Pan Fried Asparagus Recipe
Quick, delicious, and so easy - this pan fried asparagus is simple and fresh! Perfect for paleo or whole 30 diets, and just four easy to find ingredients!
I have a sort of love/hate relationship with asparagus.
Don't get me wrong- I LOVE, love, love it - but I absolutely hate the way a lot of people cook asparagus.
Limp, bland, overly soft spears of asparagus haunt me in dreams- anytime I see a boiling basket near my favorite green veggie, I have a small panic attack.
Ok- let's be even more honest here- it's not a small panic attack. It's a full-scale freak out!
Friends- STOP. Let's make a pledge, here and now, to NEVER boil asparagus again.
There is no reason it should be bland, limp, and boring - really!
Just one taste of this delicious (and crazy easy) pan fried asparagus, and you'll be a convert.
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And sure- it's called pan fried, but don't let that worry you about calories. We're frying the asparagus with clarified butter (sub out olive oil/grapeseed oil if you're vegan), but this recipe still clocks in at under 110 calories per serving, making this a delicious, healthy side dish with natural fats and no processed ingredients.
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One Pot Pan Fried Asparagus Recipe
Pan Fried Asparagus
Perfect pan fried asparagus - just three ingredients to the best asparagus you've ever eaten!! Simple, quick, and so delicious!
Ingredients
- 1 ½ tablespoon ghee, clarified butter
- 1 bunch asparagus
- salt, to taste
Instructions
- Heat a heavy pan on medium high to melt ghee.
- Trim hard, woody ends off asparagus.
- Add asparagus to pan and cook until lightly browned and softened - stirring occasionally to prevent burning.
- Toss with salt and stir, serve hot.
Nutrition Information
Yield
110Amount Per Serving Calories 104Saturated Fat 6gSodium 80mgCarbohydrates 3.9gFiber 2.1gSugar 1.9gProtein 2.2g
Rose
I just did pan fry asparagus with butter,chopped onions, seasoned salt ,a pinch of sugar & walnuts! Yummy!
????Jacqueline Montes????
I just love asparagus they are delicious thzfir sharing ur best way of cooking them trying that today
Frugal Hausfrau
Hey Courtney, I never thought to pan fry asparagus but it's my fave vegetable and I'm always looking for new ways to cook it! You've done a beautiful job with it!
Thanks for sharing with us at Throwback Thursday! I peeked in earlier, but didn't get a chance to comment before now! Have a great weekend!
Mollie
samantha
I love pan frying asparagus with a few different meals. We usually have it like this at least once a week, yum! Thanks for joining the Family Joy Link Party! 🙂
Helen Fern
I love asparagus - Thanks for sharing on the What's for Dinner link up!