Air Fry Frozen Asparagus
Jazz up your meals with air fryer frozen asparagus! Ready in minutes, you can air fry frozen asparagus simply seasoned, or kick things up a notch for a special meal.
Servings: 2
Calories: 78kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 8 oz asparagus frozen whole spears
- 1 teaspoon olive oil or spritz from an oil sprayer
- sea salt to taste
- black pepper fresh ground
- 3 tablespoon Asiago cheese freshly grated
- ½ lemon sliced into wedges
Instructions
- Remove the frozen asparagus spears from the package and lay out on a plate or cutting board. Do not defrost!8 oz asparagus
- Using a basting brush, or an oil sprayer, lightly coat the frozen asparagus spears with oil.1 teaspoon olive oil
- Turn the heat setting to 390F and the timer to 5 minutes and slide the air fryer basket of frozen asparagus into the air fryer.
- Open the air fryer basket and add season with sea salt and fresh ground black pepper. Sprinkle the grated Asiago cheese and air fry for a final 3 minutes.sea salt, black pepper, 3 tablespoon Asiago cheese
- Transfer the asparagus using a pancake turner to a platter, and garnish with wedges of lemon. Serve immediately while hot.½ lemon
Notes
- Do not defrost the frozen asparagus spears.
- For a nice 'roasted' look, lightly brush the frozen asparagus spears with olive oil
- Add any shredded cheese to the final two minutes of cooking so that it does not harden from the heat.
- If using garlic to season your asparagus, wait until the last 3 minutes so that the garlic slivers or powder don't turn bitter.
Nutrition
Calories: 78kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 123mg | Potassium: 273mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 922IU | Vitamin C: 21mg | Calcium: 123mg | Iron: 3mg