Swiss Cheese, Ham and Asparagus Bake

After a few days off from fancy cooking, I went fast and easy today with a recipe from Kraft.  

Tonights Menu: Swiss Cheese, Ham and Asparagus Bake

Click here for the recipe 

This was super easy and a keeper for my family. I bought cubed ham but this would be a great way to use up leftover ham at Easter or other times. I think if you wanted a different flavor you could substitute any cream soup, but the celery soup really compliments the flavor of the asparagus in this. My son said, "Mom, It  was as if the asparagus disappeared!"  

Your turn to give it a try. Enjoy! 

Asparagus Bundles with bonus recipe -- Wilted Spinach and Asparagus Salad.

Today's menu, Citrus Marinade Chicken, Asparagus Bundles and Rice. 

We have a ton of asparagus and zucchini to use, so I decided my main recipe would be an asparagus recipe. I also had to choose something I had the ingredients for as Tuesday is my normal grocery shopping day and this past Tuesday I was stuck at home due to an April winter storm.  So my choice was between the Asparagus Bundles and Wilted Spinach and Asparagus Salad. I finally chose the bundles because everything tastes great with bacon!! ;-)

The chicken is simply chicken breasts marinade in Tastefully Simple's 29 minute citrus marinade. That was a product from last summer and it is a lovely one.  I will be sorry when I am out of it and can't get any more. 

The Rice today is Jasmine rice. It cooks fairly quickly and has a lovely aroma and taste.  

So the main event:  Asparagus Bundles: 

This recipe is from the food network. 

You can find the recipe here.   

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Now, I did do some tweaking to it. The recipe calls for garlic salt and I do not ever use garlic salt. I use Tastefully Simple's Garlic Garlic. 

Also I use Tamari soy sauce because it is wheat free. I try to keep my wheat intake to a minimum and as I like the occasional baked good, I try not to have wheat when I don't need to.  

It was a little tedious to wrap the bacon around the asparagus, but it was soooo worth it. Yum!!  I think this recipe is a keeper!  

Now for the bonus recipe:  

Wilted Spinach and Asparagus Salad

I am sorry I do not have a picture of it. The website didn't have a picture either. And since I didn't make it... well...  no photo. But the recipe can be found here. This is going to be on our lunch table on Saturday, I think. Maybe with some eggs. 

So with that, I will leave you to go ahead and try these recipes for yourself.  Enjoy! 

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