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Creamy Asparagus Soup
This delicious Creamy Asparagus Soup is so healthy and easy to make. No heavy cream just simple goodness for a wonderful comfort soup.
Course
Soup
Cuisine
American
Prep Time
10
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
10
minutes
minutes
Total Time
20
minutes
minutes
Servings
2
Calories
269
kcal
Author
Sherri Hagymas
Ingredients
1
pound
asparagus
¾
cup
onion
chopped
½
cup
chicken broth
1
tablespoon
butter
or coconut oil
2
tablespoons
all-purpose flour
1
teaspoon
salt
1
pinch
black pepper
1 ¼
cups
chicken broth
1
cup
milk
of choice
½
cup
sour cream
1
teaspoon
lemon juice
Parmesan cheese
optional
Instructions
Place asparagus and onion in a saucepan with ½ cup vegetable broth.
Bring to a boil then reduce heat and simmer until the tender. (save a couple of asparagus spears to garnish with)
Place remaining vegetable mixture in an electric blender and puree until smooth.
Place oil (or butter) in the same pan.
Add flour, salt and pepper and stir constantly for about 2 minutes. (careful not to brown the flour mixture)
Stir in remaining 1 ¼ cups of broth.
Continue stirring until it comes to a boil.
Stir in the puree and milk.
Finally stir in the yogurt and lemon until heated through.
Garnish with reserved cut asparagus tips and sprinkle with parmesan cheese if desired.
ENJOY!
Nutrition
Calories:
269
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
31
g
|
Protein:
16
g
|
Fat:
10
g
|
Saturated Fat:
7
g
|
Cholesterol:
10
mg
|
Sodium:
1311
mg
|
Potassium:
1009
mg
|
Fiber:
5
g
|
Sugar:
16
g
|
Vitamin A:
2025
IU
|
Vitamin C:
18.1
mg
|
Calcium:
298
mg
|
Iron:
5.8
mg