Soup with spinach is a popular dish that is both flavorful and nutritious. With its vibrant green color and earthy taste, spinach adds a unique dimension to soups. Whether you prefer a hearty or a light and refreshing soup, there are many recipes to choose from. In this article, we will explore some of the best recipes for spinach soup, providing you with a variety of options to tantalize your taste buds. From classic creamy spinach soup to more adventurous recipes with exotic ingredients, we have something for everyone. So, grab your apron and let's embark on a culinary journey to discover the best soup with spinach!
Here are our top 12 tried and tested recipes!
EASY SPINACH SOUP
This recipe is for a yummy spinach soup with scallions and carrots in chicken broth. Top with Parmesan cheese, if desired.
Provided by JULBREN1020
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Vegetable Soup Recipes Spinach Soup Recipes
Time 18m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Melt butter in a stockpot over medium heat. Add carrots, scallion, and garlic; cook and stir until scallion is soft, 1 to 2 minutes. Pour in chicken broth; bring to a boil. Add pasta and cook, stirring occasionally until tender yet firm to the bite, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir in spinach; cook until tender, 2 to 3 minutes more. Season with salt and pepper.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 136.8 calories, Carbohydrate 17 g, Cholesterol 17.7 mg, Fat 5.8 g, Fiber 2.1 g, Protein 5 g, SaturatedFat 3.1 g, Sodium 1067 mg, Sugar 2.6 g
SPINACH SOUP
Provided by Ree Drummond : Food Network
Time 30m
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the spinach and garlic and cook, stirring constantly, until the spinach is wilted, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the mixture to a blender or food processor, pour in 1/4 cup hot water and pulse until pureed. Set aside.
- In a large soup pot, cook the onions in the butter over medium heat until the onions begin to soften. Sprinkle the flour over the top and stir to combine. Cook for about 2 minutes, then pour in the milk, stirring occasionally. Add the salt, cayenne and some black pepper and stir to combine. Cook over medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Pour in the pureed spinach, then cook until thickened, another 3 to 5 minutes.
- Check the seasonings, adding more salt, black pepper or cayenne as needed. Serve warm.
SPINACH SOUP
A vibrant green blended soup with half-fat crème fraîche that's healthy and filling - make a batch and freeze
Provided by Caroline Hire - Food writer
Categories Lunch, Soup
Time 35m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Heat the butter in a large saucepan. Add the spring onions, leek, celery and potato. Stir and put on the lid. Sweat for 10 minutes, stirring a couple of times.
- Pour in the stock and cook for 10 - 15 minutes until the potato is soft.
- Add the spinach and cook for a couple of minutes until wilted. Use a hand blender to blitz to a smooth soup.
- Stir in the crème fraîche. Reheat and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 192 calories, Fat 12.6 grams fat, SaturatedFat 7.2 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 13.1 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 4.4 grams sugar, Fiber 5.4 grams fiber, Protein 6.5 grams protein, Sodium 2 milligram of sodium
SPINACH CREAM SOUP
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Soups, Stews & Stocks Soup Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Melt the butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and saute until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add flour and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute (the flour should not take on any color).
- Pour in stock, whisking to incorporate fully, and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes, whisking fairly often, to cook out raw flour taste and thicken the liquid (it should reach the consistency of heavy cream).
- Blanch spinach: Wash well and trim tough ends while bringing a large pot of water to a boil. Prepare an ice-water bath. Salt the boiling water generously and submerge all of the spinach. Blanch 30 seconds, just until wilted and bright green, then remove spinach with a spider or slotted spoon and immediately plunge into the ice-water bath to stop the cooking, stirring to cool more quickly. Squeeze spinach with your hands to remove excess liquid.
- Working in batches (do not fill more than halfway), add spinach and veloute base into a blender and puree until smooth. (Alternatively, puree soup in a food mill, using either fine or coarse disk, a food processor, or with an immersion blender.) Pass soup through a fine sieve into a clean pot, pressing on solids with a flexible spatula to extract as much liquid as possible.
