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Cheesy Bacon-Asparagus Casserole

By Makinze GorePublished: Mar 29, 2019

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Parker Feierbach

You can think of asparagus casserole as the spring version of Green Bean Casserole. Asparagus gets topped with a bacon cream sauce, plenty of cheese, and the best part of all—Ritz crackers, which add the perfect crunch. This dish is insanely delicious (probably that bacon cream sauce 😉). We couldn't stop eating it right out of the pan.

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Yields:: 6 serving(s)
Prep Time:: 15 mins
Total Time:: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

6
strips bacon, cut into 1" pieces
2
cloves garlic, minced
1/4 c.
all-purpose flour
1 1/2 c.
milk
1/2 c.
heavy cream
1 c.
shredded white cheddar, divided
1 c.
shredded Gruyère, divided
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
Crushed red pepper flakes
1
bunch asparagus, ends trimmed
1 c.
crushed Ritz Crackers

Directions

1. Step 1Preheat oven to 375°. In a large skillet over medium heat, cook bacon until crispy, 10 minutes. Remove from pan with a slotted spoon and drain on a paper towel–lined plate. Drain all but a 1/4 cup of grease from pan.
2. Step 2To same skillet, add garlic and cook until fragrant, 1 minute. Add flour and stir until golden, 2 minutes. Slowly pour in milk and cream, whisking until smooth. Let simmer until thickened, 5 minutes. Add ½ cup each of cheddar and Gruyère and stir until melted.
3. Step 3Add bacon back to sauce and season with salt and pepper and a pinch of red pepper flakes.
4. Step 4Place asparagus in a 9"-x-13" baking pan and pour sauce over, then top with remaining ½ cup of each cheese and crushed Ritz Crackers.
5. Step 5Cover with foil and bake until asparagus is tender, 20 minutes. Remove foil and bake until cheese is melty, 10 minutes more.

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Makinze Gore

Senior Food Editor

Makinze is currently senior food editor at Delish, where she develops recipes, creates, and hosts recipe videos and is our current baking queen. She is our expert pie crimper, believes you should always have the ingredients for chocolate chip cookies on hand, and everyone needs to know a perfect roast chicken recipe.