Asparagus With Cheese Sauce

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 lb fresh tender asparagus
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 cup warm milk
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (or to taste)

Recipe

• 1 in a large micro-wave safe glass bowl, heat butter about 50 seconds on high, or until melted.
• 2 whisk in the 2 tablespoons of flour and 1 cup of heated milk.
• 3 add 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese.
• 4 place in microwave and cook on high for 2 minutes, pausing to whisk thoroughly every 30 seconds.
• 5 season to taste with salt and whisk again.
• 6 set cheese sauce aside.
• 7 bend asparagus until they break at a natural point; discard ends.
• 8 place asparagus spears in a microwavable glass covered dish, with half the spears going one way, and half the spears going the other way.
• 9 add 1/4 cup water to the dish.
• 10 cook, covered, for 6-7 minutes on high, pausing to turn dish every 2 minutes and checking asparagus for doneness.
• 11 reheat sauce for 1 minute on high before adding to asparagus, if necessary (you may not need all the sauce).