Recipe - Oven Roasted Asparagus With Thyme

1 One half pound Asparagus spears
1 lg Garlic clove; halved
2 teaspoon Olive oil
One half teaspoon Salt
One fourth teaspoon Dried thyme
One fourth teaspoon Freshly ground pepper

Preparation time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 20 minutes

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Snap off tough ends of asparagus; remove
scales with a knife or vegetable peeler, if desired. Set aside. Rub cut
sides of garlic over a 13 x 9inch baking dish; place garlic in dish. Add
asparagus; drizzle with oil. Sprinkle asparagus with salt, thyme, and
pepper; toss gently. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes, stirring once.
Yield: 4 servings.

CALORIES 62 (38% from far): FAT2.6g; PROTEIN 4g; CARB 8.3g: FIBER 3.7g;
CHOL 0mg; IRON 1.8mg; SODIUM 297mg; CALC 42mg

Recipe by: Cooking Light, September 1997, page 132

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #776 by Terry & Kathleen Schuller
schuller@ix.netcom.com on Sep 08, 1997