Homemade Asparagus Soup Recipe

There is one thing that I do not like - being wasteful. When cooking for my family from scratch almost every night, food easily spoils. 

I had purchased an extra pound of asparagus last week, and forgot all about it until today. The asparagus was wilted, and would not taste good if I prepared it for dinner using my traditional cooking method.

I decided to try something new, using whatever ingredients I could find in my kitchen, and create a soup using the asparagus. I experimented with the ingredients and the soup came out amazing! Even my picky eater, Tyler, gave it two thumbs up.

I served it with chicken covered in a tomato avocado salsa. I have shared the recipe to the main dish last night at OC Family Magazine.

Ingredients:

• 1 pound of asparagus
• 1/2 onion
• 1/2 cup of cream
• 3 cups of chicken broth
• 2 Tbl. of butter
• Dash of salt/pepper
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 1 tea. of thyme
• Juice from 1/2 of a lemon

Directions:

Puree the asparagus and onion in a blender. I used a Vitamix.

Mix all the ingredients together in a saucepan.

Cook on medium heat for 15-20 minutes

Enjoy!!

How I would have made it different. I think it would have tasted better with a little bacon. Next time I will cook 3-4 slices of chopped bacon in the saucepan before adding all the ingredients. I think it will add a little more flavor to the soup.