Cheesy Bacon-Asparagus Casserole
Homemade asparagus casserole, topped with lots of cheese and Ritz crackers, is impossible to stop eating.
Ingredients
- 6strips bacon, cut into 1" pieces
- 2 cloveGarlic, minced
- 0.25 cupAll Purpose Flour
- 1.5 cupMilk
- 0.5 cupHeavy Cream
- 1 cupwhite cheddar, shredded divided
- 1 cupGruyère, shredded divided
- Kosher Salt
- Ground Black Pepper, freshly
- Red Pepper Flakes, crushed
- 1 bunchasparagus, ends, trimmed
- 1 cupcrushed Ritz Crackers
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 375°. In a large skillet over medium heat, cook bacon until crispy, 10 minutes. Remove from pan with a slotted spoon and drain on a paper towel–lined plate. Drain all but a 1/4 cup of grease from pan.
- 2
To same skillet, add garlic and cook until fragrant, 1 minute. Add flour and stir until golden, 2 minutes. Slowly pour in milk and cream, whisking until smooth. Let simmer until thickened, 5 minutes. Add ½ cup each of cheddar and Gruyère and stir until melted.
- 3
Add bacon back to sauce and season with salt and pepper and a pinch of red pepper flakes.
- 4
Place asparagus in a 9"-x-13" baking pan and pour sauce over, then top with remaining ½ cup of each cheese and crushed Ritz Crackers.
- 5
Cover with foil and bake until asparagus is tender, 20 minutes. Remove foil and bake until cheese is melty, 10 minutes more.