{"id":1037,"date":"2025-04-19T03:09:46","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T01:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.loveforhealthyfood.com\/?p=1037"},"modified":"2025-04-19T03:09:46","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T01:09:46","slug":"these-asparagus-fries-will-have-you-skipping-the-late-night-mcdonalds-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.loveforhealthyfood.com\/?p=1037","title":{"rendered":"These Asparagus Fries Will Have You Skipping the Late Night McDonald\u2019s Run"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re like me, then you probably crave french fries on the reg. With summer just around the corner, you know it will soon be time to dig out last year\u2019s bathing suit. If you\u2019re looking for a healthy savory alternative before you hit the beach, then opt for this healthy alternative to McDonald\u2019s, Cookout, or your fry joint of choice. Put the potato down, because we are making asparagus fries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MEDIUM<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Prep Time: 15 minutes<br \/>\nCook Time: 15 minutes<br \/>\nTotal Time: 30 minutes<\/p>\n<p>Servings: 4<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>1 cup breadcrumbs<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u00bd cup grated Parmesan Cheese<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Salt and Pepper for taste<\/em><br \/>\n<em>1 pound trimmed asparagus<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u00bd cup flour<\/em><br \/>\n<em>2 eggs<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Directions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Preheat oven to 425\u00b0F. Grease a baking sheet with nonstick spray or olive oil.<br \/>\n2. Combine breadcrumbs and Parmesan in a bowl. Add salt and pepper for taste. Set aside.3. Whisk 2 eggs in a bowl, then dredge asparagus in flour and dip into egg mixture.<br \/>\n4. Next, drench asparagus into breadcrumb and Parmesan mixture, adding pressure to throughly coat.<br \/>\n5. Arrange asparagus in a single layer onto the baking sheet and place in oven. Bake for 10-15 minutes, or until crispy.<br \/>\n6. Serve and enjoy these guilt-free fries.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1048\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1048\" style=\"width: 466px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1048\" src=\"http:\/\/www.loveforhealthyfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/57.2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"57.2\" width=\"466\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.loveforhealthyfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/57.2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.loveforhealthyfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/57.2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.loveforhealthyfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/57.2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.loveforhealthyfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/57.2-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.loveforhealthyfood.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/57.2-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1048\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by MaryRachel Bulkeley \/ Via unc.spoonuniversity.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re like me, then you probably crave french fries on the reg. With summer just around the corner, you know it will soon be time to dig out last year\u2019s bathing suit. If you\u2019re looking for a healthy savory alternative before you hit the beach, then opt for this healthy alternative to McDonald\u2019s, Cookout,&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loveforhealthyfood.com\/?p=1037\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1038,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loveforhealthyfood.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1037"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loveforhealthyfood.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loveforhealthyfood.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loveforhealthyfood.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loveforhealthyfood.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1037"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.loveforhealthyfood.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1037\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1056,"href":"https:\/\/www.loveforhealthyfood.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1037\/revisions\/1056"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loveforhealthyfood.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1038"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.loveforhealthyfood.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1037"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loveforhealthyfood.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1037"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.loveforhealthyfood.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}