Asparagus With Bacon

Serves:

Ingredients:

1 1/2 lb Asparagus;* cut diagonally
-into 1" pieces
10 oz (2 pkg) frozen apaparagus;
2 tb Fresh parsley; snipped
2 tb Lemon juice;
1/4 ts Salt;
2 sl Bacon; fried and chopped

Method:

* 2 PACKAGES (10 oz) frozen cut asparagus can be substitued for the fresh asparagus.
Cook as directed on package; drain.
Place steamer basket in 1/2" water in saucepan or skillet (water should not touch the bottom of basket).
Place lower stalk pieces in basket.
Cover tightly and heat to boiling; reduce heat.
Steam 4 minutes.
Add tips.
Cover tightly and steam until crisp-tender, 4 to 5 minutes longer.
Toss asparagus with parsley, lemon juice and salt.
Sprinkle with bacon.
MICROWAVE DIRECTIONS: Place asparagus, 1/2 cup water and 1/4 teaspoon salt in 1 1/2-quart microwable casserole.
Cover tightly and microwave on high(100% depending how powerful the microwave is) 3 minutes, less if very powerful( my microwave is an older one.
.
in fact 20 years); stir.
Cover and microwave until crisp-tender, 2 to 3 minutes longer.
Let stand 1 munites; drain.
Continue as directed.
Serving size 3/4 cup.
Food Exchanges per serving: 1 VEGETABLE EXCHANGES + MAYBE 1/2 HIGH-FAT MEAT EXCHANGE; CAL: 75; (Bacon listed as Saturated Fat, but we wouldn't use it anyhow would we).
Source: Betty's Crocker's New American Cooking by WHOM(1983) Brought to you and yours via Nancy O'Brion and her Meal-Master