Parmesan crusted potatoes with asparagus is a simple dish which features just a few ingredients that can be prepared on any busy weeknight.
I have come to realize that I haven’t yet shared a vegetable recipe here on the blog before! So let me remedy that with this supper easy vegetable dish!
It’s just wonderful served alongside steak, chicken or even fish. You can even go vegetarian by topping the roasted vegetables with a fried egg. Yummy!!
These Parmesan crusted potatoes with asparagus are oven roasted to a golden brown perfection. Topping the vegetables with grated Parmesan cheese for the last 5 minutes of roasting time, develops a delicious crunchy crust. This imparts another layer of goodness to the vegetables that make them so irresistible.
Grelot Potatoes
My family is a huge potatoes fan…like really huge! 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. For some reason, unbeknownst to us, my nephew Gab would end up with most of them on his plate! Go figure!
I used a delicious combination of red, yellow and blue little creamer potatoes. They’re thin skinned, buttery and nutritious and also pair so well with the fresh asparagus.
If you can’t find creamer potatoes in your area, any other baby potatoes will do. Just remember to cut them into equal sizes so they cook evenly.
Lining a baking sheet with parchment paper will ensure that the potatoes do no stick to the pan and…easy clean up!
Toss the potatoes with olive oil, salt and pepper. Spread the potatoes out in a single layer, giving them room to brown and bake for 20 minutes.
When you’re ready to add the asparagus to the pan toss the asparagus with olive oil, salt and pepper. Then simply nestle them between the potatoes and bake 15 minutes more.
Sprinkle with the grated Parmesan cheese and bake an additional 5 minutes. The cheese melts and develops wonderful golden brown crust over the vegetables. Simply delicious!
If you make this recipe remember to tag @marisasitaliankitchen on Instagram so I can see your creation!
Parmesan Crusted Potatoes And Asparagus
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds grelots potatoes or any baby potatoes of your choice cut into 1 inch pieces
- 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.