Weight Watchers Recipe of the Day: Skinny Creamy Asparagus Soup
(174 calories | *1 WW SmartPoint)
This Creamy Asparagus Soup (made without a lick of cream) totally exceeded my expectations. Potatoes and a bit of tahini (sesame seed paste) combine with asparagus to create a rich and silky soup that’s low in fat but high in flavor.
WW Friendly Creamy Asparagus Soup
I used my Vitamix (affiliate link) to puree my creamy asparagus soup, but any blender (affiliate link) (regular or the handheld stick kind) should work fine.
This soup is perfect as part of a light lunch or supper.
Skinny on Creamy Asparagus Soup
According to my calculations each deliciously silky serving of this creamy asparagus soup has just 174 calories and *4 Weight Watchers PointsPlus.
If you skip the tahini (sesame seed butter), it becomes Simply Filling. Enjoy!
Bowl of Creamy Asparagus Soup
Update: I love the effect Weight Watcher’s New SmartPoints Plan is having on my favorite vegetable soup recipes!
Just ran the ingredients through WW Recipe Builder and discovered it now has *1 Freestyle SmartPoint 🙂
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Creamy Asparagus Soup Recipe Variations
different veg – broccoli would be great, as would a combination of broccoli, cauliflower and carrot
no tahini – substitute any nut butter – peanut butter, almond butter etc.
spicy – add thai curry paste, hot sauce, or red pepper flakes
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Creamy Asparagus Soup Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 cup chopped onion (1 medium)
- 1 cup cubed potatoes (2 medium)
- 1 pound asparagus, ends trimmed
- 4 cups low-fat vegetable stock
- 1 tablespoon tahini sesame seed paste
Instructions
- Put medium-size pot on medium heat and add 1 teaspoon olive oil. Add the onion and potato and stir with a wooden spoon. Place the lid on askew and cook, stirring occasionally, until the potatoes begin to brown and stick to the pot 5 to 10 minutes.
- Break the asparagus into pieces and add to the onions and potatoes, along with the vegetable stock.
- Bring to a boil. Cover and reduce heat to low. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until the potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork, about 15 minutes.
- Remove the pot from the stove, uncover and let cool for 10 to 15 minutes.
- Blend the soup mixture, carefully in batches until smooth. (Alternatively, blend with an immersion blender right in the pot.)
- Return the mixture to the pot. Stir in the tahini and cook over low heat, stirring often, until heated through.
- Taste and adjust seasonings, adding salt and pepper if necessary.
Recipe Notes
Source: adapted from Fix-It and Enjoy-It Healthy Cookbook: 400 Great Stove-Top And Oven Recipes (affiliate link) by Phyllis Good
*PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT Weight Watchers Zero Points fruits and vegetables using the WW Recipe Builder.
More Weight Watchers Friendly Asparagus Soup Recipes
- Chilled Asparagus Soup with Spinach and Avocado (Simple-Nourished-Living)
- Parmesan Roasted Asparagus (Simple-Nourished-Living)
- Salmon Egg Asparagus Salad (Simple-Nourished-Living)
- Cream of Asparagus Soup (SkinnyTaste)
- Creamy Asparagus Soup with Roasted Pepper Puree (Weight Watchers)
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Scott
Cooking this right now, and it smells fantastic. However, I’m confused by Step 4, which says to remove the pot from the stove, yet “let cook.” Is this a mistake—perhaps remove lid and let cook, or remove from stove and let sit? Thanks for the recipe, and your help!
Martha McKinnon
Hi Scott. This was meant to read, “let cool.” I’ve corrected it. Sorry about that!