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Creamy Spring Asparagus Soup is for Soup.

Creamy Spring Asparagus Soup takes several minutes to prepare.

Creamy Spring Asparagus Soup takes 60 minutes to cook.

Creamy Spring Asparagus Soup makes 3 servings.

The ingredients for Creamy Spring Asparagus Soup are:

1 T butter
1 large leek cut into 1-inch pieces
4 c low-sodium chicken broth
1 med potato cut into 1-inch pieces
1 lb. asparagus, woody stems snapped off and discarded, spears cut into 1-inch pieces
1/3 c low-fat sour cream

Here is how you make Creamy Spring Asparagus Soup:

Melt butter in medium pot over medium low heat. Add leek and cook, stirring often, until tender, about 10 min. Add broth and potato and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium low, add asparagus and simmer gently until potato and asparagus are tender (approx 15 min.). Remove pot from heat and carefully transfer soup to blender in batches and puree until smooth. Return soup to pot and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and whish in sour cream. Serving Size: makes 4 servingsNumber of Servings: 3Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LORIFRANCES.

The nutritional information for Creamy Spring Asparagus Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 3
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 187.7

• Total Fat: 7.0 g
• Cholesterol: 11.1 mg
• Sodium: 820.0 mg
• Total Carbs: 21.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5.9 g
• Protein: 8.8 g