Creamy Asparagus Bacon Soup
This Creamy Asparagus Bacon Soup is incredibly flavorful that’s easy to make, rich, and perfectly marries asparagus and smoky bacon!
Happy New Year, friends! Are you working on some New Year Resolutions to eat a little healthier? Soups are a great way to eat healthy, filling meals. This Creamy Asparagus Bacon Soup is one of our latest and greatest creations! It’s creamy, and dreamy, with all the flavor of asparagus but also with smoky, salty delicious bacon flavor.
Ingredients Needed
Fresh and easy, as usual around here.
- Asparagus – Fresh is best, of course, but frozen would also work great.
- Bacon – Your favorite cut.
- Shallots and Garlic – You could also use a little white or yellow onion if you don’t have shallots.
- Chicken Stock – You could also use vegetable stock.
- Heavy Cream – This adds some creaminess to the soup.
- Celery Salt – This is one of my favorites in the spice drawer – especially to add to soups!
- Olive Oil, Salt, and Pepper
- Sour Cream – Optional to finish the soup with.
You could also make this a Vegetarian Creamy Asparagus Soup by omitting the bacon entirely, using butter instead of bacon grease, and vegetable stock. It still makes it a deliciously creamy soup, just without the smoky bacon flavor.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Even though this soup looks fancy, it is actually quite easy to make!
Step 1: Saute garlic and shallots.
Step 2: Add asparagus.
After a few minutes, take out a few of the asparagus tops and set them aside with some cooked, crumbled bacon. Totally optional, but they’re so pretty to top your bowls with!
Step 3: Add stock and cook for 10-15 minutes.
Step 4: Then puree with an immersion blender, blender, or Vitamix.
Step 5: Return it to your Dutch oven or stock pot to heat back up and add the cream.
Then you’re ready to plate and serve!
Add some additional heavy cream, crumbled bacon, and the asparagus you set aside.
Tip: We also love this with a little extra swirl of cream on top, or a dollop of sour cream mixed in!
Hello, gorgeous. This soup is a dream. A creamy dreamy one.
Yummmmmm. Creamy, dreamy, and hearty! Serve it with our Easy Crusty French Baguette!
Our Other Favorite Creamy Soups
- Roasted Parsnip and Potato Soup
- Easy Homemade Black Bean Soup
- Roasted Butternut Squash Soup
- Cream of Mushroom Soup From Scratch
- Creamy Curried Cauliflower Soup
- Condensed Cream of Celery Soup
Enjoy! As always, if you make this recipe or any of my others, I love to hear what you think! Leave a comment below, email me, or you can find me on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest!
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Creamy Asparagus Bacon Soup
Ingredients
- 4 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled reserve some of the bacon grease
- 2 lbs fresh asparagus tough ends removed and then , cut into 1 – 2 inch pieces
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon bacon grease
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 tablespoons shallots, minced
- 3 cups chicken stock
- 1/4 teaspoon celery salt
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- fresh ground pepper
- 1/4 cup cream
- dollop Sour Cream
Instructions
- In a medium sized sauté pan, cook bacon until crispy. Set a tablespoon of grease aside. Meanwhile, prep asparagus, garlic, and shallots.
- Add bacon grease and olive oil to dutch oven or large pot and heat to medium. Add garlic and shallot and cook about 1 minute. Be careful to not burn.
- Add asparagus, salt, and pepper, Stir and let cook for 5 minutes.
- Remove a few pieces of asparagus tops to set aside.
- Add stock and cook for another 10 – 15 minutes.
- Puree soup by either using an immersion blender or using a blender or Vitamix. (If using a blender, you will need to go in batches)
- Return to pot on medium heat and add cream.
- Heat until it starts to simmer again. Mix well and now it's ready to serve.
- Serve with a swirl of sour cream or mix in a dollop of sour cream (or both!) and top with crumbled bacon and asparagus spear tops.
Great recipe I did add sautéed leeks and some thyme It made a hearty dinner along with home made Feta and tomato focaccia
Hi Annette! That all sounds so delicious, so glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for sharing!
Asparagus and bacon are such a lovely combination, but I’ve never paired them in soup. I absolutely love the idea!
This asparagus soup is creamy and comforting. And bacon makes this soup extra delicious
Love to hear it, Linda! Thanks for sharing!
I found this soup was delicious even using a vegan bacon substitute, so much flavour!
Thank you so much for sharing this amazing creamy asparagus bacon soup recipe! Will surely have this again! It’s really easy to make and it tasted so delicious! Highly recommended!
So great to hear, Allyssa! Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a review!
I love asparagus soup! I can’t wait to try this recipe. Thanks for sharing!