Recipe courtesy Diane Werner - Food Director, Taste of Home
Easter Meals Prepared At Home - www.tasteofhome.com
"With last-minute dinner guests coming, I had a side dish emergency! Luckily, this quick and elegant tart saved the day. Served with grilled chicken or fish, it's perfect for entertaining and also easy enough for a weeknight meal."
-- Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Greendale, Wisconsin
Prep: 20 min. Bake: 20 min.
1 package (8 ounces) Philadelphia cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
3 tablespoons lemon juice
5 fresh basil leaves, chopped
1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed
1 pound fresh asparagus
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons shaved Parmesan cheese
In a small bowl, combine the cream cheese, grated Parmesan cheese, lemon juice and basil.
Unfold puff pastry on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Cut into four rectangles, placing them slightly apart on baking sheet. Spread cream cheese mixture to within 1/2 in. of edges. Trim asparagus spears to 1-1/2 inches shorter than pastry. Press four spears onto each pastry, alternating direction. Drizzle with oil.
Bake at 400° for 18-22 minutes or until golden brown. Sprinkle with shaved Parmesan cheese. Cut each pastry in half. Serve warm. Yield: 8 servings.
Nutrition Facts: 1 pastry equals 314 calories, 23 g fat (10 g saturated fat), 36 mg cholesterol, 301 mg sodium, 20 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 8 g protein.
Easter Meals Prepared At Home - www.tasteofhome.com
"With last-minute dinner guests coming, I had a side dish emergency! Luckily, this quick and elegant tart saved the day. Served with grilled chicken or fish, it's perfect for entertaining and also easy enough for a weeknight meal."
-- Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Greendale, Wisconsin
Prep: 20 min. Bake: 20 min.
1 package (8 ounces) Philadelphia cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
3 tablespoons lemon juice
5 fresh basil leaves, chopped
1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed
1 pound fresh asparagus
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons shaved Parmesan cheese
In a small bowl, combine the cream cheese, grated Parmesan cheese, lemon juice and basil.
Unfold puff pastry on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Cut into four rectangles, placing them slightly apart on baking sheet. Spread cream cheese mixture to within 1/2 in. of edges. Trim asparagus spears to 1-1/2 inches shorter than pastry. Press four spears onto each pastry, alternating direction. Drizzle with oil.
Bake at 400° for 18-22 minutes or until golden brown. Sprinkle with shaved Parmesan cheese. Cut each pastry in half. Serve warm. Yield: 8 servings.
Nutrition Facts: 1 pastry equals 314 calories, 23 g fat (10 g saturated fat), 36 mg cholesterol, 301 mg sodium, 20 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 8 g protein.
