Cream of Asparagus Soup Recipe

Posted by
Rate It!
Cream of Asparagus Soup
Add your photo!
Count
Calories
Minutes

Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. In a 4-quart pan, melt butter.
  2. Add onion and cook just until soft and golden; do not brown.
  3. Add chicken stock and bring to a boil.
  4. Meanwhile, cut 3 inches of tips off asparagus and set aside.
  5. In food processor or blender or by hand, slice remaining asparagus into 1/4-inch pieces.
  6. Drop pieces into boiling broth. Cover and simmer until very soft, about 30 minutes.
  7. Cool for 10 minutes, and then puree soup in blender or processor.
  8. Return soup to pan.
  9. Add asparagus tips and simmer until just tender, about 5 minutes.
  10. Stir in cream.
  11. Season with salt and pepper and a drop or two of lemon juice.
  12. Serve warm or cold.
Kitchen-Friendly View

Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 159.74 Kcal (669 kJ)
Calories from fat 90.14 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10.02g 15%
Cholesterol 23.02mg 8%
Sodium 527.26mg 22%
Potassium 269.62mg 6%
Total Carbs 12.11g 4%
Sugars 5.75g 23%
Dietary Fiber 1.29g 5%
Protein 6g 12%
Vitamin C 4.7mg 8%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 0.2mg 1%
Calcium 28.8mg 3%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 66.06 Kcal (277 kJ)
Calories from fat 37.28 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4.14g 15%
Cholesterol 9.52mg 8%
Sodium 218.05mg 22%
Potassium 111.5mg 6%
Total Carbs 5.01g 4%
Sugars 2.38g 23%
Dietary Fiber 0.53g 5%
Protein 2.48g 12%
Vitamin C 1.9mg 8%
Iron 0.1mg 1%
Calcium 11.9mg 3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
Search recipes
by ingredients
Construct & Analyze
Your Recipe

Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 3.8
    Points
  • 4
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

Share Recipe

Get Your Recipe of Health!
Follow RecipeOfHealth on Facebook!
Scroll to top