3 food asparagus soup Recipes

extra-long asparagus spears, drained - divided, condensed cream of mushroom soup, processed cheese food (such as velveeta), divided, sleeve buttery round crackers, crushed, butter, cut into 1/4-inch cubes

fresh flat-leaf parsley, plus 1 tbsp chopped, fresh tarragon, plus 1 tbsp chopped, fresh thyme, bay leaf, onion, chopped, carrots, sliced, stalk celery, sliced, lemon zest, bone-in chicken breast halves, skin removed (2 1/2 to 3 lb), chicken broth, low-sodium canned or homemade, asparagus, thick ends trimmed , cut into 1-inch segments, fresh or frozen peas, shiitake mushrooms, stemmed and sliced