Roasted Garlic Parmesan Asparagus

Super Simple Side

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.  It's time to eat.  I had a bag of asparagus' that were a prime target for a new recipe.  With a quick glance, I decided on a Roasted Garlic Parmesan Asparagus.  

Folks, this recipe is super simple.  I had a large bag of asparagus, probably two dozen spears at least.  

I am sharing this recipe courtesy bobbiskozykitchen.com

Here it is folks:

1lb of Asparagus, 4 cloves of garlic (I used the pre-minced kind), 2TBSP of Olive Oil and 1/2C Freshly grated Parmesan cheese.

Once you have washed your Asparagus, cut the ends off because if you cook them without cutting them they taste like cardboard.  What a waste.  Anyways, throw the asparagus into a large bowl, combined the other ingredients into the bowl and toss them so everything is coated.  Place them on a cooking sheet and roast them for 15 minutes.  Toss them around and continue to bake for another 10 minutes, if you like them crunchy check them after a total of 20 minutes.  

Enjoy these!

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Kale Couscous White Bean Chicken Soup

Today was an absolutely beautiful day here in the Carolina's.  For dinner, we needed a healthy and quick meal that would satisfy hungry kids from playing all afternoon in the crisp weather.  I made a big batch of roasted chicken earlier this week and while I used it in this soup, along with chicken broth, this can be omitted to make a vegan soup.  As a vegan soup, I am sure this will be exactly what soup is to your heart and soul.

The recipe I followed started off from this link.  I had to at least double this recipe and even doing that, my family of five have left me no leftovers.  I added in two bay leaves but otherwise followed the recipe as instructed.  Even my children enjoyed the soup and for this in itself, I am thankful that they don't squeal when they see kale in their soup or watch me put spinach in their smoothies.

Toast some bread and enjoy this by the spoonful,

Enriching Ego

Nutritional Details:

335 Calories

27 Carbs

11g Fat

30g Protein

860mg Sodium (eek)

4g Sugar