creamy asparagus soup

Ingredients For creamy asparagus soup

• 1 md

  potato, diced
• 1 md

  onion, chopped
• 1 md

  carrot, chopped
• 1

  clery rib, chopped
• 1/4 c

  butter, cubed
• 1/4 c

  all purpose flour
• 1 tsp

  salt
• 1/4 tsp

  pepper
• 1 can

  low sodium broth (the big can)
• 1 lb

  fresh asparagus, trimmed and cut into 2 inch pieces
• 1/2 c

  half and half (i've used heavy whipping cream in a pinch)
• 1 c

  sour cream
• 2

  bacon stips, cooked and crumbled