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Cream Of Asparagus Soup

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Recipe

A savory asparagus soup that can be enjoyed plain or used as a base for stews and casseroles.

 

Yield

4 servings

Prep

10 min

Cook

20 min

Ready

30 min

Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
1 pound asparagus
spears, fresh
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1 medium onions
diced
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1 tablespoon butter
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3 cups chicken broth
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1 medium potatoes
peeled, diced
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1 rib celery
chopped
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1 each thyme
sprig, fresh, or 1 ts dried
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1 cup milk
low-fat
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black pepper
freshly ground, to taste
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Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
453.6 g asparagus
spears, fresh
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1 each onions
diced
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15 ml butter
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7.1E+2 ml chicken broth
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1 each potatoes
peeled, diced
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1 each celery
chopped
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1 each thyme
sprig, fresh, or 1 ts dried
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237 ml milk
low-fat
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1 x black pepper
freshly ground, to taste
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Directions

Soak and rinse asparagus.

Remove top 1 inch of each spear, discard tough lower part, reserving middle portion of stalks.

In a 3-quart saucepan over medium heat, saut? onion in butter for 3 to 5 minutes or until translucent.

Add chicken stock, asparagus tips and stems, potato, celery, thyme, and pepper.

Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 12 to 15 minutes or until vegetables are soft.

Remove from heat and let cool.

Remove asparagus tips and set aside.

Place half of the soup at a time in a blender container.

Cover and blend at high speed for 20 to 30 seconds or until very smooth.

Pass through a fine sieve and return blended soup to saucepan.

Add reserved asparagus tips and cream (or half and half, or milk) and heat thoroughly, or refrigerate to be served cold.

Serves 4



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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 427g (15.1 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 19630% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 6g 10%
Saturated Fat 3g 16%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 18mg 6%
Sodium 316mg 13%
Total Carbohydrate 8g 8%
Dietary Fiber 4g 15%
Sugars g
Protein 20g
Vitamin A 22% Vitamin C 20%
Calcium 12% Iron 17%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
 
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