Asparagus Wrapped in Prosciutto
Asparagus wrapped in prosciutto is a favorite side dish at our house! I love that it is naturally gluten free! It is easy to make and tastes so good! The most time consuming part of making this dish is the time it takes to spread the cream cheese and carefully roll, the thin slices of prosciutto.
Ingredients for Asparagus Wrapped in Prosciutto
Asparagus
Prosciutto (for most families 1 package will be enough)
Cream cheese – softened (used for spreading)
Cookie sheet
Tin foil
Cooling rack
I am not going to put amounts because it depends on how much your family eats. We typically buy our ingredients at Costco, because we feed 4-7 people on average at our house.
Directions for Asparagus Wrapped in Prosciutto
Pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees.
First, wash your asparagus and break off the woody ends. It should snap where the stalk becomes more tender, getting rid of the woody end. Sometimes, you will have over-ripe pieces that don’t want to break and are kind of floppy. They can still be used if you find a breaking point, but likely will need to discard the floppier pieces.
Dry the asparagus so the cream cheese sticks to the stalk when you roll it.
Prepare, your pan. I us a cookie sheet, covered with tin foil. This makes clean up easy. Inside the cookie sheet I put a cooling rack sprayed with non-stick spray. (If you are gluten free, make sure your spray is gluten free.)
Next, spread the softened cream cheese on the prosciutto. Spreadable cream cheese works really well for this.
Now, take your asparagus. You can wrap one alone or 2 or 3 together. For me, it depends on how many people I want to feed, how much asparagus I have versus how much prosciutto I have. Often, it is a combination of 2 or 3 wrapped together. When I do one alone, it is usually with the larger asparagus stalks.
Prosciutto is very thin and tears easily, so be careful as you roll that you are getting all of the prosciutto rolling together.
Set the rolled prosciutto on your prepared cooling rack that is in your cookie sheet. Place in pre-heated oven and bake for 20 minutes.
I like Kirkland’s ham, from Costco, for making these. Also, I like the 1 oz cream cheese packets (I find them at Costco, too). It is easy to use and just the right amount! I do recommend letting the packets sit out for a little while to come closer to room temperature, making the cream cheese easier to spread.
The first step is to put some wooden skewers into some water to soak. This keeps them from splintering when you put the bacon on the skewer.
You need a cookie sheet covered with aluminum foil. Place a cooling rack in the bottom of the cookie sheet and spray with a non-stick cooking spray.
I use a spoon to put the brown sugar on the bacon and then pat it down, turn it over and do the same thing to the other side. I slide the bacon between my fingers as I twist it onto the skewer and this dislodges any big chunks. Some of the brown sugar will drip off during the cooking and will make a smokey mess. Make sure you use tin foil or something that can easily be thrown away after cooking! Use your overhead vent fan during cooking because the brown sugar does burn and smoke a bit.
I make our omelets more like a pancake. A couple of Tablespoons of olive oil or coconut oil in frying pan. We use 3 beaten eggs and load it up with things like: red pepper, green pepper, onion, green onion, mushrooms, ham, turkey. When egg is firm on the bottom, I flip it over to cook the other side. On the already cooked side, I add cheese. We like to experiment with different cheeses. By the way, Asiago cheese is quite good and I use a mixture of different cheeses together, but use your favorite! On top of the cheese put chopped tomatoes and avocado.
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