Cheesy ASPARAGUS Soup | Soups for Spring

I love making homemade soup and today we are making a CHEESY ASPARAGUS SOUP. This bright and refreshing soup combines harvested fresh asparagus with cheddar cheese and a hint of citrus. This soup is healthy. It is also an easy asparagus recipe that brings out the delicate flavors of fresh asparagus.

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CHEESY ASPARAGUS SOUP
nonstick spray
olive oil, for coating pot
1 small onion, chopped
1 large clove garlic, minced
2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
2 Tbsp unsalted butter
2 – pounds fresh asparagus, ends trimmed & cut into 1 – inch pieces
2 cups low-sodium chicken (or vegetable) broth
1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp fresh thyme
2 – 2 1/2 cups milk
1 cup half-and-half
2 cups white cheddar cheese, shredded
2 Tbsp white wine
juice from half a lemon
fresh chives, cut to size, for garnish

1. In a large pot over medium heat, add olive oil. Stir in onion and cook until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute. Add all-purpose flour and butter. Stir and scrape the bottom of the pot as butter melts and flour combines with vegetables. Add broth and asparagus. Whisk and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes or until asparagus is tender. Remove from heat and completely cool, 30 – 40 minutes. Transfer mixture to a high-powered blender and process until smooth. Wipe out pot with a paper towel.
2. In the same pot, over medium heat, add salt, pepper, cayenne pepper and fresh thyme. Whisk while cooking, 1 minute. Stir in milk and half-and-half. Bring to a low boil. Reduce heat to simmer and add cheese. Whisk until cheese melts. Stir in wine and lemon juice. The soup will begin to curdle. Stir and bring to a low boil. Allow soup to reduce to desired consistency. Remove from heat and serve warm. Garnish with fresh chives.

NOTES
1. Link to SPICY ASPARAGUS PICKLES Recipe

Here, at Grandma Bessie’s House, asparagus is one of our favorite vegetables. This recipe highlights the flavor of asparagus at its peak harvesting time. We hope that you will enjoy our version of this rich and creamy vegetable soup.

Turning asparagus spears into a simple and delicious soup,
Dana

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it’s the middle of spring and we have harvested plenty of asparagus so today on Grandma Bessie’s house we are cooking a delicious Springtime favorite cheesy asparagus soup the recipe and its ingredients are in the video’s description roughly chopped [Music] onion and minced [Music] garlic trim ends of asparagus also cut asparagus into 1in pieces take a quick second to like and share this recipe check out our channel for other delicious Springtime recipes if you like what you see click subscribe followed by notifications so you will know when we release recipes over medium Heat spray a large pot with non-stick spray and coat it with olive oil add onions combine and cook until translucent about 5 minutes add garlic combine and cook 1 minute add allpurpose flour and butter with to combine while scraping the bottom of the pot pour in half of the broth [Music] combine the broth will thicken pour in the rest of the chicken broth and combine add asparagus and cover them with broth bring to a boil reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes allow mixture to cool while cooling great cheese also prep fresh Shives and fresh time have you tried our recipe for pickled asparagus the link is in the description below the video let us know what you think of this quick pickles recipe back to this recipe Place asparagus in blender and process on high speed for 1 minute white pot with paper towel add dried spices and fresh thyme toast while whisking 1 minutes pour in [Music] milk along with half and [Music] half whisk while scraping the bottom of the pot spring to a low boil reduce to simmer and whisk to combine add cheese whisk until cheese is fully melted the milk will begin to thicken add white wine notice the milk will begin to curdle combine and add lemon juice [Music] combine [Music] again and pour in asparagus mixture stir until fully combined don’t forget to give this recipe a thumbs up and share it also stay in the know subscribe below the video and click on notifications ring to a low boil taste and if needed adjust seasoning stir one final time and remove from heat garnish with chives and serve hot thank you for watching another episode of Grandma Bessie’s house [Music]