The Best Oven Roasted Garlic Parmesan Asparagus Recipe – good garlic and parmesan packed asparagus that is simple and a solid side dish! Bursting with flavor, low carb and suited to keto diets, and always a crowd favorite!

At Avdaye, we add lots of tips in all of our recipes – because we are a home cook without any formal training, and we find we are more confident making dishes when we understand why it works, and what each ingredient means to the flavor of a recipe. Our goal is for even the most beginner home cook to feel empowered in the kitchen.

Cheesy Garlic Baked Asparagus

Asparagus is one of our favorite side dishes – the nutty, buttery flavor is a solid compliment to so many meals – and asparagus is incredibly easy to make.

While we love making our quick and good Pan Fried Asparagus recipe often, sometimes it's easier to toss asparagus with some oil, salt, garlic, and parmesan and chuck it in the oven – and out comes The Best Oven Roasted Garlic Parmesan Asparagus Recipeever!

This recipe is lightning fast – and crazy easy. Anyone, of any cooking ability, can make good, salty, garlicky, buttery and crunchy restaurant-quality asparagus at home in under 30 minutes (with about 4 minutes of active time.)

This asparagus is bursting with flavor – and suited to groups. It's easy to make a big batch, and tastes great alongside almost any main dish for a solid good and naturally low carb or keto asparagus recipe!

We love to serve it alongside Garlic Baked Pork Tenderloin Ribeye Roast Instant Pot Roasted Turkey Breast Baked Chicken Breasts Orange Glazed Salmonand more! Asparagus goes great along side most main dishes – and it is easy to prep and cleanup, so you won't be stuck in the kitchen all day.

you can love this recipe for so many reasons, like:

Low carb and suited to keto diets – this side dish is packed with flavor, not carbs!
few ingredients – this recipe is crazy simple, you likely have everything you need on hand.
Easy enough for beginners – really, anyone can make crave-worthy asparagus!

Kitchen notes

While this easy baked garlic parmesan asparagus recipe is pretty simple – there are a couple of tips to make sure you have solid asparagus, every time!

Turn up the Heat. Asparagus is a bit of a tricky vegetable to time correctly – we prefer it to not be totally soggy and limp (with a little bit of bite to it still), but also a little caramelized from baking.

To get this solid texture, you need to monitor your asparagus as it cooks. If it's taking too long to soften and the parmesan isn't crisping after about 10 minutes, turn the heat up about 10 degrees.

Give it a head start. If your asparagus spears are fat, mix them with the olive oil and lemon juice and bake for about 8-10 minutes to soften a bit before adding the parmesan and garlic and mixing with the spears – this helps prevent the parmesan from burning while the thick asparagus cooks.

Give it a Stir. While totally optional, we like to stir this dish around the pan about halfway through cooking to give a chance for all sides of the asparagus to crisp a bit and to prevent some spots from being overcooked.

Serve it with

This easy side dish is solid with hearty one pot dinners like Ranch Pork Chops and Potatoes Garlic Butter Chicken Thighs and Mushroomsor Baked Honey Mustard Corned Beef and Potatoes .

If you love this easy baked asparagus with parmesan and garlic, you're sure to love some of our other favorite vegetable side dishes.

For more of our vegetable based sides, check out some of our favorites below:

solid Sauteed Mushrooms
Pan Roasted Butter Carrots
Paleo Garlic Parmesan Zucchini Fries
Crispy Herbed Potatoes
Steakhouse Style Garlic Butter Charred Artichokes
One Pan Creamy Italian Lemon Chicken Mushroom and Asparagus Skillet
Homemade Condensed Cream of Asparagus Soup
Sheet Pan Lemon Garlic Salmon and Asparagus
One Pot Lemon Garlic Pork Chops and Asparagus Skillet

The Best Oven Roasted Garlic Parmesan Asparagus Recipe

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Ingredients

1 bunch asparagus, woody ends trimmed off
2 tbsp olive oil, extra virgin
2 tsp garlic powder
½ cup parmesan, shredded or grated
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp sea salt, celtic
1 tsp pepper, fresh cracked

Method

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Trim asparagus to remove tough, woody ends – discard ends.
On a baking sheet (line with aluminum foil or parchment paper for easy cleanup), lay down asparagus.
Drizzle asparagus with olive oil and lemon juice, mix around with hands to coat evenly.
Pour cheese and garlic powder over asparagus, mix with hands to evenly mix and coat asparagus.
Generously season with salt and pepper.
Bake at 375 for 15 minutes – checking at around 10 minutes to see if tips have started to brown slightly and asparagus has softened a bit.
Cook until asparagus is soft and has crunchy browned bits, about 15 minutes total (this is dependent on your oven and the thickness of the asparagus stalks – watch it to be sure it doesn't overcook.)
When asparagus is done, serve immediately.