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Asparagus & Sweet Potato Wrapped with Bacon

By: D. Durand Worthey  »  Updated: April 7, 2023  »   View our disclosure policy

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Everyone loves a meal with bacon in it! Add a little asparagus and sweet potatoes to make this easy appetizer: Asparagus & Sweet Potato Wrapped with Bacon.

Everyone loves a meal with bacon in it! Add a little asparagus and sweet potatoes to make this easy appetizer: Asparagus & Sweet Potato Wrapped with Bacon

Asparagus & Sweet Potato Wrapped with Bacon

More than likely you have done the bacon-wrapped asparagus thing already. Been there, done that, right? Me too. But regardless of what anyone else may say, the asparagus and bacon combo is still a pretty good thing.

So, I was thinking, I’ve been thinkin’ Why can’t I keep my fingers off these veggies? Drunk in looovve. (Ala Beyonce)

Wait. Sorry ’bout that. I get a little carried away at times. Being in the kitchen just makes me a bit cray-cray every once in a while. Okay, now where the heck was we? Recipe time, right?

Asparagus & Sweet Potato Wrapped with Bacon

Here is what you’re going to need to pull off this incredibly yumstastic Asparagus & Sweet Potato Wrapped with Bacon recipe. 

Ingredients:

  • 1 bunch of asparagus washed and with the bottom quarter of the stalk cut off
  • 1 large sweet potato, sliced in 1 – 1 1/2″ wedges
  • thick-cut bacon
  • 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • freshly cracked peppercorns, to taste
  • smoked sea salt, to taste

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F. 
  2. Parboil sweet potatoes for 15 minutes, drain and pat dry
  3. Wrap an uncooked strip of bacon around a single asparagus stalk and a wedge of sweet potato.
  4. Drizzle and brush with extra virgin olive oil.
  5. Add freshly cracked peppercorns and smoked sea salt.
  6. Place in oven for 30 minutes.
  7. Remove from oven and serve.

Asparagus & Sweet Potato Wrapped with Bacon

I can tell you one thing, my boys chowed down on this easy appetizer and were looking for more.  I couldn’t keep them coming fast enough for these ravenous tweens. It’s the perfect after-school snack, a great side-dish, game day appetizer, or just because you want something savory and bacony and semi-healthy!

Everyone loves a meal with bacon in it! Add a little aspargus and sweet potatoes to make this easy appetizer: Asparagus & Sweet Potato Wrapped with Bacon

Enjoy!

And don’t miss out on checking out our Chicken Wrapped with Bacon and Alfredo Potatoes!

 

Asparagus & Sweet Potato Wrapped with Bacon

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Ingredients
 

  • Ingredients:
  • 1 bunch of asparagus washed and with the bottom quarter of the stalk cut off
  • 1 large sweet potato sliced in 1 - 1 1/2" wedges
  • thick cut Wright's bacon
  • extra virgin olive oil
  • fresh cracked peppercorns to taste
  • smoked sea salt to taste

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400°F
  • Precook sweet potatoes for 30 minutes
  • Wrap an uncooked strip of bacon around a single asparagus and a pre-cooked wedge of sweet potato.
  • Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil.
  • Add freshly cracked peppercorns and smoked sea salt.
  • Place in oven for 30 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and serve.
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  1. rika says

    March 11, 2016 at 3:49 pm

    Oh yum… this recipe looks amazing! I love asparagus and I love sweet potato!

    Reply
  2. Kiwi says

    March 14, 2016 at 3:53 am

    Looks good. This would have to be wrapped in turkey bacon for me to eat it.

    Reply
  3. Lela says

    March 15, 2016 at 8:43 pm

    Yum! This looks like a great (and healthy) snack! Definitely pinning this. Thank you so much for stopping by Inspiration Thursday last week and sharing your recipe. Hope to see you again this week!

    Reply
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