How To Cook Canned Asparagus - The Ultimate Guide

Many people might ask whether they can roast canned asparagus or whether it is as good as fresh asparagus. Canned asparagus can be a wonderful choice to cook if you can't find it fresh. Here is some information about how to cook canned asparagus.

In this article, you'll learn how to cook or roast canned asparagus, how to season it, and how to make it taste better. This article also includes some recipes that use canned asparagus to help show you how to use it.

Is Canned Asparagus Good?

Canned asparagus is delicious if you know how to use it. Cooking canned asparagus on the stove often results in tasteless asparagus with a mushy texture, but if you roast the canned asparagus, it will have more flavor. Canned asparagus is wonderful in several dishes such as salad, rice, or casseroles.

Which is the Best? Canned Asparagus or Fresh Asparagus

Fresh asparagus is unbeatable! Fresh asparagus has a firm texture that is wonderful roasted so that it becomes golden and slightly crispy. However, canned asparagus is a little more difficult to work with as it is very soft and mushy.

In addition, fresh asparagus tastes much better than canned asparagus, and fresh food is usually healthier than canned.

Even though fresh asparagus is ideal to cook with, canned asparagus has its place in the kitchen. In fact, canned asparagus is great if you don't have any time to go to the store, have limited money, or need something that is faster to prepare.

How Do You Eat Canned Asparagus?

The way you can eat canned asparagus really depends on your taste. You could eat canned asparagus in salads, casseroles, soups, and even in omelets. You can also roast asparagus with other veggies such as carrots or Brussel sprouts or with chicken or bacon. Below are a bunch of recipes that use canned asparagus.

Where to Buy Canned Asparagus

Canned asparagus can be found in almost any supermarket across the USA, UK, Canada, and Australia. You can also buy canned asparagus online on Amazon or Walmart.

How Do You Prepare Canned Asparagus?

• Drain the asparagus. 
• Remove the asparagus from the can gently since the spears are very tender and can fall apart if you don't handle them carefully.
• Season the asparagus and roast it before flipping the asparagus and seasoning the other side.
• Cook the asparagus on a paper towel when cooking it in the microwave so that it absorbs excess moisture.

How to Cook Canned Asparagus on the Stove

While you may like to cook canned asparagus in a skillet, I don't recommend it as the asparagus may become too soft and fall apart. However, here are some skillet instructions to help you get the best results possible.

1. Heat 2 tablespoon of oil in a skillet set over medium heat.
2. Drain the canned asparagus.
3. Place the canned asparagus in a skillet and fry it for 3 to 5 minutes, while stirring.
4. Turn off the heat and remove the asparagus from the skillet.
5. Allow it to cool for 5 minutes.
6. Serve the asparagus on top of cooked rice, boiled pasta, or salad.

Here is a video showing how to make canned asparagus on the stove. Video

How to Cook Canned Asparagus in the Oven

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Drain the canned asparagus. 
2. Place the asparagus on a baking sheet. Season the asparagus but don't toss it.
3. Bake the asparagus for 20 minutes.
4. Check the asparagus to see if it is dry enough. If not, roast it for another 5 minutes before checking it again.
5. Remove the asparagus from the oven and allow it to cool for 5 minutes.
6. Serve the asparagus and enjoy.

This method is ideal to ensure that canned asparagus doesn't become soft and mushy. Roasting canned asparagus gives it more texture and color than cooking in in a skillet on the stove.

How to Cook Canned Asparagus in an Air Fryer 

1. Set up the air fryer so that it is at 350 F. 
2. Drain the canned asparagus. 
3. Spray the air fryer basket with oil to prevent sticking or line it with aluminum foil.
4. Place the asparagus in the air fryer basket.
5. Season the top of the asparagus with salt and pepper.
6. Cook the asparagus for 8 to 10 minutes. Flip the asparagus and season the other side with salt and pepper.
7. Cook again for 5 minutes. 
8. Remove the asparagus from the air fryer and let it cool for 5 minutes.
9. Serve and enjoy!

The air fryer is the best option to cook canned asparagus because the hot air will allow the wet canned asparagus to dry out and become crispy.

Can I Cook Canned Asparagus in the Microwave?

1. Drain the canned asparagus.
2. Carefully drain the asparagus.
3. Wrap the asparagus in a paper towel.
4. Heat the asparagus in a microwave on high for 5 minutes.
5. Check if the asparagus has heated through.
6. If not, repeat cooking the asparagus in 20-second intervals until the asparagus has heated through.

