Asparagus Soup

Submitted by Dave of Tucson

"Created this recipe by playing around with differant ingredients. Had a lot of recipe requests from friends."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 36 Ounces
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 lb asparagus
• 1 1⁄2 cups half-and-half
• 1 1⁄2 cups water (or preferred, water used to cook Asparagus)
• 1 (1 7/8 ounce) envelope Knorr Leek mix
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1⁄2 teaspoon beef bouillon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper

directions

1. Clean asparagus, removing and discarding woody sections then cut into 3/4" lengths.
2. Bring about 1 quart of water to a boil, add asparagus, remove the asparagus (asparagus should be tender crisp) when water returns to boil - reserving 1 1/2 Cups of the the liquid (save the bottom portion where the bits are).
3. Add the 1 1/2 cups of reserved liquid back to the pot along with the 1 1/2 cups Half and Half, Leek Soup Mix (Mix Well), Beef or Veggie Buillion, Garlic Powder, and Black Pepper. Bring mxture to a boil - stirring frequently, then reduce heat to low for 5 minutes - stirring occasionally.
4. Stir in the asparagus to the soup mixture along with the butter and serve.

Reviews

[jar140]

I am amazed how easy this is to make. The best asparagus soup I have ever tasted