Easy Creamy Crab and Asparagus Soup Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Cinco de Mayo Recipes. (Easy Creamy Crab and Asparagus Soup Recipe). Creamy soup with crab, potatoes, and asparagus. I made this on a whim one Sunday when crabmeat was on sale at the store. It comes together quickly and is very tasty! You could easily replace the asparagus with another vegetable with equally good results.

Brief

Prep 20 mins

Cook: 35 mins

Total: 55 mins

Servings: 6

Yield: 6 servings

Easy Creamy Crab and Asparagus Soup Recipe

Ingredients

2 slices bacon

diced small

½ cup minced onion

1 clove garlic

crushed

½ cup yellow bell pepper

diced

1 cup diced potato

¾ cup asparagus

trimmed and cut into 1/4-inch pieces

8 ounces crabmeat

2 cups skim milk

1 cup half-and-half

1 teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon ground black pepper

Basic Margarita

Soup, Stew and Chili

Directions

Step 1

Cook and stir the bacon and onion in a saucepan over medium-high heat until the onion is translucent 7 to 10 minutes.

Step 2

Stir the garlic and yellow bell pepper into the bacon mixture; cook and stir together another 2 minutes.

Step 3

Mix the diced potato asparagus crabmeat skim milk half-and-half salt and black pepper into the bacon mixture; bring to a simmer reduce heat to medium and cook until the potatoes are tender 20 to 30 minutes.

Nutritional Information

Easy Creamy Crab and Asparagus Soup Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:6

Calories: 160.5

% Daily Value *

Protein: 12.5g 25%

Carbohydrates: 13.5g 4%

Dietary Fiber: 1.3g 5%

Sugars: 5.5g

Fat: 6.4g 10%

Saturated Fat: 3.4g 17%

Cholesterol: 41.8mg 14%

Vitamin A Iu: 495.8IU 10%

Niacin Equivalents: 4.4mg 34%

Vitamin B6: 0.2mg 15%

Vitamin C: 31.7mg 53%

Folate: 40.4mcg 10%

Calcium: 175.1mg 18%

Iron: 0.9mg 5%

Magnesium: 41.4mg 15%

Potassium: 504.8mg 14%

Sodium: 613.5mg 25%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 12%

Calories From Fat: 58

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.