Cream of Asparagus soup

Name: Cream of Asparagus soup Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 tbs olive oil; 1 tsp butter; 1/2 lg onion; 1 bunch of Asparagus ( chopped); 3-4 celery (chopped); 6 cups of chicken broth (I used homemade); 1/2 Lemon; Dill; 1/4 Cup cream; S&P to taste

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Minutes to Prepare: 15
Minutes to Cook: 30

Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

1 tbs olive oil1 tsp butter1/2 lg onion1 bunch of Asparagus ( chopped)3-4 celery (chopped)6 cups of chicken broth (I used homemade)1/2 LemonDill1/4 Cup cream S&P to taste

Directions

Heat pot with oil/butter. Add onion until soft 3-4 mins, add celery or leaks and asparagus until soften 5-8 mins. Add garlic 1 min, add broth. simmer 30 mins. Use hand puree or pour 2 cups at a time in blender to puree. (carefull) if you fill it to high it will explode)
Pour back into pot add half of a lemon (juice only) and dills. Add cream and reheat 5mins

Serving Size: Makes 6-8 1 cup serving

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MARIA987.

Servings Per Recipe: 6

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 70.0
Total Fat: 4.6 g
Cholesterol: 5.8 mg
Sodium: 1,007.9 mg
Total Carbs: 4.7 g
Dietary Fiber: 1.0 g
Protein: 2.1 g

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Member Reviews

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Thanks for the great recipe! Wanted to try something new and this was great. Loved the flavor brought on by the leeks! I also used a lower fat cream with only 12% fat instead of whipping cream and it was perfect! - 9/22/14