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Home » Healthy Recipes » Easy Sauteed Asparagus with Lemon Recipe

Easy Sauteed Asparagus with Lemon Recipe

Last Updated October 25, 2019. Published September 17, 2019 By Davinah Cenou Montezuma

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Asparagus is one of my favorite side dishes, but I stayed away from making them at home because I was afraid I’d mess them up. Little did I know sauteed asparagus was one of the easiest recipes you could make. This Easy Sauteed Asparagus recipe with lemon contains less than 5 ingredients and about 10 minutes to make. In this post, I share how to make asparagus in a pan and give tips for main dishes to have this keto-friendly side dish with.

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How do you prepare asparagus for sauteeing?

Before you attempt to sautee or cook your asparagus, it’s important to trim off the hard ends. The hard ends are not edible.

There are two ways to trim your asparagus. The first method is to trim the hard ends off with cooking shears.

The second method is to trim your asparagus with your hands. I prefer this method.  

To trim your asparagus with your hands, you simply hold the top part of the asparagus with one hand and use the other hand to bend the hard end. The asparagus will snap naturally, leaving only the part that is edible. 

Asparagus in a colander with a lemon

How do you sautee asparagus? 

Sauteeing asparagus is no different than sauteeing other vegetables like onions. You simply heat butter or another cooking fat in a skillet and add your asparagus.

I use tongs to mix them occasionally and stop cooking them when they are bright green and tender. After sauteeing, I remove them from the heat and add salt and pepper to taste. 

sauteed asparagus in a pan

What are good add-ins to this recipe?

This sauteed asparagus recipe is meant to be super easy. In some ways, I’d describe it as a starter recipe of sorts.

If you want to add other things to the asparagus here are some variations and add-ins:

Add Bacon Fat & Bacon Crumbles

In place of sauteeing your asparagus in butter, you can cook them in bacon fat. Simply cook 3-4 slices of bacon in a pan then set the bacon aside. 

Sautee the asparagus in the bacon fat and top the finished asparagus with the bacon crumbles. 

Add Grated Parmesan

Another way to elevate this recipe is to finish the asparagus with grated parmesan. After sauteeing, you simply add 2-3 tbsp of grated parmesan and toss the cooked asparagus in the cheese. 

Since parmesan is slightly salty, you should toss the asparagus in the cheese then decide if you need to add extra salt and pepper. 

Sauteed asparagus in a frying pan with slices of lemon.

 

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Sauteed asparagus in a frying pan with slices of lemon.

Easy Sauteed Asparagus Recipe with Lemon

An easy recipe for sauteed asparagus that can be adjusted to include lemon, parmesan, and bacon. 
Prep: 5 minutes mins
Cook: 5 minutes mins
Ready in: 10 minutes mins
Cuisine: American
Course: Side Dish
Servings: 4
Calories: 105kcal
Author: Davinah
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Ingredients

  • 1 lb Asparagus, trimmed
  • 3 tbsp Butter
  • 2 cloves Garlic, minced
  • 1/2 Lemon
  • Salt & Pepper, to taste

Instructions

  • Heat the salted butter in a skillet
  • Add the garlic and asparagus. Sautee until the asparagus are bright green (~5 minutes). Remove from heat
  • Add a squeeze of lemon juice
  • Add salt and pepper to taste

Nutrition Details

Calories: 105kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 78mg | Potassium: 247mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1125IU | Vitamin C: 13.9mg | Calcium: 36mg | Iron: 2.5mg

The nutrition facts come from entering the recipe ingredients into Spoonacular API, a database of food ingredients. They may vary for any recipe based on the exact product used. The keto sweeteners I use have 0g net carbs & are not included because sugar alcohols do not impact most people. This is provided as a courtesy, but you can do your own calculations if you wish!

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