Best Canned Asparagus Recipes

1. Canned Asparagus Soup

Once you heat your canned asparagus, add it to your other soup ingredients and simmer the mixture until it becomes a thick soup. You can then pour your soup into a high-powered blender and blend it until smooth. Check out this Ina Garten Asparagus Soup for some inspiration and use canned asparagus instead of fresh.

2. Canned Asparagus Au Gratin

You will need canned asparagus, butter, breadcrumbs, sage, chopped onion, and cheese to make canned asparagus au gratin.

To make this dish, melt butter in an ovenproof dish that is 8-inch x 8-inch. Add the breadcrumbs and sage, and bake at 400 F for 6 minutes. Remove the breadcrumb mixture from the oven. Stir the onion into the breadcrumb mixture, and remove the breadcrumb mixture from the dish into a bowl. Place the asparagus in a buttered 1-quart baking dish and top with the cheese. Sprinkle the crumb mixture evenly over the top. Bake at 400 F for 10 minutes or until the cheese melts.

3. Air Fried Canned Asparagus and Carrots

You can cook canned asparagus in an air fryer with carrots or any other veggies you like such as Brussels sprouts. They can be great side dishes for beef stew or Chicken Piccata.

4. Canned Asparagus Casserole

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F.
2. Cook the asparagus in the oven until warm through. Grease a casserole dish with little melted butter.
3. Arrange the asparagus in the bottom of the casserole dish.
4. Top with a creamy sauce or any other sauce that you like.
5. Sprinkle the casserole with cheese such as cheddar or Parmesan.
6. Top with breadcrumbs or crushed chips or crackers.
7. Bake the casserole for 30 to 35 minutes until the top is golden brown. 
8. Serve and enjoy.

5. Canned Asparagus Salad

Drain the canned asparagus before mixing it with salad. It is great in many different kinds of salads such as potato salad, Spinach Strawberry Salad, Julienne Salad, and much more. You can also serve it warm or cold; it depends on the type of salad you are making.

6. Canned Asparagus With Chicken

You can mix canned asparagus and chicken in many different recipes such as Asparagus Chicken casserole, Asparagus Chicken Soup, or even Asparagus Chicken Salad.

7. Canned Asparagus Quiche

This Ina Garten Quiche is an excellent recipe to add canned asparagus to. Let me know what you think about adding asparagus to the quiche recipe.

8. Canned Asparagus With Eggs

Canned asparagus is wonderful in omelets. To add it to an omelet, drain the asparagus and mash it with a fork or a blender. Then, add eggs, cheddar cheese, and some seasonings. Then, you can cook the mixture in a frying pan until set before serving.

9. Baked Canned Asparagus With Cheese

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F.
2. Melt butter in a medium saucepan set over medium heat. 
3. Add diced onions, and cook until they are tender-crisp, about 3 to 5 minutes. 
4. Stir flour into the onions, and cook for 1 minute.
5. Pour in milk and heat on medium-low, while stirring constantly, until the mixture has thickened, about 3 to 5 minutes.
6. Add the cheese, and cook, while stirring constantly, until the cheese has melted.
7. Stir in drained canned asparagus. Transfer the mixture to a 1 ½ quart casserole dish.
8. Bake the mixture for 15 minutes, or until heated through and lightly browned.

10. Roasted Canned Asparagus

The best way to make roasted canned asparagus is by using an air fryer, as it helps make the asparagus crispy. While you could roast canned asparagus in the oven, you will get the best results from an air fryer.

What To Serve With Cooked Canned Asparagus

You can serve canned asparagus with salad, cooked rice, boiled pasta, or with cheese and a cream sauce as a gratin. You can also eat it in soups or casseroles, or blend it with other ingredients into a dip for crackers, chips, or biscuits.

When it comes to canned asparagus, one of the downsides is that it has a soft and mushy texture. However, canned asparagus can still be used in soups and casseroles where the texture doesn't matter as much.

Frequently Asked Questions About Canned Asparagus

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How To Cook Canned Asparagus

Yield: 4

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Additional Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes

Many people might ask whether they can roast canned asparagus or whether it is as good as fresh asparagus. Canned asparagus can be a wonderful choice to cook if you can't find it fresh. Here is some information
about how to cook canned asparagus.

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Ingredients

• 1 can of asparagus
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Drain the canned asparagus. 
2. Place the asparagus on a baking sheet. Season the asparagus but don't toss it.
3. Bake the asparagus for 20 minutes.
4. Check the asparagus to see if it is dry enough. If not, roast it for another 5 minutes before checking it again.
5. Remove the asparagus from the oven and allow it to cool for 5 minutes.
6. Serve the asparagus and enjoy.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 32Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 18mgCarbohydrates: 6gFiber: 3gSugar: 2gProtein: 3g