Goldilocks' Gourmet Spinach Soup
Yield
6 servingsPrep
20 minCook
25 minReady
45 minTrans-fat Free
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | tablespoons |
butter
sweet |
|
| ¼ | pound |
mushrooms
fresh, washed,, dried, trimmed & diced |
|
| 1 | each |
scallions, spring or green onions
chopped |
|
| 5 | tablespoons |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 2 | cups |
chicken broth
|
|
| 2 | cups |
milk
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 1 | x |
black pepper
|
*
|
| 1 | x |
nutmeg
ground |
*
|
| ¼ | pound |
cream cheese
softened, cut into cubes |
|
| 1 | cup |
swiss cheese
grated |
|
| ¾ | pound |
spinach
fresh |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | ml |
butter
sweet |
|
| 113.4 | g |
mushrooms
fresh, washed,, dried, trimmed & diced |
|
| 1 | each |
scallions, spring or green onions
chopped |
|
| 75 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 473 | ml |
chicken broth
|
|
| 473 | ml |
milk
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 1 | x |
black pepper
|
*
|
| 1 | x |
nutmeg
ground |
*
|
| 113.4 | g |
cream cheese
softened, cut into cubes |
|
| 237 | ml |
swiss cheese
grated |
|
| 340.2 | g |
spinach
fresh |
|
Directions
Wash spinach, trim, cook, and chop.
Melt the butter in a large saucepan.
In it slowly sauté the mushrooms and scallion until tender.
Add flour and stir just until flour is cooked, a couple of minutes.
Whisk in first chicken broth and then milk, stirring until thickened.
Add salt if desired, pepper, nutmeg if desired, cream cheese and Swiss cheese; stir until melted.
Then stir in spinach. Heat and stir very gently.
Season to taste. Serve hot.
