So I found asparagus at Fred Meyer last week for $1 something a bunch and it was a rather large bunch. It was also nice and thin, so it's easy to sautee. When I was a kid, I hated asparagus - limp, rubbery, bitter stalks of torture. Then one night I tried the sauteed asparagus my brother made out of politeness and I was very surprised to discover I loved it!
Heat a couple tablespoons of olive oil on medium heat. Add a few cloves of minced garlic and heat it about 30 seconds or so, just until the garlic becomes fragrant. Burnt garlic will ruin a meal.
Add the asparagus, tossing pretty frequently. I cooked it for about 6 or 7 minutes. I like it slightly tender and crispy. Limp asparagus is lame.
Move to a large dish so you can squeeze a pretty generous amount of lemon over it, then a dash of salt, a few grinds of black pepper, and fresh Parmesan cheese.
We ate this just now with some magic chicken (cheap) and potatoes baked in the microwave (also cheap). That was half a package of chicken thighs, which would be about $5. The asparagus was about $1.38 and the potatoes were only a couple dollars for the whole bag, which we only used part of. So the whole meal was less than $10.
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