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Cheesy Asparagus Biscuits
Quick Asparagus with Eggs & Mustard Sauce
Quick & Easy Asparagus with Eggs & Mustard Sauce
The entire point of this delicious recipe is to make it an incredibly fast and simple recipe to prepare. Thus, the proportions for this recipe are flexible, and to your taste.
Ingredients (Serves 2):
1 lb Asparagus (approx: 1/2 lb per person)
1-2 T Oil (or butter)
Salt & Pepper (to taste)
Eggs (1-2 per person)
3T Grey Poupon mustard (or whatever mustard is your favorite)
2T mayonnaise or sour cream
1tsp lemon juice
Paprika or hot sauce (or both) to taste
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 425 degrees
Cook asparagus in preferred style (we drizzle the asparagus with oil, sprinkle with salt & pepper and roast it in the oven at 425 until it is bright green and tender–about 10-15 minutes)
Mix mustard, mayonnaise/sour cream, lemon juice and spices
Cook eggs–we prefer over easy, although poaching is also delicious.
Put asparagus servings on plates
Place egg on top of asparagus
Drizzle with mustard sauce
Serve!
Variations–
Cheesy Easy Asparagus Eggs: add parmesan or other favorite cheese to asparagus before roasting.
Spicy Easy Asparagus Eggs: use other spices (Old Bay, Cajun, Montreal spice) on asparagus before roasting
Cheesy Asparagus Biscuits
These soft, cheesy, slightly peppery biscuits are a real treat. I wouldn’t suggest eating these warm. Their texture is ideal when they are cooled.
Prep time: 20 minutes. Bake time 15-20 minutes. Total time: 40 minutes Yield: 12-15 scones, depending on size.
Ingredients:
2 cups flour
1T sugar
1T baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
4T butter (grated)
1/2 tsp cayenne powder
1/2 tsp black pepper
1C grated cheese (something sharp/flavorful and hard is ideal)
3/4 lb Asparagus, steamed and chopped
Instructions:
Step 1: Preheat oven to 425
Step 2: Steam asparagus, and let cool. Chop. Reserve tips for garnish, if desired.
Step 3: Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, cayenne, black pepper.
Step 4: Stir butter into flour mixture until it has the texture of coarse meal
Step 5: Mix in cheese
Step 6: Fold in asparagus
Step 7: Pat into a square, and cut into approximately 2″ square biscuits.
Step 8: Put onto greased baking sheet
Step 9: Bake for about 15 minutes (or until golden brown and a pick inserted comes out clean.)