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Parmesan crusted potatoes with asparagus is a simple and delicious one pan side dish. It features just a few ingredients and can be prepared on any busy weeknight.
My family is a huge potato lover!
Growing up, my mom was never able to prepare enough potatoes to satisfy everyone at family gatherings!
We would often find ourselves wrestling each other at the diner table for her oven roasted potatoes.
So naturally I began to prepare oven roasted potatoes by making sheet pans loaded with our favourite buds. And I usually combine them with some other yummy veggie such as my Oven Roasted Potatoes and Fennel recipe.
I used a delicious combination of red and yellow little creamer potatoes, this time around. They’re thin skinned, buttery and nutritious and also pair so well with the fresh asparagus.
Although I can make an entire meal out of crispy potatoes, I find that roasted alongside some vibrant green asparagus makes for one remarkable side dish!
You can serve them alongside steak, chicken or even fish.
Or, go vegetarian by topping the roasted vegetables with a fried egg. Yummy!
How To Trim Asparagus
There is no rocket science behind trimming asparagus stalks. And, you probably know this already if you’re a seasoned cook.
However if you’re new to this, it’s really a simple process. All you do is bend the woodsy end of the asparagus spear and it naturally snaps off at its driest point.
You’re left with perfectly tender and juicy asparagus spears ready to be used in your favourite recipe.
Creamer Potatoes
Creamer potatoes are small thin skinned, bite-size baby potatoes anywhere from 1 to 2 inches in size.
They’re buttery in taste with a creamy-like texture making them a cinch to prepare.
I used the red and yellow coloured creamer potatoes for this recipe. However, you can also add the blue coloured ones, should you come across any!
How to Roast Asparagus and Potatoes in the Oven
Start by lining a baking sheet with parchment paper.
This ensures that the potatoes don’t stick to the pan and it’s easy clean up!
Toss the potatoes with olive oil, salt and pepper.
Spread them out in a single layer, giving them room to brown and bake for about 20 minutes.
After the initial first 20 minutes, remove the pan from the oven and flip the potatoes over.
Toss the asparagus with olive oil, salt and pepper and nestle them between the potatoes in a single layer.
You’ll then return the sheet pan to the oven and bake an additional 15 minutes more.
When the asparagus are almost tender, sprinkle the veggies with the grated Parmesan cheese and bake an additional 5 minutes.
The cheese will melt and develop a wonderful golden brown crust over the vegetables which will impart another layer of goodness to the veggies. It’ll render them so irresistible!
It’s that simple! And that delicious!
If you make this recipe remember to tag @marisasitaliankitchen on Instagram so I can see your creation!
This recipe for Parmesan Crusted Potatoes with Asparagus was originally published on April 22, 2016, and updated with new content and photos on April 18, 2020.
Parmesan Crusted Potatoes with Asparagus
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds small baby potatoes (sliced in half)
- 1/2 pound asparagus (tips trimmed)
- 2 tablespoons plus 1 tablespoon of olive oil
- salt to taste
- pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup (grated Parmesan cheese)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a medium sized bowl, toss the potatoes with 2 tablespoons of olive oil, salt and pepper.
- Spread on the prepared baking sheet, in a single layer.
- Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes.
- Using the same bowl, toss the asparagus with 1 tablespoon of olive oil, salt and pepper.
- Remove the pan with potatoes from the oven and flip the potatoes over.
- Add the asparagus to the pan and bake along side the potatoes for 15 minutes.
- Sprinkle with the grated cheese and bake for an additional 5 minutes or until the cheese is golden in spots.
Delicious!
Thank-you?
Wonder if they would be just as good with just a little shredded mozzarella over them!!
I don’t see why not…it will be a different texture for sure but still yummy!
Love the potato-asparagus combination. Looks delicious! 🙂
Thanks Ronit! There is just never enough 🙂
Fantistic recipe Marisa, definitely making this soon.
You’ll love them…enjoy 🙂
Will definitely try these, they look delicious and so easy!
Yummy they are…enjoy 🙂
Looks so good! My family are all huge potato fans too. I bet they’d love this recipe.
Thank-you so much Megan!
Love this Marisa – I have a virtual cookery book with all your posts that I have saved now – definatey another one that I will be making xx
How lovely to hear Linda…now that is a compliment!!! Have a wonderful weekend?
Yuuum!!! I’ve nominated you for the Creative Blogger Award! 🙂 If you’d like to participate, thats the link https://joyofspanishcooking.com/2016/04/25/the-creative-blogger-award/ 🙂
Thank-you dear Yvette…very kind of you 🙂
You are welcome! I love your blog!
I love that idea about the secret ingredient 🙂 >-I
lol…when my family tells me that their recipe did not turn out like mine, my husband would reply “you forgot to put in the love” 🙂
Amazing yumm! I love asparagus and potatoes and this sounds so good!
I can never seem to make enough of this dish 🙂
I’m so happy to have stopped by today. I never would have thought of this combination and it sounds great. Wonderful photos…they make me hungry.
Hi Karen, they are definitely a delicious combo and glad you stopped by 🙂
My pleasure.
Firstly, I am not a foodie. Secondly I am coeliac. So it’s a good job I’m not a foodie! I do however love healthy food. So I’m following your blog because I like the interesting twists you give to otherwise ordinary dishes and I can substitute ingredients where necessary. The main reason I want to follow this blog is because of the photography – your food shots are amazing – just lovely. Thank you for the follow too – I appreciate it.
Thank-you Suzy for the lovely comment and the follow. The photography part has been a wonderful learning experience and still lots of room for improvement… 🙂
The ultimate springtime combination, and wonderful for a crowd! I like your suggestion for pairing this with roasted meat or as a vegetarian entree.
Thank-you Bella for your lovely comments 🙂
Looks amazing! I love the combination of flavors! Just fabulous!!
Thanks Lana 🙂
These look yum!!
Thanks so much!
That’s so delicious! I love baked potatoes, and with parmesan they are even better! 🙂
Thank you!
How simply delicious is this!!!
We are a potato loving family! Thanks for dropping by!
Mmmm…this looks soo goooddd ! Love the potato with asparagus combination !!! Must pin the recipe for later ! 🙂
Thanks Anita, I am sure you will love it!
Marisa, I am drooling. Absolutely love the potatoes and asparagus with Parmesan- all my favorites together in one recipe. Cannot wait to make these!
I am sure you will love them…enjoy!