Speedy spinach soup

5 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
5 cups Homemade chicken stock
1 large Bunch
Stemmed
⅓ cup Whipping cream or
Half-and-half
1½ teaspoon Fresh dill -- finely
Chopped
Salt and black pepper to
Taste -- freshly ground
Fresh spinach -- rinsed and

Directions

1. In a medium saucepan, bring stock to a boil.

2. Place spinach in food processor fitted with the steel blade, or in a blender. With motor running, add about 2 cups stock to spinach. Process about 60 seconds.

3. Return spinach mixture to saucepan. Stir in remaining stock and the cream. Cook until soup is heated through. Season to taste with dill, salt, and pepper.

Microwave Tip: Frozen spinach can be thawed in microwave oven on Defrost setting.

Microwave Version

1. Place stock in deep 2-quart casserole. Microwave on 100% power 3 to 5 minutes, until it boils. Continue with step 2.

2. Return spinach mixture to casserole. Stir in cream. Microwave on 100% power 1 to 2 minutes to heat through. Season to taste with dill, salt, and pepper.

Recipe By : the California Culinary Academy File

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