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Cheesy Asparagus Soup

"This is one of our favorites. It's quick to make and freezes well. Add cooked asparagus tips as garnish."

Ingredients :

• 6 cups chicken stock, divided
• 1 1/2 pounds asparagus, trimmed and chopped
• 1/4 cup butter
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 ribs celery, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 cup half-and-half, or more to taste
• 1 pound processed American cheese (such as Velveeta®), cubed
• salt and ground black pepper to taste

Instructions :

Prep : 20M	Cook : 6M	Ready in : 53M

• Bring 4 cups chicken stock to a boil in a saucepan. Add asparagus and cook until tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Drain asparagus, reserving the stock. Set a few asparagus tips aside for garnish.
• Heat butter and olive oil in a stockpot over medium heat. Add onion and celery and cook until tender, 6 to 8 minutes. Add garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, about 3 minutes more.
• Stir flour into onion mixture until combined, about 2 minutes. Add remaining 2 cups chicken stock; cook and stir until thickened, about 5 minutes more. Add cooked asparagus stalks and remaining reserved asparagus-chicken stock; bring soup to a boil.
• Heat half-and-half in a small saucepan over medium heat until warmed slightly, 1 to 2 minutes. Add warmed half-and-half to soup, reduce heat, and simmer until flavors have blended, about 10 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 pureed soup to stockpot. Add American cheese and stir until melted; season with salt and pepper. Garnish with asparagus tips.

Notes :

• We eat a lot of asparagus so I always save and freeze the water in which I cook the asparagus. I feel that this stock adds even more flavor to the soup. Save the trimmed bottoms from the asparagus for future stock.
• I use gluten-free flour for this recipe.

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