Roasted Asparagus With Thyme Recipe

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This is good-for-you spring-time side dish is so easy to prepare, yet the simply seasoned spears look appealing enough to serve guests or take to carry-in dinner. -Sharon Leno Keansburg, New Jersey

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Roasted Asparagus With Thyme Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Yield: 12 Servings

10 10 20

Ingredients

3 pounds fresh asparagus, trimmed
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 teaspoons minced fresh thyme or 3/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Directions

Place asparagus in a baking pan lined with heavy-duty foil. Drizzle with oil and toss to coat. Sprinkle with the thyme, salt and pepper.
Bake, uncovered, at 425° for 10-15 minutes or until crisp-tender. Yield: 12 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (7 to 8 spears) equals 55 calories, 4 g fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 101 mg sodium, 4 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 vegetable, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Roasted Asparagus With Thyme in Taste of Home February/March 2004, p37