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
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