Potato Spinach Soup

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Ingredients:

Yield: 1 batch

• ¼ cup butter
• 1 large onion
• 2 stalks celery , cut fine
• ¼ cup flour
• 3 cups water
• 2 cups potatoes , cubed
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 cup spinach , chopped (I use frozen)
• ½ cup cream (when dieting, I use canned evaporated skim milk)
• to taste swiss cheese, shredded or to taste parmesan cheese , grated, shredded (optional)

Directions:

1. Melt butter in a pan.
2. Add onions and celery.
3. Cover and cook until tender - about 15 minutes.
4. Stir occasionally.
5. Blend in flour, and add potatoes, water and salt. Stir constantly until boiling.
6. Simmer 30 minutes.
7. Add spinach cook 2 minutes.
8. Then add cream.
9. Top with grated cheese if desired.

Reviews

[Chef #1256030]

I am giving it 5 stars because I think this is a very tasty, easy, healthy and flexible recipe. I used 10 small spring onions as I ran out of regular onions, 1 celery leaf (was afraid of too much celery flavour but I could have well used 2), only about 2 tbsp of butter, 2 cups of fresh spinach, no parmesan and no cream, milk instead. It turned out delicious and I am sure it is very healthy. I always look for healthy soup recipes without msg/flavour cubes, etc. We had it for lunch with toasted garlic baguette but it is also great just on its own. This is a great recipe and I recommend it to everyone! Thanks for posting!

[caitiecat]

I think the delicious flavor comes from the roux that you make (without realizing it), when you add the flour. I made a few changes to the recipe, and it turned out well: I cut the butter back to two Tbsp, and added 2 Tbsp olive oil. I cut the salt in half, and doubled the amount of chopped spinach. (I used fresh, organic spinach, which I put thru two thorough washes and dried in the spinner, then chopped two cups, packed in a wet measure cup.) I added a 1/2 C 1% milk at the end, instead of cream. I pureed the soup with my hand held blender. No cheese in mine. Delicious with garlic toast. For dessert: fresh blackberries with a sprinkle of sugar and a whirl of whipped cream. Yum!

[berlykim]

i like this one