Turkey Bacon Wrapped Asparagus

Turkey Bacon Wrapped Asparagus

Cooking Spray

Garlic Salt

12 stems Fresh Asparagus (will use 3 pieces of asparagus per bundle)

4 slices Smoked Turkey Bacon

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F – and place the rack near the top.  Wash the asparagus and gather the other ingredients. Lightly spray your cookie sheet with cooking spray. Lay one piece of turkey bacon out on your table.

Use 1-5 asparagus spears, break off the hard white ends and place them in a bundle on your bacon.

Roll the bundle of asparagus up in your bacon on a diagonal, so the bacon twists from the bottom up to the bottom of the asparagus tips.

Line them all up on the cookie sheet. You can have them touching if you want but the bacon will stick together when you cook it. Lightly spray the tips of the asparagus with cooking spray and then sprinkle garlic salt over them.

Stick it in the oven and bake it for 15-20 minutes. Check it to see if the asparagus is cooked to your liking or leave it in longer for softer asparagus.

Balsamic Glaze

1 cup balsamic vinegar

2 tbsp light brown sugar

2 tsp soy sauce

2 tbsp unsalted butter

Place vinegar, brown sugar, and soy sauce in medium saucepot. Heat to boiling over high heat, then reduce heat to medium.

Simmer 6 to 10 minutes or until mixture is reduced by half, swirling occasionally, watching very carefully so it does not burn.

Remove glaze from heat and stir in butter. Let cool before using. Glaze will thicken considerably as it cools.