Egg Thread Soup with Asparagus

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Ingredients

  • 8 cups homemade chicken broth, fat skimmed, or reduced-sodium chicken broth
  • 1/2 cup pastina or other tiny pasta, such as alphabet or stars
  • 12 ounces asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1 1/2-inch diagonal pieces (2 cups)
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt, optional

Cooking Instructions

1. Bring broth to a boil in a Dutch oven or soup pot. Stir in pasta. Cook, uncovered, over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until pasta is just tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in asparagus; cook for 2 minutes. Reduce heat to medium.

2. Break eggs into a large measuring cup and whisk until well blended. Add to the gently boiling soup in a thin, steady stream, stirring constantly with a fork. (Slow stirring will produce large threads; rapid stirring will break the threads up into small pieces.) Remove from heat and stir in lemon juice. Taste, adding salt if desired.

Nutritional Information per Serving

  calories 116  carbohydrates 11  fat 8  saturated fat 4  mono unsaturated fat 1  protein 17  cholesterol 123  fiber 1  potassium 138     

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