Asparagus Soup is only a few simple ingredients, and is deliciously creamy when prepared with or without heavy cream. A definite MUST make!
Asparagus soup may not be as popular are our Slow Cooker Baked Potato Soup, but I truly think it’s the unsung hero of our repertoire. I made this creamy soup for my grandfather once. He claimed he loved soup, but NOT asparagus soup. Needless to say, we changed his mind and he enjoyed thirds!
Asparagus Soup
Creamy Asparagus Soup
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Asparagus soup ingredients
- Asparagus – Chopped, woody ends discarded
- Garlic – Minced
- Sweet yellow onion – Diced
- Bacon fat – Or olive oil, if you prefer
- Chicken stock –
- Seasoned salt
- Heavy cream – This is optional. You can skip it entirely or try milk or half and half instead.
- Optional garnish – Crumbled bacon, parmesan cheese, extra cream
How do you make asparagus soup? (Step-by-step)
⭐ First, saute onion, garlic, and seasoned salt in bacon until onions are soft and translucent.
⭐ Next, pour in chicken stock and bring to a light boil. Add asparagus.
⭐ Then, simmer until asparagus is soft.
⭐ Finally, add heavy cream and puree until smooth.
Scroll down to the printable recipe card toward the bottom of this article for ingredient measurements and detailed cooking instructions.
Left: chopped asparagus, Top right: saute onion with seasoning, Bottom right: simmer asparagus in broth.
Preparation
How can I thicken up my asparagus soup?
- Create a roux by adding flour to to the recipe when you heat up the fat or vegetable oil.
- Add a starch slurry with equal parts corn starch and cold water (in tablespoon increments). Stir that into the soup toward the end while simmering.
- Toss a few tablespoons of dried potato flakes in at the end until you reach your desired consistency.
Can I use frozen asparagus?
You can absolutely use frozen asparagus in this soup, it’s a great way to enjoy it all year long.
Can you make it without cream?
This recipe is delicious and surprisingly creaming both with and without the addition of heavy cream. I love it with heavy cream, but you can skip it entirely or swap it for milk or half and half if you prefer.
Can you make asparagus soup in the instant pot?
You can make this in the instant pot. You’ll want to use the saute feature, then a quick high pressure, followed by blending with the heavy cream. Full instructions are included in the recipe card below.
Add chicken stock to sauteed onions.
Storage and leftovers
Can you freeze fresh asparagus soup?
You can definitely freeze fresh asparagus soup! Ideally, you’ll want to freeze the soup before adding the heavy cream. That said, if you’re trying to freeze leftovers that already have heavy cream added, just make sure to reheat slowly and stir well so the cream doesn’t turn a weird consistency.
Frequently Asked Question
What can you do with asparagus ends?
Asparagus ends can be used in cooking, but to be perfectly honest, I feel like they take more work than it’s worth for me. We keep a compost container on our counter and the asparagus ends go there. Eventually they feed our garden, and that makes me happy.
Is asparagus soup good for you?
It all depends on what diet you are following and what ingredients you use. As written, it’s full of healthy vegetables and fats. This asparagus soup recipe has no added sugar and no grains. It is also very easily modifiable. If you are vegetarian use olive oil and vegetable stock, if you are dairy free, skip the cream altogether or use coconut cream or cashew cream instead!
Blend the soup until smooth.
Other great asparagus recipes!
- Asparagus in the air fryer
- Oven roasted asparagus
- Bacon wrapped asparagus
- See all our easy asparagus recipes!
More awesome soup recipes
- Loaded Baked Potato Soup
- Broccoli Cheddar Cheese Soup
- Zuppa Toscana
- Slow Cooker Italian Chicken Stew
- Sweet Potato Peanut Curry Soup
- Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup –
Garnish with crumbled bacon, parmesan cheese, and extra cream.
Asparagus Soup making tools
- Enameled Dutch Oven – If you watch our live cooking show, you’ll see me using this fantastic dutch oven alllll the time. Doesn’t matter the brand, it’s all about the color. Find the colorful dutch oven you love and I bet you’ll find yourself cooking more!
- Pacifica Soup Bowls – There is literally no such thing as too many bowls. I heart bowls. So much. I love these in white especially. They’re so deep! Room for so much soup!
- Classic Stainless Steel Soup Ladle – It makes me a little crazy when I visit someone and they don’t own a ladle. I want everyone to have a ladle. It also makes me feel sad. Obviously you’re not as into scooping things as I am if you don’t own a ladle. Hah!
- OXO Garlic Press – Best tool evvvvah. Love this garlic press, it’s so nice for making super quick minced garlic. No more mincing with a knife for me!
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How to Make Asparagus Soup
Asparagus Soup
Ingredients
- 2 pounds asparagus chopped, woody ends discarded
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 cup diced sweet yellow onion
- 1 heaping tablespoon bacon fat or olive oil
- 1 teaspoon seasoned salt
- 7 cups chicken stock
- 1/2 cup heavy cream OPTIONAL
- optional garnish: Crumbled bacon, parmesan cheese, extra cream
Instructions
STOVE TOP
- Saute onion, garlic, and seasoned salt in bacon fat for about ten minutes, until onions are soft and translucent.
- Pour in chicken stock and bring to a light boil. Add asparagus.
- Simmer covered for 20 - 30 minutes, until asparagus is soft.
- Add heavy cream (if desired), and puree with an immersion blender until smooth (or carefully pour into your upright blender).
INSTANT POT
- Use saute function to saute onion, garlic, and seasoned salt in bacon fat for about ten minutes, until onions are soft and translucent.
- Pour in chicken stock and add asparagus. Set to manual (high pressure) for 5 minutes. Do a careful quick release (pause release if the soup begins to sputter).
- Add heavy cream (if desired), and puree with an immersion blender until smooth (or carefully pour into your upright blender). If needed, bring back up to temperature using the saute function.
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Creamy Asparagus Soup
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04.13.14, 2.21.18
Vanessa Madrigal says
This looks so good! Can't wait to make it! 🙂
Courtney Lopez says
What a delicious soup! This is perfect with our fresh asparagus – comforting and such a pretty green!
Emilie says
I love asparagus but haven’t tried it in soup form yet. Thanks for all the great tips!
Patricia Woods says
This is soooo good and quick and easy to make.