Quick and Hearty Asparagus Soup

Name: Quick and Hearty Asparagus Soup
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 454 grams fresh asparagus, trimmed; 118 milliliters butter; 305 grams cream of chicken soup; 3 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 Tbsp ground black pepper; 0 teaspoons liquid smoke flavoring; 1 liters milk; 1 onion, chopped; 1 teaspoons hot pepper sauce; 2 Tbsps salt

Quick and Hearty Asparagus Soup requires about 40 minutes from start to finish. This recipe serves 6. This soup has 370 calories, 11g of protein, and 26g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 17% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It will be a hit at your Autumn event. If you have garlic, ground pepper, flour, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Cut the asparagus spears into bite-size pieces; set the tips aside. Divide the spear pieces into two separate microwave-safe containers.

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Asparagus

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Microwave

Place 1/2 tablespoon butter in each bowl. Loosely cover both containers and place in the microwave oven; cook on High until the asparagus is completely soft, 15 to 20 minutes.

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Asparagus

Butter

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Microwave

Bowl

Oven

While the asparagus steams, melt 1/2 cup butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat; cook the onion and garlic in the butter until soft, about 5 minutes.

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Asparagus

Butter

Garlic

Onion

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Sauce Pan

Sprinkle in the flour and stir briskly for 1 minute.

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All Purpose Flour

Add the chicken soup, milk, hot pepper sauce, salt, pepper, liquid smoke, and the steamed asparagus stalks; cook until heated through, 7 to 10 minutes.

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Hot Sauce

Liquid Smoke

Asparagus

Whole Chicken

Pepper

Milk

Salt

Soup

Pour about 3/4 of the soup into a blender in batches, filling the pitcher no more than halfway full. Hold down the lid of the blender with a folded kitchen towel, and carefully start the blender, using a few quick pulses to get the soup moving before leaving it on to puree. Puree until smooth and pour into a clean pot.

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Soup

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Kitchen Towels