Goldilocks' Gourmet Spinach Soup

* Exported from MasterCook *

Goldilocks' Gourmet Spinach Soup

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

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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5 T Butter, sweet
1/4 Lb Mushrooms, fresh -- washed,
-dried, trimmed & diced
1 Scallion -- chopped
5 T 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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