Toss some asparagus in a slow cooker for a delightful dish

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Asparagus is a delicious vegetable, and a nutritious one to boot. Asparagus contains lots of vitamins and minerals, and it works beautifully with a lot of different preparations.
The only minor issue that can arise with asparagus is bland flavor or a hard texture if you do not cook it well enough. When cooked properly, though, it's tender and tasty. An effective way to ensure asparagus cooks perfectly is to throw it in a slow cooker.
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Garlic Parmesan chicken with potatoes
Asparagus is a perfect pairing to this literal "meat and potatoes" dinner. The garlic Parmesan sauce serves as a delicious addition to skinless chicken breasts. The asparagus gets added toward the end, but for the most part you can just let the slow cooker do the work. You will get tender asparagus and soft, creamy potatoes. Check out the tutorial here.
Pork loin
Pork loin has become an increasingly popular cut of meat, but it can also take time to cook. Fortunately, with a slow cooker, you can set the meat aside and let it become tender and delicious. Pork loin works well for soaking up the flavor of the sauce. This particular pork loin recipe calls for a tangy mushroom sauce, which also pairs well with asparagus. Get the recipe here.
Lemon and garlic asparagus
Recipes don't get much simpler than this, but the result will still be out of this world. This fine side dish pairs well with many different meat dishes, especially poultry. As with all asparagus recipes, remove the woody, white area of the stalks before cooking. This recipe also calls for thicker stalks to soak up the lemon and garlic goodness, but thinner stalks work too. Get the recipe here.
Butter garlic asparagus with mushrooms
Asparagus is rather watery, but that helps it when it comes to absorbing flavor. Although well-prepared asparagus doesn't need any help to taste good, who is going to say no to a butter and garlic sauce? The mushrooms are a nice edition as well, because they also absorb flavor. In the end, you gain a delicious side dish! Get the recipe here.
Asparagus pesto linguini
Have you considered cooking pasta in a slow cooker? It's simple, it basically guarantees pasta will be tender to bite into, and when you cook the pasta right in the sauce, you get a fuller flavor. That's what you do with this dish, where both the linguini and the asparagus become infused with pesto sauce. It's a wonderful combination of flavors. Get the recipe here.
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