Easy Creamy Crab and Asparagus Soup Recipe

Easy Creamy Crab and Asparagus Soup Recipe

  • 2 slices bacon, diced small
  • 1/2 cup minced onion
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 1/2 cup yellow bell pepper, diced
  • 1 cup diced potato
  • 3/4 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
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
  1. Cook and stir the bacon and onion in a saucepan over medium-high heat until the onion is translucent, 7 to 10 minutes.
  2. Stir the garlic and yellow bell pepper into the bacon mixture; cook and stir together another 2 minutes.
  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.