Grilled Bacon Wrapped Asparagus Recipe

Bacon-wrapped asparagus bundles on a wooden board, garnished with lemon slices and bowls of salt and pepper.

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Grilled Bacon Wrapped Asparagus Recipe

Looking for a vegetable side dish that even picky eaters will devour? Our grilled bacon-wrapped asparagus bundles combine crispy, smoky bacon with tender asparagus spears for an irresistible combination.

Prep Time10

Cook Time12

Total Time22

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 151kcal

Author: Kita Roberts

Equipment

grill
Grilling tongs

Ingredients

1 lb asparagus spears about 20-30 spears, ends trimmed
2 tbsp olive oil
¼ tsp salt
1/8 tsp coarse ground pepper
1/2 lemon
6 slices of bacon

Instructions

Prep the asparagus bundles

Preheat your grill to medium high heat. You are aiming for about 375℉ inside your grill.
Clean and oil your grill grates.
Place the asparagus on a large baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil, salt, pepper and juice of ½ lemon.
Divide the spears into 6 groups (roughly 5-6 per group).
Wrap 1 piece of bacon around each bundle, careful not to overlap too much of the bacon as you wrap.

Grill the bacon wrapped asaparagus

Grill the wrapped asparagus for about 5 minutes per side until the bacon is crispy and the asparagus is tender. Don't leave the grill unattended as bacon drippings will cause flare ups. Use long tongs to rotate as needed for even cooking.
As soon as the bacon has crisped on all sides, remove from the grill.
Serve immediately with an extra squeeze of lemon juice, if desired.

Notes

Instructions are the same for a charcoal or gas grill. Just make sure your charcoal is fully lit and holding a steady heat with a two-zone setup before grilling.
Try to find medium thickness asparagus as it will be able to cook in the right amount of time better than too thin or too thick of pieces would be able to.
Do not use thick cut bacon. It won’t be able to get crispy in the same amount of time as normal cut bacon.
If all you have is thick cut bacon, pre-cook it for about 7 to 10 minutes until the fat has started to render, in a skillet.
If you overlap the bacon a ton then it won’t be able to get crispy before the asparagus is done.
Make sure to grill the bundles with the lid closed for even cooking and to ensure the bacon cooks through.
If you can’t get your bacon to stay on the asparagus you can use toothpicks to secure them. If you can, let the toothpicks soak in water for 15-20 minutes before using so they are less likely to catch on fire.
Alternatively, you can cook these in an oven at 375 F for about 10-15 minutes. Layer them on a wire rack over a foil lined baking sheet so the bacon grease can drip down and not make the bacon soggy.

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