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    Home » Recipes » Air Fryer Recipes

    Published: Apr 29, 2020 · Modified: Jan 16, 2023 by Jennifer Banz · This post may contain affiliate links

    Cheesy Air Fryer Asparagus

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    This Cheesy Air Fryer Asparagus is the only way I will eat asparagus from now on.  The asparagus stays nice and crisp in the air fryer (not mushy) and cheese makes everything better!

    cheesy asparagus in the air fryer

    For my entire life, I was never a fan of asparagus.  That is until I made this cheesy and keto version!  Everything is better with cheese, right?

    What I love the most about this recipe is that the asparagus stay perfectly crisp and do not get over cooked.

    The ingredients we need are 1 bunch of asparagus chopped into 2 inch pieces, salt, pepper, garlic powder, avocado oil, and shredded Swiss cheese.

    What cheese can I use?

    I actually found a Swiss and gruyere blend of shredded cheese at Trader Joes that was amazing on top of the asparagus!  But, you can use any cheese that you like if you are not a fan of the sharp Swiss.

    mixing asparagus with seasoning in a glass bowl

    Chop the asparagus into 2 inch pieces and mix them with the avocado oil, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.

    Place them in the air fryer basket and cook at 400F for about 10 minutes.

    The asparagus will be tender but still a little crisp.  Not mushy!

    Now we can add the cheese on top and cook the asparagus for 2 minutes more, just to melt the cheese.

    Then serve!  This recipe makes 4 servings or 2 if you really love asparagus.

    I love to make a keto dish on the stove top and then have my air fryer making my side dish.  Some other keto air fryer side dishes are:

    • Air fryer avoado fries
    • Air fryer Crispy Brussels sprouts
    • Keto Bacon wrapped asparagus
    • Air Fryer stuffed portobello mushroom caps

    Serve it with my Keto beef tips and gravy recipe!

    chopped asparagus covered with melted cheese

    Cheesy Air Fryer Asparagus

    This cheesy air fryer asparagus is a perfect, super easy and simple weeknight side dish. This cheesy and garlicy asparagus is ready in under 20 minutes!
    5 from 3 votes
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    Course: Side Dish
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 12 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 17 minutes minutes
    Servings: 4
    Calories:
    Author: Jennifer Banz

    Ingredients

    • 1 bunch Asparagus- woody ends removed
    • ½ teaspoon Kosher salt
    • 2 Tablespoons Avocado oil (Click here for my favorite brand on Amazon)
    • ½ teaspoon Garlic powder
    • 1 cup Shredded Swiss cheese
    • Pepper to taste
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    Equipment

    • Air Fryer (Here's the air fryer I like best on Amazon)

    Instructions

    • Preheat your air fryer to 400F
    • Cut your asparagus into 2 inch pieces and place them into a medium size mixing bowl. Add salt, avocado oil, garlic powder and pepper. Toss to coat.
    • Once mixed throughly, place your asparagus into your preheated air fryer.
    • Cook for 10 minutes. Once your 10 minutes is up, shake the air fryer basket to mix up the asparagus and sprinkle your shredded swiss cheese over your asparagus chunks. Cook for 2 more minutes at 400F.
    • Serve.

    Jennifer's tips

    • This recipe will work with any shredded cheese you have on hand...I just love the taste of the shredded Swiss with the asparagus.
    Servings: 4

    Nutrition is provided as a courtesy only. Please re-calculate on your own with the ingredients and amounts you used for the most accurate data.

    Keyword :gluten free, recipe for asparagus in the air fryer

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    1. Keisha M says

      March 17, 2021 at 7:26 pm

      5 stars
      I made this with mozzarella cheese and bacon bits. It. Is. Delicious!!! Next time I'm going to try it with swiss cheese. This recipe is sooooo good!!!!

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    2. Tricia McDaniel says

      July 08, 2020 at 8:19 pm

      5 stars
      This was so good! I am never making asparagus any other way again! It was so crisp, crunchy, and flavorful.

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    3. Michaja Tate says

      May 08, 2020 at 6:19 am

      5 stars
      Air Fryer Asparagus recipe was delicious! Thank you, Jennifer!

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