Quick and Easy Cream of Asparagus Soup

Ingredients

  • 3/4 pound asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/4 cup chopped onion
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 3 cups low-sodium chicken broth
  • 1 cup thinly sliced carrots
  • 1/4 cup minced fresh parsley
  • 1/4 cup minced fresh basil
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup half-and-half

Directions

Separate asparagus tips and stalk pieces, and set asparagus tips aside.

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Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir onion until tender, 5 to 10 minutes. Add garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute.

Mix chicken broth, asparagus stalk pieces, carrots, parsley, basil, pepper, and salt into onion mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until asparagus and carrots are tender, 10 to 15 minutes.

Pour soup into a blender no more than half full. Cover and hold lid down; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend. Puree in batches until smooth. Return soup to saucepan, add asparagus tips, and stir in half-and-half. Simmer soup until tips are tender, about 5 minutes.