New Potato and Asparagus Soup
Plate it up! Project
County Extension Agents for Family and Consumer Sciences
University of Kentucky, Dietetics and Human Nutrition Students
Ingredients
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 medium size
boneless
skinless chicken breasts
1 medium diced onion
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon garlic powder
zest and juice of 1 lemon
2 cups new potatoes
3 cups vegetable broth
1 cup low fat milk
1 pound fresh asparagus
½ cup reduced fat sour cream
Fresh ground black pepper
Directions
- Pour oil into a large saucepan over medium heat.
- Remove fat from chicken breasts and cut chicken into ½ inch pieces.
- Cook chicken and diced onion in the oil for about 5 minutes or until chicken is done and onions are golden.
- Stir in salt, garlic powder, lemon zest, and ½ of the lemon juice.
- Cut potatoes into ½ inch chunks, leaving the skin on.
- Add potatoes and vegetable broth then simmer, stirring occasionally, until potatoes are tender.
- Stir in the milk.
- Trim and cut asparagus into 1 inch pieces and add to mixture.
- Simmer over medium heat, partially covered and cook until the asparagus is tender, about 15 minutes.
- Stir in ½ cup sour cream and season with salt and pepper to taste.
Nutrition Facts
270 calories7 g fat
2 g saturated fat
0 g trans fat
760 mg sodium
36 g carbohydrate
4 g fiber
8 g sugar
16 g protein