Asparagus casserole with cheese
*Ingredients
°2 bundles of asparagus
°1 tablespoon butter
°1/2 oz cream cheese, softened
°1/2 c heavy whip cream
°1 tsp chicken broth
°1/4 t Italian seasoning
°1/2 t garlic powder
°1/4 t paprika
°1/8 tsp salt
°1/8 tsp pepper
°1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
°1/8 cup pepper, grated
°1/2 c mozzarella cheese
°1/2 t red pepper flakes
°1/3 cup bacon, cooked & crumbled
*Instructions:
-Preheat oven to 400 degrees. -Wash and garnish asparagus, then grease 9 x 13 baking sheet and place asparagus on top.
-In a skillet, melt butter over medium heat, then add softened cream cheese, whipping cream, chicken broth, garlic powder, paprika, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper.
-Whisk continuously until ingredients are well combined.
-Reduce heat to medium/low and simmer sauce until heavy whipping cream has softened and thickened.
Continue whisking so that it does not stick to the bottom of the pan. It will take a few minutes for the sauce to reduce and thicken.
-Once thickened, add parmesan and chilli and stir until cheese melts and sauce is smooth.
-Pour cheese sauce over asparagus in centre of dish, avoiding top of asparagus.
-Then sprinkle mozzarella cheese and crushed red pepper flakes over cheese sauce.
-Bake for 15 minutes.
If you prefer more crunchy asparagus, you can reduce the cooking time by 2 to 3 minutes.
-Remove from oven and add bacon crumbs.
-Bake for another 3 minutes and Enjoy!
