Goldilocks' Gourmet Spinach Soup

* Exported from MasterCook *

GOLDILOCKS' GOURMET SPINACH SOUP

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Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Soups Vegetables

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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5 tb Butter, sweet
1/4 lb Mushrooms, fresh -- washed,
-dried, trimmed & diced
1 Scallion -- chopped
5 tb Flour, all-purpose
2 c Chicken broth
2 c Milk
1/2 ts Salt -- (opt)
Pepper, black
Nutmeg, ground -- (opt)
1/4 lb Cream cheese -- softened & cut
-into cubes
1 c Swiss -- grated
3/4 lb Spinach, fresh

Wash spinach; trim, cook, and chop. Melt the butter
in a large saucepan. In it slowly saut‚ the mushrooms
and scallion until tender. Add flour and stir just
until flour is cooked, a couple of minutes. Whisk in
first chicken broth and then milk, stirring until
thickened. Add salt if desired, pepper, nutmeg if
desired, cream cheese and Swiss cheese; stir until
melted. Then stir in spinach. Heat and stir very
gently. Season to taste. Serve hot.

---*Dying for
Chocolate*
Diane Mott Davidson



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