Rinse your asparagus, pick the freshest from the lot. Pat them well dry with a kitchen towel.10 Ounces Asparagus
- Trim the end off. Only keep fresh tender parts and cut off all the fibrous parts. Work yourself upwards on the stem by cutting slightly into the stem to know if it's fibrous or tender, and cut off where it “feels” right.
- Chop garlic and keep aside.2 Clove Garlic
- Heat the olive oil in a skillet over a medium heat setting and wait for it to get hot enough. Place the asparagus into the pan and cook them on one side first.1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
- Turn the asparagus with the help of a tongue to cook them on the other side and stir in the garlic so that it gets to cook a bit. Cook on each side for 3-4 minutes or so, or until they change a bit of color and appear cooked. The fatter the asparagus stem, the longer they takes to cook through.
- Season with salt and black pepper.pinch Salt, pinch Black Pepper
- Turn off the heat and spread the grated Parmigianino generously over the asparagus.3 Tablespoon Parmesan
- Serve up hot as a side dish.
Notes
Equipment
- Stainless Steal Non-Stick PFOA-free Frying Pan to sautée asparagus
- Wood or Bamboo Spatula to move around the ingredients in the skillet
- Silicone Cooking Tongs (heat resistant) to turn the asparagus in the skillet
Nutrition
Serving
This stovetop asparagus recipe is served as a side dish. We love it with a chicken or beef meal.
Plenty of saucy, meaty, 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 favorite main course meals with this side dish:
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 tastes best when cooked and eaten straight out of the pan.
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