Chicken Asparagus Soup Recipe
This Chicken Asparagus Soup tastes yummy ! Try this irresistibly seasoned bird and vegetable soup for your next meal. Your suggestions for this Chicken Asparagus Soup are welcome.
Ingredients
1/4 cup chopped onion
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups chicken broth (homemade, canned or from bouillon cubes)
2 cups coarsely chopped cooked chicken
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup milk
1 package (10 ounces) frozen asparagus spears, cooked and cut in chunks
1/8 teaspoon salt
Dash white pepper
Directions
1. Put onion and 2 tablespoons butter into a 3-quart glass casserole. Cook uncovered in microwave oven 3 minutes at High, or until onion is tender; stir once.
2. Stir flour into onion-butter mixture. Cook uncovered in microwave oven 1 minute at High.
3. Add broth gradually, stirring constantly. Stir in chicken, parsley and lemon juice. Set aside.
4. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a 1-quart glass measuring pitcher in microwave oven (about 30 seconds at High). Stir in flour. Cook uncovered 30 seconds at High.
5. Add milk gradually to butter-flour mixture, stirring constantly. Cook uncovered in microwave oven 3 minutes at High, or until slightly thickened; stir twice.
6. Reserve asparagus tips for garnish. Stir remaining asparagus, salt and pepper into sauce. Add to chicken mixture and mix well. Heat uncovered in microwave oven to serving temperature (about 8 minutes at High, or if using Temperature Probe, set at 160°F and at High); stir twice. Garnish with reserved asparagus tips.
2. Stir flour into onion-butter mixture. Cook uncovered in microwave oven 1 minute at High.
3. Add broth gradually, stirring constantly. Stir in chicken, parsley and lemon juice. Set aside.
4. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a 1-quart glass measuring pitcher in microwave oven (about 30 seconds at High). Stir in flour. Cook uncovered 30 seconds at High.
5. Add milk gradually to butter-flour mixture, stirring constantly. Cook uncovered in microwave oven 3 minutes at High, or until slightly thickened; stir twice.
6. Reserve asparagus tips for garnish. Stir remaining asparagus, salt and pepper into sauce. Add to chicken mixture and mix well. Heat uncovered in microwave oven to serving temperature (about 8 minutes at High, or if using Temperature Probe, set at 160°F and at High); stir twice. Garnish with reserved asparagus tips.
