Asparagus Recipe — Pancetta Tarragon Asparagus

A delicious different way to have asparagus.

Ingredients

• ¾ pound thickly sliced pancetta
• olive oil, or as needed
• 1 cup thinly sliced shallots
• 3 bunches fresh asparagus, diagonally sliced
• 2 tablespoons dried tarragon
• salt and ground black pepper to taste

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
2. Arrange pancetta on the prepared baking sheet.
3. Bake in the preheated oven until pancetta is crispy, about 20 minutes. Remove pancetta to a cutting board and chop. Pour the drippings on the baking sheet into a skillet; add olive oil to skillet.
4. Heat drippings and olive oil in the skillet over medium heat; cook and stir shallots, asparagus, tarragon, and pancetta in the hot drippings-oil mixture; season with salt and pepper. Cover skillet and cook until asparagus is tender, 15 to 20 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

• calories134.9
• carbohydrateContent5.8 g
• cholesterolContent15.4 mg
• fatContent10.7 g
• fiberContent2 g
• proteinContent5 g
• saturatedFatContent3.5 g
• sodiumContent192.6 mg
• sugarContent2 g