Cream Of Asparagus Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 25 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 medium leeks, portion only,chopped
• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 1 1/2 lbs fresh asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1 inch pieces
• 2 cups diced peeled potatoes
• salt
• 1/4-1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon minced parsley

Recipe

• 1 in a large saucepan, saute the leeks in butter.
• 2 add broth, asparagus, potatoes, salt and pepper.
• 3 bring to a boil.
• 4 reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
• 5 in a blender, process soup in batches until smooth; return to pan.
• 6 add milk; cook over low heat until heated though.
• 7 sprinkle with parsley.