Apricot Glazed Roasted Asparagus Low Fat Food

THE BEST ROASTED ASPARAGUS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with a wire rack.
• Put the asparagus, olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a medium bowl. Toss to coat evenly. Spread the asparagus in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet. Roast for 10 to 12 minutes, until lightly browned and tender, but still bright green.
• Meanwhile, spread the Parmesan evenly in the bottom of a medium nonstick skillet over medium heat. Cook undisturbed until the cheese melts, sticks together and turns golden brown, about 2 minutes, then flip with a rubber spatula and cook until golden on the second side, about 2 minutes more. Transfer the frico to a wire rack-lined baking sheet to cool completely, about 2 minutes. Break the frico into small crumbles and put in a small bowl. Add the lemon zest and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper and toss to combine.
• Transfer the roasted asparagus to a serving platter and squeeze the fresh lemon juice over the top. Top with the crumbled frico mixture.

ASPARAGUS QUICHE (LOW-FAT)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Remove pie crust from freezer.
• Place asparagus on a baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with pepper and salt. Bake for 10 minutes.
• Cool asparagus to room temperature. Cut into 1 inch pieces.
• Beat eggs. Combine eggs with milk, salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Mix in asparagus and 1/2 cup of cheese.
• Place pie crust on baking sheet. This will save your oven from an egg mess if anything spills!
• Pour mixture into pie crust. Sprinkle rest of cheese on top.
• Bake for 30-40min, until toothpick or knife comes out clean in center.

OVEN ROASTED ASPARAGUS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Wash asparagus spears and cut off the tough ends.
• Lay the spears on paper towels to soak up excess water.
• Gently spray a large flat baking pan with olive oil flavored cooking spray. (I use a 9"X13" in metal or glass pan).
• Lay the asparagus spears in the pan. Preferably all laying flat on the bottom of the pan.
• Generously spray the spears with cooking spray, any flavor--olive oil is good as well as butter flavored spray.
• Place the pan in the oven on a rack above center, but not on the top rack.
• Bake for 25 minutes or until roasted and slightly brown.
• If baked for 25 minutes and the spears are not as brown as desired, broil for two or three minutes.
• Remove from oven, sprinkle with coarse ground salt and serve immediately.

HEALTHY ROASTED ASPARAGUS

Steps:

• Place the asparagus in an 11x7-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. In a small bowl, combine the oil, lemon juice, vinegar and mustard. Pour over asparagus. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake, uncovered, at 425° for 12-18 minutes or until tender.

APRICOT-GLAZED ROASTED ASPARAGUS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Place asparagus spears on a foil-lined jelly roll pan coated with cooking spray.
• Combine apricot preserves, soy sauce, garlic, and salt; mix well Pour preserves mixture over asparagus.
• Toss well to coat.
• Bake at 400°F for 10 minutes or until asparagus is crisp-tender.
• Serve immediately.

ROASTED ASPARAGUS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Oil a baking sheet or a baking dish large enough to hold the asparagus in one layer. Place the asparagus in the dish, and toss with the olive oil, salt and pepper. Place in the oven and roast for 10 to 15 minutes, until the stalks begin to shrivel and color lightly.
• Remove from the heat, toss with the thyme and season with lemon juice if desired.

APRICOT-GLAZED ROASTED ASPARAGUS (LOW FAT)

Steps:

• Rinse spears under cold water then pat dry with paper towels.
• Set oven to 375 degrees.
• Grease a large baking sheet.
• In a small bowl combine the apricot preserves with soy sauce, garlic powder and salt; pour over the asparagus on the baking sheet and toss using hands to coat with the mixture.
• Bake for about 10-15 minutes or until the asparagus is crisp-tender.
• Season with freshly ground black pepper to taste.

BALSAMIC-GLAZED APRICOTS WITH RICOTTA CLOUDS

Steps:

• In a medium skillet over medium heat, melt the butter and cook until the foam subsides. Place the apricots cut side down in the skillet and cook, stirring occasionally, until apricots are slightly tender and warmed through, 5 to 6 minutes. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk together balsamic vinegar and the honey. When apricots are ready, and add honey-balsamic mixture to the skillet. Increase the heat to medium-high and cook, stirring frequently, until the apricots have cooked through and the glaze is bubbling, uniformly coating the apricots. To serve, place a scoop of ricotta on each serving plate, top with 2 apricot halves and drizzle with the honey-balsamic glaze from the skillet.

APRICOT-MUSTARD GLAZE

Steps:

• Combine the apricot jam, mustard, vinegar and lots of black pepper in the jam jar or a mason jar. Shake until well blended.
• Use the glaze like you would a BBQ sauce. Brush on or pour over pieces of grilled or pan-seared chicken, pork chop or salmon just before it's done cooking and let cook for an additional 1 to 2 minutes.

POLYNESIAN GLAZED WINGS (LOW FAT)

Steps:

• Place frozen chicken drummettes in a 15x10x1-inch baking pan. Bake in a 400 degree F oven for 50 to 60 minutes or until skins are crispy.
• Meanwhile, in a small saucepan combine brown sugar, cornstarch, ginger, and crushed red pepper. Stir in pineapple juice, broth, sweet pepper, and soy sauce. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly; cook and stir 2 minutes more. Set aside.
• Carefully drain off any juices from baking pan. Brush drummettes with some of the glaze mixture. Bake for 10 minutes more. Brush with more of the glaze mixture. Place on serving plate. If desired, sprinkle with green onions. Serve with remaining glaze mixture.

PARMESAN ROASTED ASPARAGUS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• Wash and trim the asparagus stalks (I usually cut off the bottom inch or so) Arrange asparagus in a single layer on a cookie sheet and drizzle with the olive oil.
• Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Roast for 15-20 minutes until tender.
• Sprinkle with the parmesan and return to the oven for about one more minute.
• Serve with lemon wedges.

EASY APRICOT JAM (LOW FAT)

Steps:

• Cook all but salt for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Take off heat and stir in salt.
• Stir well and bottle.