Heart Warming Winter Soup

Dancer^'s Note:

This is quick and easy and filling, Good on cold winter days.

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 25 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 6 cups chicken broth
• 2 small boneless chicken breasts , cooked and shredded
• 1 small leek
• ½ cup carrot , peeled and thickly sliced
• 4 ounces spinach leaves
• ¾ cup frozen peas
• ½ cup whipping cream
• 4 red potatoes , diced
• 2 large egg yolks
• ½ teaspoon curry powder
• ¼ teaspoon dried basil
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon fresh black pepper

Directions:

1. Place chicken broth in a large saucepan
2. Bring to a boil
3. trim root and leaves from leek, leaving only white stalk
4. Chop stalks into thin slices
5. Add carrots, potatoes and leeks to chicken broth
6. Reduce heat to medium
7. Cook for 7 to 8 minutes, until vegetables are tender
8. Roll spinach leaves together into a cigar shape
9. Slice thinly
10. Add spinach and peas and shredded cooked chicken to broth
11. Cook for 2 minutes
12. Remove from heat
13. In a small bowl, combine cream, egg yolks, curry, basil, salt and pepper
14. Stir cream mixture into soup
15. Return saucepan to heat
16. Cook gently over low heat to heat through
17. Do not boil
18. Adjust seasoning to taste
19. Serve with warm bread

Reviews

[oldster]

The soup was easy to make, looked pretty as a picture, tasted great!! It was so smooth and the flavor was good! It is one I would make again with no adjustments.

[Mirj]

Wow, does this make a busy bowl of soup! Instead of using broth and already cooked chicken breasts I made a broth using two large chicken legs and thighs. For religious reasons I don't combine dairy with chicken, so I just used more broth. I don't think it detracted from the flavor. My only complaint is that I don't think the leek added enough of a bite to the soup. The next time I make this soup I'll add a chopped onion as well, and a clove or two of garlic. The leek was just too mild. This was a very interesting soup, and that's a compliment in this house. Thanks for entering it into the contest!

[sugarpea]

I've made and reviewed 40 soups since joining Zaar. Dh's comment after dinner tonight was that this is one of the better soups I've ever made. I agree, it's delcious; not too heavy, not too light, not too spicy, not too mild. The one thing it definitely is, is easy. Great meal.