Creamy Asparagus Soup
"From the local paper. I have not tried this soup but I plan to try it soon."
photo by *Parsley*
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 lbs asparagus
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3⁄4 cup minced shallot
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 1 cup half-and-half
- 3⁄4 teaspoon thyme
- 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
- 1⁄3 cup parmesan cheese
directions
- Cut asparagus into 1 inch chunks.
- Place chicken broth in pot and add asparagus chunks.
- Bring to a boil and simmer five minutes until tender.
- In a small saucepan, melt butter and saute shallots and garlic for five minutes.
- Add flour and cook for one minute.
- Add flour mixture to chicken broth and stir until thickened.
- Blend soup in blender until semi-smooth.
- Return to pan and add half& half, thyme, and pepper.
- Simmer for five minutes.
- Add parmesan cheese until melted.
- Season with additional salt and pepper if desired.
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Reviews
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This is really a great asparagus soup; I followed everything except the thyme; we don't care for it; but that parmesan at the end bring it up a few notches; thanks or posting. -
What a delicious soup. I used less thyme as I wasn't sure I'd like it, but it was a fine addition. Good without the cheese, but excellent with it! -
So quick and so simple. I did also boil a little longer than stated, but the end result was fantastic. This is a great tasting soup and I just loved it. -
Very nice and simple recipe. I had to add almost a full cup extra of broth, the soup was just to thick! I would also add less thyme and a bit of salt next time. I used non-fat half and half. Thanks beckas! -
Yummy. Having it hot now. Can't wait to try it cold. I didn't add the parmesan cheese.
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Tweaks
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We really enjoyed this soup. I used evaporated milk instead of half-and-half, reduced the chicken broth by a cup and increased the milk by a cup so I didn't have to deal with half a can of each left over. I also simmered the asparagus longer than five minutes because I was involved in other dinner preparations.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
beckas
Bay Area, CA
I love Recipezaar! I have found many great recipes on this site! Since I've found zaar, I've been spending more time making recipes from zaar than I have from my dozens of cookbooks. What can I say....zaar members post darn good recipes! I wish that I could spend more time cooking but I tend to keep meals simple because I work full time as an Microsoft Exchange E-mail Administrator and I spend the rest of my time taking care of my three year old toddler. He demands so much of my time that I don't have as much time to cook as I used to. My favorite hobbies are collecting recipes and photography. I am an amateur photographer and I take pictures at almost every chance that I get. The picture that is posted on this page is a self portrait.
