Spinach And Blue Cheese Soup
From despinap 16 years ago
- 15 minutes to make
- Serves 10
This is tasty hot or cold and freezes well (though without the bacon, add that when defrosted).
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons margarine shopping list
- 2 cups chopped onion shopping list
- 1 cup all purpose flour shopping list
- 12 cups chicken broth shopping list
- 4 cups milk shopping list
- 8 oz blue cheese; crumbled shopping list
- 2 (10 oz) pk frozen chopped spinach shopping list
- 1 cup heavy cream shopping list
- salt; to taste shopping list
- ground cayenne pepper; to taste shopping list
- 1 lb bacon shopping list
How to make it
- In a large pot over medium heat, combine the butter or margarine and the onions.
- Saute for about 3 minutes.
- Add flour and stir well until mixed.
- Add broth, raise heat to high and bring to a boil.
- Whisk mixture to keep flour from clumping.
- Add milk, reduce heat to medium and simmer for about 5 minutes.
- Add the blue cheese and stir until blended, then add the spinach and cook 3 more minutes.
- Add the cream, bring just to a boil, turn off heat and stir well.
- Add salt and cayenne pepper to taste.
- Allow to cool and puree in a food processor or blender a little at a time.
- Ladle into individual bowls and sprinkle with the bacon.
- Note: to serve cold, omit the bacon and add a little freshly squeezed lemon juice.
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Wow, what an interesting and delicious sounding recipe! Bookmarked and added to the "Crazy about greens" group for ya.
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another great post love Blue cheese and sour cream in this thanks high5
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