Heart Warming Winter Soup

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

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 6  cups chicken broth
• 2  small boneless chicken breasts, cooked and shredded
• 1  small leek
• 1⁄2 cup carrot, peeled and thickly sliced
• 4  ounces  spinach leaves
• 3⁄4 cup  frozen peas
• 1⁄2 cup  whipping cream
• 4  red potatoes, diced
• 2  large  egg yolks
• 1⁄2 teaspoon curry powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon dried basil
• 1⁄2 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