Cream of Asparagus and Mushroom Soup
Prep Time: 15 min
Cook Time: 40 min
Ingredients
- ✓ 3 slices bacon
- ✓ 1 tablespoon bacon drippings
- ✓ ¼ cup butter
- ✓ 3 stalks celery, chopped
- ✓ 1 onion, diced
- ✓ 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- ✓ 6 cups chicken broth
- ✓ 1 potato, peeled and diced
- ✓ 1 pound fresh asparagus, tips set aside and stalks chopped
- ✓ salt and ground black pepper to taste
- ✓ 1 (8 ounce) package sliced fresh mushrooms
- ✓ ¾ cup half-and-half cream