Recipe Box, French Onion Asparagus Gratin 3 ways, Appetizer, Side or Main Dish!

the Painted Apron

4 years ago

Green Bean Casserole is a Thanksgiving classic side dish

that I have been making for Thanksgiving

as long as I can remember

I decided to switch it up and try it with asparagus

instead of green beans

This recipe just might be the easiest vegetable casserole

you ever make!

5 ingredients, Cream of Chicken soup, cream,

grated Gruyère {my new favorite short cut ingredient!},

crispy onions {I like the ones by Fresh Gourmet

which can be found in the salad dressing section}

and fresh asparagus

Snap the tough ends of the asparagus spears, rinse,

and cut it into 1 inch pieces

You mix the sauce right in the casserole dish

you’re using to bake it in

One less thing to wash!

Combine the soup, cream and cheese into a yummy sauce

Add the raw asparagus

French fried onions,

Then all you have to do is stir,

top with remaining cheese, and bake!

You can do this up to 1 day ahead of time,

cover and refrigerate for baking later if desired

This recipe serves 3-4 and I used a 1 quart gratin dish

Increase ingredient quantities to suit your needs

and use any shallow casserole or a 9 x 13″ baking dish

if making a large quantity

You can add cooked chicken, ham or turkey

to turn this into a main dish

sauteed mushrooms would also be a nice addition,

as would pasta, stuffing or rice

Depending on what and how much you add to this,

you might have to increase the amount of sauce

I had about 1/3 of this gratin leftover

and remembering how much we enjoyed the

Cranberry, Bacon & Pistachio Tarts recently

I decided to use the leftovers to make more tarts

OMG so amazing!!!

I made a small batch of 12,

using a can of 4 count crescent roll dough

and cut the dough into 12 squares

Put the squares into a mini tart pan,

pushing down the centers to form the tart crust

Fill with a spoonful of the casserole

Yes, they look messy, but they will bake up prettier!

Bake at 350 about 15 minutes, remove from oven

and top with several small pieces of cooked bacon and onion pieces

Return to oven for 2 minutes to warm

The hardest part is waiting for them to cool a little

before you can take a bite!

Perfect for December holidays as they are red and green!

French Onion Asparagus Gratin, 3 Ways

Classic green bean casserole with asparagus instead of green beans. Simple to make and delicious to eat! You can add cooked chicken, ham or turkey to make it a main dish, or bake it in crescent roll dough to make appetizer tarts

Course Appetizer, Main Course, Side Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword asparagus casserole, asparagus gratin, asparagus tarts, bacon and asparagus bites, broccoli with french fried onions, chicken and asparagus casserole, holiday appetizer, Thanksgiving casserole

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 40

Servings 4

Equipment

shallow casserole dish, mini tart pan

Ingredients

Asparagus Gratin

30-40 fresh asparagus spears
1 can Cream of Chicken Celery or Mushroom soup
1/2 can cream
2 oz French fried onions
2 oz finely grated Gruyère cheese, or Parmesan cheese

Asparagus Main Dish Casserole

chopped cooked chicken, ham or turkey
sauteed mushrooms, optional
cooked pasta, rice or stuffing, optional
more sauce if necessary to maintain desired creaminess

Asparagus Bacon Tarts

2 cans 8 count, crescent rolls
8 strips cooked bacon
1-2 oz. French fried onions

Instructions

Asparagus Gratin

Rinse asparagus and snap off tough ends. Cut into one inch pieces
Place soup and cream into a sprayed or greased casserole dish. Add 1/2 of the cheese. Mix to combine and add asparagus
Add 1/2 of the French fried onions. Stir to combine. Top with remaining cheese. Dish can be refrigerated at this point for baking later if desired.
Bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes until bubbling. Top with remaining onions and return to oven for 2-3 minutes. Serves 3-4

Asparagus Main Dish Casserole

Assemble casserole as for gratin adding chopped cooked chicken, ham or turkey. Increase sauce amount if necessary for desired creaminess. You can also add sauteed mushrooms, cooked pasta, rice or leftover stuffing. Adjust baking time if necessary.
Bake at 350 degrees until heated through.

Asparagus & Bacon Tarts

Unroll dough and seal preforations to form 1 large rectangle and cut each rectangle into 24 squares.
Place each square into a greased mini tart pan. Fill with a spoonful of asparagus gratin
Bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes until dough is golden and cooked through. Remove from oven and top each tart with a couple of small pieces of bacon and fried onions. Return to oven for 1-2 minutes
Makes 48 mini tarts
Reheat leftover tarts in a 325 oven for 10 minutes, or reheat in an air fryer at 350 degrees for 4 minutes