{"id":1207,"date":"2023-01-08T16:09:52","date_gmt":"2023-01-08T16:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/cheesy-asparagus-casserole\/"},"modified":"2023-12-24T15:13:57","modified_gmt":"2023-12-24T15:13:57","slug":"cheesy-asparagus-casserole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/cheesy-asparagus-casserole\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheesy Asparagus Casserole"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Cheesy-Asparagus-Casserole-683x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Cheesy-Asparagus-Casserole-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Cheesy-Asparagus-Casserole-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Cheesy-Asparagus-Casserole-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Cheesy-Asparagus-Casserole-750x1125.png 750w, https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Cheesy-Asparagus-Casserole.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"g1-content-narrow g1-typography-xl entry-content\">\n<p><!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 2.0.66.2 --><\/p>\n<div id=\"quads-ad2223\" class=\"quads-location quads-ad2223 \" style=\"float: none; text-align: center; padding: 0px 0 0px 0;\">\n<div class=\"quads-ad-label quads-ad-label-new\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<p><!-- WP QUADS - Quick AdSense Reloaded v.2.0.66.2 Content AdSense async --><\/p>\n<p><script><br \/>\n                 <\/script><br \/><!-- end WP QUADS --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"765\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/recipesneed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/278251499_147167047827054_5676350576804926310_n-765x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Cheesy Asparagus Casserole\" class=\"wp-image-1541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/recipesneed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/278251499_147167047827054_5676350576804926310_n-765x1024.jpg 765w, https:\/\/recipesneed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/278251499_147167047827054_5676350576804926310_n-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/recipesneed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/278251499_147167047827054_5676350576804926310_n-768x1029.jpg 768w, https:\/\/recipesneed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/278251499_147167047827054_5676350576804926310_n-561x751.jpg 561w, https:\/\/recipesneed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/278251499_147167047827054_5676350576804926310_n-265x355.jpg 265w, https:\/\/recipesneed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/278251499_147167047827054_5676350576804926310_n-531x711.jpg 531w, https:\/\/recipesneed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/278251499_147167047827054_5676350576804926310_n-364x487.jpg 364w, https:\/\/recipesneed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/278251499_147167047827054_5676350576804926310_n-728x975.jpg 728w, https:\/\/recipesneed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/278251499_147167047827054_5676350576804926310_n-608x814.jpg 608w, https:\/\/recipesneed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/278251499_147167047827054_5676350576804926310_n-758x1015.jpg 758w, https:\/\/recipesneed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/278251499_147167047827054_5676350576804926310_n.jpg 843w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2 bunches of asparagus<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon butter<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 ounce soft cream cheese<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup heavy whipping cream<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon chicken broth<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 teaspoon Italian seasoning<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon garlic powder<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 teaspoon paprika<\/li>\n<li>1\/8 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>1\/8 teaspoon pepper<\/li>\n<li>1\/3 cup grated parmesan cheese<\/li>\n<li>1\/8 cup Pepper Jack cheese, shredded<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes<\/li>\n<li>1\/3 cup cooked and crumbled bacon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>How To Make Cheesy Asparagus Casserole<\/h3>\n<p>Heat the oven to 400 degrees. \u2013 Wash and trim the asparagus, then grease a 9 x 13 baking tray and place them in it.In a skillet, melt the butter over a medium heat, then add the soft cheese, heavy whipping cream, chicken broth, garlic powder, paprika, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper.\u00a0Stirring constantly until ingredients are well blended.<\/p>\n<p>Reduce the heat to medium\/low and bring the sauce to a simmer until the heavy whipping cream has reduced and thickened.Keep whisking until it does not stick to the bottom of the pan. It will take a few min for sauce to reduce &amp; thick.Once thick, add the Parmesan cheese and Pepper Jack cheese and continue to stir until the cheese melts and the sauce is smooth.Pour the cheese sauce over the asparagus in the middle of the casserole, avoiding the tops of the asparagus.Next, sprinkle mozzarella cheese and crushed red pepper flakes over the cheese sauce.<\/p>\n<p>Bake for 15 minutes.If you prefer crunchy asparagus, you can reduce the baking time by 2-3 minutes.Remove from oven and add bacon crumbs to the top.Bake for another 3 minutes and Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 2.0.66.2 --><\/p>\n<div id=\"quads-ad2241\" class=\"quads-location quads-ad2241 \" style=\"float: none; text-align: center; padding: 0px 0 0px 0;\">\n<div class=\"quads-ad-label quads-ad-label-new\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<p><!-- WP QUADS - Quick AdSense Reloaded v.2.0.66.2 Content AdSense async --><\/p>\n<p><script><br \/>\n                 <\/script><br \/><!-- end WP QUADS --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"swp-content-locator\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advertisement Ingredients 2 bunches of asparagus 1 tablespoon butter 1\/2 ounce soft cream cheese 1\/2 cup heavy whipping cream 1 tablespoon chicken broth 1\/4 teaspoon Italian seasoning 1\/2 teaspoon garlic powder 1\/4 teaspoon paprika 1\/8 teaspoon salt 1\/8 teaspoon pepper 1\/3 cup grated parmesan cheese 1\/8 cup Pepper Jack cheese, shredded 1\/2 teaspoon red pepper&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/cheesy-asparagus-casserole\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4328,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1207"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1207"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1207\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4329,"href":"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1207\/revisions\/4329"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4328"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1207"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}