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Spinach Soup
A Cream of Spinach Soup that tasters will actually love! It includes plenty of fresh spinach and a few secret ingredients to keep it hearty and flavorful. It's an excellent way to use up an abundance of nutritious baby spinach and it makes a great lunch or dinner side.
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 40 min⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 30 min👤 Jaclyn📖 cookingclassy
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- pot
- blender
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion and saute ⏱️ 3 minutes. Add garlic and saute ⏱️ 30 seconds.
olive oil1 Tbspminced garlic (2 cloves)2 tsp
2
Pour in chicken broth, add in potatoes, season with salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and simmer until potatoes are fully tender, about ⏱️ 15 minutes.
Salt (and black pepper, to taste)
3
Add half the spinach, then cover with lid and let cook ⏱️ 1 minute to nearly wilt. Stir then add remaining half of the spinach, cover and cook 1 to ⏱️ 2 minutes to wilt.
4
Stir in cream cheese (it doesn't need to melt fully at this point).
5
Remove soup from heat and blend with an immersion blender until soup is completely smooth.
6
Return to medium-low heat, stir in half and half and warm through.
7
Serve soup warm with homemade croutons and parmesan cheese if desired. Optionally you can also decorate top with a drizzle of cream if desired.
Homemade croutons, (for serving (optional, see notes for recipe***))
Nutrition Facts
calories
334 kcal
fat Content
20 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
4 g
sugar Content
6 g
sodium Content
280 mg
protein Content
13 g
cholesterol Content
43 mg
carbohydrate Content
30 g
saturated Fat Content
10 g
unsaturated Fat Content
9 g
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