Asparagus With Cheese Sauce

Submitted by PalatablePastime

"Quick and easy to make in the microwave. The sauce is absolutely luscious over the crisp spears."

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Serves: 2

ingredients

• 453.59 g fresh tender asparagus
• 29.58 ml butter
• 29.58 ml flour
• 236.59 ml warm milk
• 236.59 ml shredded cheddar cheese
• 2.46 ml salt (or to taste)

directions

1. In a large micro-wave safe glass bowl, heat butter about 50 seconds on high, or until melted.
2. Whisk in the 2 tablespoons of flour and 1 cup of heated milk.
3. Add 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese.
4. Place in microwave and cook on high for 2 minutes, pausing to whisk thoroughly every 30 seconds.
5. Season to taste with salt and whisk again.
6. Set cheese sauce aside.
7. Bend asparagus until they break at a natural point; discard ends.
8. Place asparagus spears in a microwavable glass covered dish, with half the spears going one way, and half the spears going the other way.
9. Add 1/4 cup water to the dish.
10. Cook, covered, for 6-7 minutes on high, pausing to turn dish every 2 minutes and checking asparagus for doneness.
11. Reheat sauce for 1 minute on high before adding to asparagus, if necessary (you may not need all the sauce).

Reviews

[Random Rachel]

I didn't make the sauce, just the asparagus (though the sauce does sound good!) I used a pyrex loaf pan, and found the asparagus was crisp tender in 4.5 minutes. :-) TFS!

 

[barefootmommawv]

This was so easy to make. Very tasty. And I loved the fact that there was extra cheese sauce. We drizzled it over our baked potatoes. I will be making this again. Thanks for such an easy and wonderful recipe.

 

[Krsi Sue]

I have a bamboo steamer that I cooked the asparagus in. The cheese sauce was delightful and my fresh asparagus from the garden loves you and your recipe. Thanks!

 

[alanam_28]

This was not bad, but certainly not worth a high review. I'm not sure if asparagus goes well with cheddar cheese at all. It just didn't taste right to me. However, this is a nice simple sauce to trow together for some broccoli or cauliflower :)

 

[Weewah]

A flavorful sauce (I used cheedar-jack cheese), but I didn't like the slightly grainy texture from the roux. I think I would rather use cornstarch stirred into cool milk, and just make it on the stovetop next time and get that silkier texture. I did not have any problems with thickening like another reviewer commented on. When I stirred in the hot milk, it thickened beautifully and immediately. <br/>I added a touch of garlic powder and freshly cracked pepper. Was very tasty!