Rainy days I like to come home for lunch, and sit and watch the rain with Buddy. He loves to stare at the window at squirrels, birds, and his nemesis- ba, dum, dum- the black cat who lives across the street. I love to be driving down our street, and see his perked ears and bright black eyes in the window (ruff! ruff!).
While he patrols the trees, I supped on some Cream of Asparagus soup, from Pam Anderson's weight loss cookbook.
Ingredients:
6 c. chicken broth
2 t olive oil or butter
1 medium onion diced
1/2 t tarragon
2/3 c instant rice
2 lbs asparagus (I used 2 bunches), trimmed and cut into one inch pieces
1 c. light sour cream
Parmesan to top
- microwave broth until hot set aside
- heat oil in dutch oven over medium high heat
- add onion and sauté until tender and translucent
- stir in tarragon and rice
- add asparagus
- add broth
- bring to a boil
- reduce heat to low and simmer partially covered until asparagus and rice are tender (about 7-8 minutes)
- either pour into blender covered with a dishtowel and puree or whip out your immersion blender, and blend baby!
- take soup off heat and stir slowly in the sour cream
- salt and pepper to your liking
- Top with freshly grated Parmesan
The other issue one must look out with this tasty green concoction?
This.
Forewarned is forearmed my friends.
The Cream of Asparagus soup sounds amazing! I am SO going to try this, thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteBahahaha, yes, asparagus warning. Tee hee.
ReplyDeleteOk, you made this look so yummy, I may have to try it. I have never ever been able to stomach any cream of ____ soup, but this I might have to put my big girl apron on and make!
I will definitely try this! Buddy is too cute! I love the ASPARAGUS AFTERMATH convo! Hilarious.
ReplyDeleteThat soup sounds wonderful! Ugh - i'm so over the gray, rainy days. It's very demotivating. :(
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