Bacon Wrapped Asparagus

Our family enjoys fruits and vegetables.  We like our produce with breakfast, take it in our lunches, and have it at dinner too.  Asparagus is one we really like and we love finding new ways to cook it.  Whether it is baked or grilled these Bacon Wrapped Asparagus Bundles come out very tasty.  It is easy to assemble and the kids love eating this delicious vegetable.

Bacon Wrapped Asparagus Bundles Recipe:

• 1 Bundle of Fresh Asparagus
• 12 oz package Bacon (we like the center cut with more meat)
• Dash of Salt
• Dash of Pepper
• 1/4 cup Brown Sugar
• 1 tablespoon Butter or Margarine, melted
• Sesame Seeds, optional

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

2.  Rinse and trim the ends of the asparagus.  Remove any hard stems on the asparagus stalks too.  Generally, the smaller the asparagus stalk the better because it is more tender.

3.  Divide your asparagus up into equal piles (3 to 8 stalks).  In these pictures we divided our asparagus up into 4 bundles (one for each family member).  We have done smaller bundles too.  Pick the number of bundles you want to do and divide it up as equal as possible.

4.  Lay 1 asparagus bundle in the center of a slice of bacon.  Wrap the bacon around the asparagus bundle and place on a broiler pan.  Repeat this step until all your asparagus bundles are wrapped.  If you have extra bacon you can cook that on the pan beside the asparagus bundles if you want.

5.  Sprinkle each bundle with a dash of salt and pepper.  Mix the brown sugar and melted butter or margarine together and pour over the asparagus bundles.  Top with sesame seeds.

5.  Bake for about 20 to 25 minutes or until the bacon is cooked.*

*GRILLING – You can also place these Bacon Wrapped Asparagus Bundles on the grill at your next cookout!  Make sure not to put it too close to a really hot spot or open flame on the grill for a long period of time.  It will usually take less time on the grill to cook these bundles.  Once the asparagus looks like it is started to wilt a little and the bacon is cooked these will be done.

Sometimes we make up a big tray of the Bacon Wrapped Asparagus Bundles because the kids love them re-heated as well.

 Ready to bake and eat!

Delicious!