Spinach Garlic Soup

POST COMMENT: I went back and rated this anyways. It deserves to have at least five stars! I have tried the soup and thats all that matters. It warms your belly while awakening your taste buds.... it is a very hard experience to describe. So try it and see if you can explain the greatness of this soup! Not sure if it is fair for me to rate this seeing as I've had this from the GREAT MissPenny's kitchen itself, so here I am just commenting. EVEN THOUGH this deserves WAY more then five stars!!!!... I remember the first time I had this. I came home from school (then 7th grade) and MissPenny said Here! Try this! Of coure me being a 7th grader thought Ewwww Spinach! Ewwww Green Soup!!!! But MMMMMMMMM the smell just MADE me have to try it, and I have LOVED it EVER since. I miss it now :( With college and all. But there is always the hope of SPINACH GARLIC SOUP in the future :) TRY IT if nothing else...dont shy from the ingreidents or the funky green color! I took it to school for lunch and all my friends turned up their noses... UNTIL they tried it!!!!! WONDERFUL UNIQUE SOUP!!!!!

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Wonderful soup! As usual I had to modify it a bit. I substituted the flour for a potato and instead of making it in two pots, I sauteed the garlic, onion and carrot; then I added the potato and chicken stock. I then added the spinach and turned off the heat and let it sit for awhile before I gave it a go in the blender. I've already had a bowl and am ready for more! Thanks so much for this recipe.

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I enjoyed this soup. The texture and color reminded me of a broccoli soup I make. However, I really only tasted the garlic. Not that this is a negative, as I love garlic. However, I did not taste the spinach at all. Also, it almost tasted watered down, even though I used chicken broth. Next time I will try using only 3/4 cup of heavy cream and not adding the additional 1/4 cup of milk. As a garlic soup, this is a winner. Thank you for posting.

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Thank you for this great recipe. I had a ton of spinach and was tiered of eating salad. However, I did have to make changes based on what I had in house. I used beef broth (although I was worried the soup would come out looking brown, it actually turned a very nice shade of green) and I replaced the cream and milk for 1 cup of half n half. My husband and I loved it and will be making this soup often. Thanks again.

1 (10 ounce) bag fresh spinach, trimmed and coarsely chopped
4 cups chicken broth
1/2 cup shredded carrot
1/2 cup chopped onion
8 garlic cloves, minced
1/3 cup butter
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon pepper


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Super good!!!! Made it for dinner last night on a chilly Indiana evening and everybody gobbled it up! Will be making this frequently around here.

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I liked this recipe so much, I searched for 30 mins on this site. I'd made it before but gave my printed copy to my father and hadn't bookmarked it. Anyway, now I'm off to make another batch! Oh and I add Kraft's Shredded Parmesan, Romano and Asiago cheese blend on top at the end and its lovely. Thanks!

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Lovely soup. I took the advice of several posters and tweaked the soup as they recommended, plus improvising myself as follows: I reduced the amount of garlic to a little over half that listed; sautéed the onion, garlic and spinach in butter in one pot instead of using two; I omitted the carrot bc I did not have any on hand; I used one large cooked potato in place of the flour; I used vegetable stock instead of chicken and used a full cup of heavy cream instead of adding the milk. I'm glad I reduced the garlic b/c I think it would have overwhelmingly dominated the soup if I had not. The soup is a brighter green than I expected and, although delicious tasting, would look more appetizing with some chopped red peppers or grated carrots added as garnish. Wonderful to eat with warm crusty bread. Thank you so much, Miss Penny!

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5 years ago I'd had a soup on a cruise ship that was out of this world. I do believe this was it!! I just love this! I also had cut down on the butter and just added 1 cup of fat free 1/2 & 1/2. Very rich, very creamy, very delicious!! Mmmm...

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Made this earlier today for St. Patti's Day! Great soup... amazing really how so simply turned out to be so flavorful! Even hubby like it and I have a hard time getting him to eat veggies. I cut back butter to 2 tablespoons, reversed the cream to 1/4 cup and milk to 3/4, and topped with fresh topped italian parsley and fresh shaved parmesan. For the festivities we also had a green salad, lemon-green tea, and a green cake. Makes life fun! The soup is truly delicious...will make again and again! Thanks!

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We were very skeptical of this soup, but it was DELICIOUS!! I added some parmesan cheese on top for extra flavor.

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I love this soup! I doubled the recipe and simmered some mushrooms in with the spinach/carrot mixture. I will be making this often. Thanks for posting.

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Very nice, adjusted by only adding 3 cups of broth and 5 cloves of garlic (very small children eating it). I added some shrimp to the soup just before serving as suggested by another reviewer. The children liked it and I also thought it tasted good, but didn't think it was amazing though. Nice flavour but maybe not so spectacular because i didn't add all the garlic?? Thanks for recipe..

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Exceptional soup! My grandchildren loved it. What a great way to get the dreaded vegetables like spinach into their diet.

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Wow! What great, deep green color. I love healthy foods that taste good and this recipe fits easily into that category. I subbed whole milk for the heavy cream and reduced the butter by half with great results. (Good thing because I'm eating this all myself!)

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Very interesting soup, glad I tried the recipe. I will make this again. The color was really vivid, the taste was surprising but good. My husband took leftovers to work for lunch and it got a lot of attention. A coworker of his sampled it and wanted the recipe.

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Made this for Mother's Day, and it earned many good reviews. Very easy to make, and a great way to get the greens down! I used goat milk from my own goats that has a very high butterfat content, so I just put in a cup of that rather then a mixture of cream and milk. I also reduced the butter. I did think it needed something a little more and added a few squeezes of lemon juice and a few dashes of garlic salt. Thank you very much for sharing. :^)

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This was really good. I used 1% milk though, and added about 7 slices of smoked gouda cheese. Would make again.

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Tastes almost like a spinach dip, but it's so good! Awesome in a bread bowl too

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We eat a lot of garlic and this was too much garlic, Might try again adding some bacon or taso to give it a hint of smokiness and less garlic

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