Best Ever Cream Of Asparagus Soup Recipe

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Best Ever Cream Of Asparagus Soup
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Ingredients:

  • 2 large onion , cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 4 stalks of celery , cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 2 lb asparagus trim, cut into 1-inch pieces, reserve tips for garnish
  • 4 cloves of garlic
  • 2 tsp dry thyme
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 4 idaho potatoes peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 2 cups cream

Directions:

  1. Heat oil over medium heat in a large stockpot
  2. Add onion, celery, asparagus, garlic, bay leaf and thyme and stir well
  3. Let cook over medium heat about 10 minutes stirring frequently so that vegetables do not brown
  4. Add white wine and reduce to half the original volume
  5. Add chicken stock and salt and bring pot to a boil
  6. Add potatoes and let cook 20 minutes
  7. Add cream and let cook five minutes longer
  8. Remove from heat and let cool 15 minutes
  9. While soup is cooling cook asparagus tips in boiling, salted water until tender
  10. Remove from boiling water and place in ice water immediately
  11. Puree soup in a blender starting first on low speed and then moving to high speed
  12. Pass the soup through a strainer to remove any fibers from the asparagus
  13. Taste soup and adjust seasonings as necessary
  14. To serve place 6 oz of soup in bowl and sprinkle and few asparagus tips over the top
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 190.13 Kcal (796 kJ)
Calories from fat 65.39 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7.27g 11%
Cholesterol 22.12mg 7%
Sodium 766.64mg 32%
Potassium 470.24mg 10%
Total Carbs 20.09g 7%
Sugars 11.37g 45%
Dietary Fiber 1.02g 4%
Protein 8.95g 18%
Vitamin C 6.2mg 10%
Iron 0.2mg 1%
Calcium 71.2mg 7%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 53.8 Kcal (225 kJ)
Calories from fat 18.5 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2.06g 11%
Cholesterol 6.26mg 7%
Sodium 216.93mg 32%
Potassium 133.06mg 10%
Total Carbs 5.69g 7%
Sugars 3.22g 45%
Dietary Fiber 0.29g 4%
Protein 2.53g 18%
Vitamin C 1.7mg 10%
Iron 0.1mg 1%
Calcium 20.2mg 7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 4.2
    Points
  • 5
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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