How To Make Bacon Wrapped Asparagus With Cream Cheese
Spread about 1 2 tablespoon cream cheese onto each strip of bacon.
How to make bacon wrapped asparagus with cream cheese. Bake at 400 f until the bacon is crispy and any exposed cream cheese is browning 20 to 25 minutes. Sprinkle onion powder garlic powder salt and pepper. In a large skillet over medium heat cook bacon until most of the fat is cooked out but is not crisp.
In a gallon sized resealable bag toss the asparagus spears with olive oil until well coated. Spread about 1 teaspoon of the cream cheese mixture onto each bundle of 3 asparagus pieces and wrap with a slice of bacon. Evenly distribute garlic salt and pepper on top of the asparagus.
Preheat the oven to 400 f. Trim about 1 off of your asparagus ends and then spread onto a baking sheet. Wrap each bacon strip tightly around an asparagus stalk only slightly overlapping the bacon on each stalk it will shrink during cooking creating a striped pattern.
Bake for 10 minutes. Once all bites are made place on prepared baking sheet and bake 5 minutes until bacon is crisp and cream cheese is warmed through. Place into the oven and bake for 23 25 minutes depending on the thickness of the asparagus.
Remove from the pan and spread cream cheese on the bacon strips. Place the bacon wrapped asparagus spears on the baking sheet and bake for 5 10 minutes. Remove from pan and drain on a paper towel lined plate.
Place asparagus spears on a baking tray arranged side by side in a single layer. Once bacon and asparagus are cool enough to handle spoon about 2 teaspoons cream cheese mixture onto each bacon slice then place 3 asparagus pieces onto each bacon strip and roll up. Grab about 3 4 spears and wrap with bacon and place seam side down onto baking sheet.