Olive Garden Parmesan Roasted Asparagus Recipe (2024)

Olive Garden Parmesan Roasted Asparagus was a recipe that was requested by so many of you that I had to make a special trip out to one of my best-loved restaurants, the Olive Garden. They have a new menu item as part of their lighter fare, and let me tell you; it is delicious.

You may wonder how to cook asparagus. You can prepare asparagus in many different ways. You can enjoy asparagus raw, sauteed, roasted in the oven, or grilled.

Why we like this recipe.

Roasted Asparagus is a discontinued Olive Garden menu item, but it is completely delicious, and grilled asparagus with a creamy Parmesan sauce and a balsamic vinegar glaze really takes your asparagus to a whole new level. Balsamic vinegar glaze is sweet and with the perfect touch with acid. The creamy cheese sauce pairs very well with the flavored of grilled asparagus.

Ingredients for Olive Garden Roasted Asparagus

You will need to roast the asparagus, and then make a creamy Parmesan cheese sauce.

• Fresh asparagus
• Vegetable Oil
• Salt
• Balsamic Vinegar
• Parmesan Cheese
• Heavy Cream
• Lemon (optional)
• Tomatoes

How to grill asparagus

This copycat Olive Garden recipe has asparagus simply grilled with a little dressing of oil and a sprinkling of salt. I added a squeeze of lemon juice just to bring out the flavor of the asparagus.

• Prep the fresh spears. Cut off the bottoms of the spears.
• If the spears are very large, consider using a vegetable peeler on them. By shaving off the outside layer of the asparagus you remove the woody portion of large spears.
• Drizzle oil over the spears, and toss them around enough to cover them with a thin film of oil. You need to add oil to protect the spears while cooking.
• Grill spears for a few minutes on each side. Depending how hot your grill is cooking time may very, two to four minutes each side is a good starting point. Cook the asparagus until it begins to blacken, and then rotate.

I then reduce a small amount of balsamic vinegar and make a Parmesan cheese sauce to pair with this. Does it get any better? I don’t think so when it comes to asparagus.

Fresh asparagus buying tips

• When buying fresh asparagus, I suggest that you look for smaller stalks they tend to be less woody. If your market keeps them on ice even better.
• I always like to turn over my asparagus and make sure it looks very well hydrated. If the ends look a little dry, you can always snip off the ends and soak the stalks in a bit of water so they will rehydrate.
• The tips should be full and closed, stay away from spears that are wrinkly, it means they aren’t as fresh and they have begun to lose water and freshness.

I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I do. For those of you who are paleo, and gluten-free, I have had given you a recipe you can enjoy as well.

More Asparagus Recipes

• Longhorn Parmesan Crusted Asparagus Recipe
• Asparagus Oven Roasted
• Easy Asparagus Casserole Recipes
• Creamy Asparagus
• Asparagus Lasagna

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