Cream of Spinach Soup

I'm always looking for easy ways to incorporate more veggies into our meals. Well, this flavorsome and intriguing bright-green soup is it. I love this Cream of Spinach Soup because it's creamy, rich and so easy to make. Dinner will be ready be ready in 30 minutes.

Spinach Soup

Ingredients

1 Tablespoon refined coconut oil or butter

1 pound baby spinach, washed

1/2 onion, roughly chopped

3 cups chicken or vegetable stock

Small grating of nutmeg

Salt and pepper

1 cup heavy whipping cream or half-and-half

Directions

1. Heat Dutch Oven to medium heat. Add onions and saute and until the begin to soften.

2. Add the spinach and stock in a saucepan, and turn heat to medium high.

3. Bring to a boil, and lower heat so mixture barely bubbles.

4. Cook, stirring occasionally, until spinach is tender, about 8 -10 minutes. Turn off heat, add nutmeg and a sprinkling of salt and pepper, and let cool at least a few minutes.

5. Use an immersion blenders to carefully purée the soup.

6. Add cream, and, over medium-low heat, reheat gently, stirring occasionally.

7. When soup is hot, adjust seasoning, serve and enjoy.

Chef's Note: If the soup is too spinachy for your crowd, you can add a few tablespoons of cream cheese while you are reheating (step 5). Cube the cream cheese before adding to the soup so that it will incorporate more easily.

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This recipe was inspired by the New York Times Cream of Spinach Soup by Mark Bittman.