Asparagus Soup

Well here I am again! Tonight has been a very quiet and relaxing night, so I figured I'd better get some recipes posted. This recipe, again, comes from my Grandma Bonnie (aka Nanu). She submitted quite a few of her recipes into my recipe book, so there are many more to come in the future. I've had my eye on this "Asparagus Soup" for awhile because I love soup--especially cream based soups. It's a super easy recipe, and not very time consuming. Here's a picture of it...

And here's the recipe...

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Asparagus Soup
from the kitchen of Bonnie Campbell

1 quart chicken broth
1 cup asparagus pieces
2 cups milk
4 tablespoons butter
4 tablespoons flour
1/4 teaspoon pepper
salt to taste (the original recipe calls for 2 teaspoons salt, but I don't like things very salty, so I used much less)

Boil asparagus slowly in stock. Make white cream sauce with milk, butter, flour, and salt in large saucepot with cover. Add asparagus, broth, salt, and pepper slowly to cream sauce and let simmer 15 minutes. Serve hot.
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I had four servings of the soup left over after I ate a bowl for dinner the other night, and two of the servings are sitting in my freezer for future consumption. :) The recipe is pretty straight forward, but, as I said above, I would go easy on the salt at first--you can always add more later if you think it needs more.

So that's about it! I have two more recipes to post tonight, so we'll see if I can get both of them done.

"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:6-7