Carb Smart Bacon-Wrapped Asparagus
with Spinach Salad, Chicken and Jammy Egg
Everything's better with bacon! Wrap tender spears of asparagus in strips of smoky bacon and the two roast together in this delicious dish.
Ingredients: Chicken breast • Asparagus • Spinach • Grade A egg • Bacon (pork, water, salt, sugar, sodium phosphates, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, spices, smoke) • Ciabatta roll (unbleached untreated enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, sea salt, yeast, malted barley flour) (barley, wheat) • White wine vinegar (wine vinegar, potassium metabisulfite) (sulphites) • Chives.
The quantities provided above are averages only.
Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.
Ingredients
100 g
Bacon Strips
2 unit(s)
Egg
(Contains: Egg)
227 g
Asparagus
1 unit(s)
Ciabatta Roll
(Contains: Wheat, Barley May contain traces of: Sesame, Soy, Walnuts, Oats, Rye, Triticale)
113 g
Baby Spinach
1 tbsp
White Wine Vinegar
(Contains: Sulphites)
7 g
Chives
2 unit(s)
Chicken Breasts
Not included in your delivery
2.5 tbsp
Oil*
¼ tsp
Pepper*
0.13 tsp
Salt*
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
- Before starting, preheat the oven to 450°F.
- To a small pot, add 3 cups (6 cups) warm water. Bring to a boil over high.
- Once boiling, reduce heat to medium-high. Using a spoon, lower egg into the boiling water. Cook for 7 min for a runny yolk or 9 min for a set yolk.** Drain and rinse egg under cold water for 30 sec, until cool enough to peel. Peel, then cut eggs into quarter wedges. Season with salt and pepper.
- Trim and discard bottom 1 inch from asparagus.
- Divide asparagus into 4 bundles (8 bundles for 4 servings). Carefully wrap 1 bacon strip around each bundle.
- To a parchment-lined baking sheet, transfer bacon-wrapped asparagus. Season with pepper.
- Roast in the middle of the oven for 10-14 min, carefully flipping halfway through, until bacon is crisp.**
- Line another baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Cut ciabatta into 1/2-inch pieces. On the baking sheet, toss ciabatta pieces with 1/2 tbsp (1 tbsp) oil, then season with salt and pepper. Toss to combine.
- Bake on the bottom rack of oven for 5-7 min, until crispy and golden.
- Pat chicken dry with paper towels. Season with salt and pepper. Arrange on an unlined baking sheet. Drizzle 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) oil over top. Roast in the top of the oven for 18-22 min, until golden and cooked through. **
- In a large bowl, add 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) vinegar and 2 tbsp (4 tbsp) oil. Season with salt and pepper, then whisk to combine. (TIP: Add a pinch of sugar, if you like.)
- Add spinach, toss to combine.
- Thinly slice chives.
- Divide bacon-wrapped asparagus and salad between plates.
- Thinly slice chicken.
- Top salad with chicken, eggs and croutons, then sprinkle with chives.
If you've opted to add chicken breasts, pat dry with paper towels. Season with salt and pepper. Arrange on an unlined baking sheet. Drizzle 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) oil over top. Roast in the top of the oven for 18-22 min, until golden and cooked through. **
Thinly slice chicken. Top salads with chicken.
