Cream of Asparagus and Mushroom Soup

Ingredients (13)

• + 3 slices bacon add to pantry
• + 1 tablespoon bacon drippings add to pantry
• ✓ ¼ cup butter
• + 3 stalks celery, chopped add to pantry
• + 1 onion, diced add to pantry
• + 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour add to pantry
• + 6 cups chicken broth add to pantry
• ✓ 1 potato, peeled and diced
• + 1 pound fresh asparagus, tips set aside and stalks chopped add to pantry
• ✓ salt and ground black pepper to taste
• + salt and ground black pepper to taste add to pantry
• + 1 (8 ounce) package sliced fresh mushrooms add to pantry
• + ¾ cup half-and-half cream add to pantry