I love an easy and semi-healthy appetizer. This bacon wrapped asparagus ticks both boxes! Served simply with bottled Dijon mustard, it’s my go-to 3-ingredient appetizer. It takes 10 minutes to prep and 10 minutes to cook, which makes it so easy to throw together at the last minute when guests are arriving. Plus, everyone I know loves bacon, and it even gets my kids to eat their veggies!
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I feel like I’m in the small minority of people who actually likes asparagus, but this bacon wrapped asparagus has converted a lot of my friends and family into believers. When my kids smelled these tasty spears cooking in the oven, they actually asked to try them, and to my surprise, they loved them and asked for seconds! This easy bacon wrapped asparagus is one of my favorite apps of all time!
What’s in This Bacon Wrapped Asparagus Recipe?
- Asparagus: Thick-sized spears work much, much better than the thin ones.
- Bacon: Thin-sliced pepper bacon is my favorite choice for this recipe.
- Mustard: Dijon mustard has a rich flavor that pairs so well with the asparagus and bacon.
Tips for Success
- Use thick asparagus and trim off the woody ends.
- Wrap the bacon tightly around the asparagus so that it’s secure and doesn’t become unraveled.
- Bake in a preheated oven for the best results.
How to Store and Reheat
Store leftover bacon wrapped asparagus in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. Reheat in a 350°F oven for 5-7 minutes, or until warmed through and crispy.
Serving Suggestions
This bacon wrapped asparagus is the perfect finger food that can simply be served alongside Dijon mustard for dipping. Serve it alongside your other favorite canapés like shrimp and grits appetizer cups or crockpot kielbasa sausage bites. Or serve it with bacon wrapped chicken breast for an extra bacon-y dinner!
5-Star Review
“My bacon loving children loved this recipe! Thanks!” -Pam Dana
Bacon Wrapped Asparagus Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 12 medium-thick size spears asparagus thin spears don’t work here
- 6 slices thin-sliced pepper-bacon halved
- 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F and line a rimmed baking sheet with foil. Spray both sides of a wire, cooking rack with nonstick spray and place the rack over the baking sheet.
- Trim the tough ends off the asparagus spears, cutting so the spears are the same length. If the asparagus has tough outer skin, peel the spears starting halfway down and to the end. (Most asparagus doesn’t need to be peeled.)12 medium-thick size spears asparagus
- Tightly wrap each asparagus spear with ½ slice of bacon and place the spears on the prepared wire rack set over the baking sheet.6 slices thin-sliced pepper-bacon
- Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes.
- Rotate the pan, flip the bacon-wrapped spears over, and bake for an additional 8-10 minutes or until the bacon has crisped. If needed, set the oven to broil and broil for 1 minute. Watch closely.
- Transfer to a cooling rack and cool to touch. Serve with mustard as dipping sauce.3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
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Becky’s Tips
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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How to Make Bacon Wrapped Asparagus Step by Step
Prep and Preheat: Preheat oven to 400°F and line a rimmed baking sheet with foil. Spray both sides of a wire, cooking rack with nonstick spray and place the rack over the baking sheet.
Trim the Asparagus: Trim the tough ends off 12 medium-thick asparagus spears, cutting so the spears are the same length. If the asparagus has tough outer skin, peel the spears starting halfway down and to the end. (Most asparagus doesn’t need to be peeled.)
Wrap the Asparagus: Tightly wrap each asparagus spear with ½ slice of pepper bacon (using 6 slices total) and place the spears on the prepared wire rack set over the baking sheet.
Bake the Asparagus: Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Rotate the pan, flip the bacon-wrapped spears over, and bake for an additional 8-10 minutes or until the bacon has crisped. If needed, set the oven to broil and broil for 1 minute. Watch closely. Transfer to a cooling rack and cool to touch. Serve with 3 tablespoons of Dijon mustard as dipping sauce.
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There’s no need to soak the asparagus before cooking it!
You just need to trim the tough ends off the asparagus spears and so that the spears are the same length. If the asparagus has tough outer skin, peel the spears starting halfway down and to the end. (Most asparagus doesn’t need to be peeled.). Don’t get rid of the woody stems by bending them til they snap – you can lose a lot of the good parts of the vegetable this way.
If your asparagus spears are uneven thicknesses or the bacon is too thick, they may turn out soggy.
Here’s the good news for those following a low-carb diet or on keto – there’s only 1g of carbs in three of these bacon-wrapped asparagus! Less than 150 calories too and they have no added sugar so they are great for people following many diets.
Where’s the Dijon?
You can use the dijon as a dipping sauce!
What a delicious way to eat asparagus! Can never go wrong with adding bacon! Looks amazing!
Let me know what you think when you try it!
These are always a hit – the crispy salty bacon is perfect with the asparagus
So happy to hear you loved them, Erin!
So easy and delicious! I love that it is only 3 ingredients but so much flavor.
Isn’t that the best! I’m so happy you enjoyed them!
My bacon loving children loved this recipe! Thanks!
Bacon makes everything better, right mom??
SOUNDS GREAT, HOWEVER UNLESS I AM MISSING SOMETHING, THE DIRECTIONS DO NOT SAY HOW TO USE THE MUSTARD IN THE PREP OF THE RECIPE…….
You can use the mustard as a dipping sauce :)
This was really good! My kids loved it!
Yay! An easy way to get the kiddos to eat their veggies!