Goldilocks' Gourmet Spinach Soup Recipe

I first ate this soup in Salado, TX with a dear family friend, at a delightful little restaurant attached to a crafty gift shop...we had such a great time, and the food perfected our little get-away! Bon Appetite!

ps-may serve with garlic bread and a salad

Goldilocks' Gourmet Spinach Soup Recipe

Step 1

Wash spinach; trim, cook, and chop.

Step 2

Melt the butter in a large saucepan. In it slowly saute the mushrooms and scallion until tender. Add flour and stir just until flour is cooked, a couple of minutes.

Step 3

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.

Step 4

Season to taste. Serve hot.

Things You'll Need

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