Creamy Asparagus Soup

Name: Creamy Asparagus Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 1/2 lbs fresh asparagus, washed,bottoms trimmed,cut into 1 inch pieces; 3 cups chicken broth; 3 tablespoons butter; 3 large shallots, peeled and minced (3/4 cup); 2 cloves garlic, minced; 3 tablespoons flour; 1 cup half-and-half; 3/4 teaspoon thyme; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 1/3 cup shredded parmesan cheese

Submitted by Normaone

"You can substitute other kinds of vegetables:broccoli, carrots, mushrooms. I tend to use whatever I have the most of. It helps me keep my refrigerator under control."

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Ready In:: 30mins
Ingredients:: 10
Serves:: 6

ingredients

1 ¹⁄₂ lbs fresh asparagus, washed,bottoms trimmed,cut into 1 inch pieces
3 cups chicken broth
3 tablespoons butter
3 large shallots, peeled and minced (3/4 cup)
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 tablespoons flour
1 cup half-and-half
³⁄₄ teaspoon thyme
¹⁄₄ teaspoon pepper
¹⁄₃ cup shredded parmesan cheese

directions

Place asparagus in a large saucepan with broth.
Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 5 to 10 minutes until asparagus is tender.
Melt butter in a small skillet.
Add shallots and garlic; saute 5 minutes until softened.
Stir in flour and cook 1 minute more.
Add to the saucepan with cooked asparagus.
Stir until the soup has thickened.
Let cool, then transfer to a blender or food processor and process until mixture is not quite completely smooth.
There should still be some small pieces of asparagus left.
Return soup to saucepan and simmer 5 minutes.
Add half& half, thyme and pepper.
Simmer 5 minutes more.
Add cheese and cook just until melted.

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Reviews

This is a great soup! I did omit the cheese and added an extra cup of broth to thin it out however. I will definitely be making again. Thanks!

KLBoyle
This soup has a good taste, but the thyme, and parmesan cheese over power the asparagus.

Diane Larkin
This was wonderful soup. I cut the thyme back to 1/2 tsp. and I used 4 c. chicken stock, because I had to use it up. Everything else I kept the same and it produced a velvety textured soup with layers of flavor. The delicate asparagus taste came through, perfectly accented by the other ingredients and Parmesan cheese. Two non-asparagus eaters enjoyed this soup a lot!

vrvrvr
This was very good. A nice mixture of flavors that complimented each other well. Not difficult to make and it didn't take all day! Thanks for the entry.

Paige