Grilled Bacon Wrapped Italian Asparagus Food

BACON-WRAPPED ASPARAGUS

Steps:

• Place asparagus on a sheet of waxed paper; coat with cooking spray. Sprinkle with pepper; turn to coat. Wrap a bacon piece around each spear; secure ends with toothpicks. , Grill, uncovered, over medium heat until bacon is crisp, 4-6 minutes on each side. Discard toothpicks.

BACON WRAPPED ASPARAGUS BUNDLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven, if using, to 400 degrees F.
• Lightly coat asparagus spears in extra-virgin olive oil. Season the asparagus with black pepper. Take a quick count of the spear tips. Divide the total number by four. Gather that number of spears and use a slice of bacon to wrap the bundle and secure the spears together. Repeat with remaining ingredients.
• To grill, place bundles on hot grill and cover. Cook 10 to 12 minutes until bacon is crisp and asparagus bundles are tender.
• For oven preparation, place bundles on slotted broiler pan. Bake 12 minutes.

GRILLED BACON WRAPPED ITALIAN ASPARAGUS

Steps:

• PREP.
• Wash then cut the asparagus stalks down a bit (usually 1-2 inches) to remove the tougher parts.
• Put the asparagus into a large ziploc bag and pour the Zesty Italian Dressing over the asparagus. Make sure all of the spears are going the same way. This will make it easier to mix around in the sauce.
• After mincing the garlic (bottled minced garlic works too), put it all onto the asparagus in the bag.
• Roll the dressing and garlic around in the bag and leave in the fridge for at least two hours to 4 hours, longer will let the flavor really get into the asparagus.
• After marinating is done, pull the asparagus out and wrap, the long way, with a bacon strip. Use a toothpick on the top and bottom of the asparagus to keep it on during cooking.
• Drop a couple pinches of pepper to taste on the wrapped spears.
• COOKING - Times depend on thickness of the Asparagus Spear and Bacon.
• With the temp around 350 for 3 to 4 minutes.Cover closed.
• Turn each spear over and resume grilling for another 4 minutes. Closed.
• Move the spears to the top rack and resume cooking for another three to four minutes. Again, with the cover closed.
• SERVING.
• Put it on a plate and eat with your favorite main course. Enjoy!

GRILLED BACON-WRAPPED ASPARAGUS

Steps:

• Place asparagus in a large bowl. Pour olive oil over spears and coat each one. Wrap 2 to 3 spears with 1 slice of bacon. Repeat with remaining asparagus and bacon.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate. Grill asparagus until bacon is crispy, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Season with pepper.

ITALIAN BACON WRAPPED ASPARAGUS

Steps:

• Cut 1 to 2 inches off bottom of asparagus spears.
• Place in gallon sized zip top plastic bag.
• Pour 8 ozs Italian Salad Dressing in bag with asparagus.
• Marinate for at least 1 hour in refrigerator.
• When ready, preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Wrap 3 asparagus stalks with 1 slice of bacon.
• Place on foil lined cookie sheet.
• Bake 20-30 minutes on 400 degrees until bacon crisp up. May have to turn over half way through cooking time.
• Remove from pan to cool slightly.
• I usually get around 10 to 12 bundles.
• Enjoy!