Enjoy this creamy soup made using asparagus and Progresso® chicken broth - perfect for dinner.
Creamy Asparagus Soup
- Prep Time 35 min
- Total 35 min
- Servings 6
- Ingredients 7
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter or margarine
- 1/2 cup chopped onion (1 medium)
- 1/2 cup chopped celery
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 1/2 cups Progresso™ chicken broth (from 32-oz carton)
- 2 cans (15 oz each) green asparagus spears, drained
- 1 cup half-and-half
Make With
Progresso Broth
Instructions
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Step1In 3-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add onion and celery; cook 4 to 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until vegetables are crisp-tender. Stir in flour. Cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir in broth. Cook 5 to 7 minutes, stirring constantly, until thoroughly heated.
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Step2Remove from heat. Stir in asparagus. In food processor or blender, process asparagus mixture until smooth. If necessary, asparagus mixture can be processed in batches. Return to saucepan.
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Step3Stir in half-and-half. Cook 5 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened and thoroughly heated.
Nutrition
170
Calories
13g
Total Fat
5g
Protein
8g
Total Carbohydrate
4g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 170
- Calories from Fat
- 120
- Total Fat
- 13g
- 20%
- Saturated Fat
- 8g
- 39%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 35mg
- 12%
- Sodium
- 680mg
- 28%
- Potassium
- 250mg
- 7%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 8g
- 3%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 7%
- Sugars
- 4g
- Protein
- 5g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 25%
- 25%
- Vitamin C
- 15%
- 15%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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