- Set pot over low heat and whisk in cream, if using. (Thin with more stock or water, if necessary.) Cream soups are the best made just before serving, especially when using green vegetables, as the soup can lose some of its vibrant color. You can make the veloute base the day before; let cool completely then refrigerate in an airtight container.
- Heat oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Add bread cubes and cook until crisp and golden brown.
- Serve soup garnished with croutons.
CREAM OF SPINACH SOUP
Puréed vegetable soups can be lean and spare or rich and creamy, spicy or subtle, hot or cold. They can be vegetarian or quite meaty. And much of the cooking time is just for simmering. This spinach soup, with a touch of nutmeg and some cream, is a classic combination, and its flavor justifies that distinction.
Provided by Mark Bittman
Categories soups and stews, appetizer
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Combine spinach, onions and stock in a saucepan, and turn heat to medium high. Bring to a boil, and lower heat so mixture barely bubbles. Cook, stirring occasionally, until spinach is very tender, about 10 minutes. Turn off heat, add nutmeg and a sprinkling of salt and pepper, and let cool at least a few minutes.
- Pour soup into a blender, in batches if necessary, and carefully purée. Return to pan, add cream, and, over medium-low heat, reheat gently, stirring occasionally. When soup is hot, adjust seasoning, and serve.
SPINACH VEGETABLE SOUP
Here's a thick and creamy soup that combines a bevy of vegetables with herbs for unbeatable flavor. Jennifer Neilsen of Williamston, North Carolina sent the low-fat recipe.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 40m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- In a Dutch oven, saute onion and celery in butter until tender. Add the broth, potatoes, turnip, carrot, green pepper and seasonings. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until vegetables are tender. , Stir in spinach and corn; cool slightly. Puree half of the soup in a blender; return to the pan and heat through.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 139 calories, Fat 3g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 5mg cholesterol, Sodium 788mg sodium, Carbohydrate 26g carbohydrate (6g sugars, Fiber 6g fiber), Protein 7g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
SPINACH SOUP EVERYONE WILL LOVE!
A very tasty spinach soup that everyone will love!
Provided by adapted by Christina Conte
Categories Soups
Time 30m
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat the olive oil over medium high heat and add the grated onion and carrot, stir well and sauté for about 5 minutes.
- Pour in the 5 cups of chicken or vegetable broth, bring to a boil, then lower heat, partially cover with lid and let simmer about 10-15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a medium sized saucepan, melt the 4 tablespoons of butter. Add the flour and stir, while cooking over medium heat. If it starts to brown, the pot is too hot. Cook for about 3 minutes, then slowly add a little of the cup of milk.
- Stir well, then add 1/2 of the milk. Once this is incorporated, add the rest of the milk, stirring constantly. It is important to always stir this white sauce or it will become lumpy, or stick to the bottom. If it does become lumpy, you can always "cure" the problem by blending the sauce with a stick blender (shhh...don't tell anyone)!
- Next, add about a cup of the carrot, onion broth to this sauce and mix well; then add the entire pot of sauce to the simmering broth, while stirring well.
- Now it's time to add the spinach. Stir well and simmer for about 2 minutes, then remove from heat and add the milk/cream. Stir well and add salt and pepper to taste. That's it! Soup's done!
- If you'd like to add a nice finishing touch and bit of crunch, you can sauté the tablespoon of butter with about 1/2 cup of sliced almonds until they brown a little. Sprinkle a little on top of each serving in the bowl and enjoy.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 477 calories, Carbohydrate 19 grams carbohydrates, Cholesterol 131 milligrams cholesterol, Fat 30 grams fat, Fiber 6 grams fiber, Protein 36 grams protein, SaturatedFat 11 grams saturated fat, ServingSize 1 bowl, Sodium 808 grams sodium, Sugar 5 grams sugar, TransFat 0 grams trans fat, UnsaturatedFat 16 grams unsaturated fat
HERBY SPINACH-AND-RICE SOUP WITH TURMERIC
Inspired by the Persian herbed-rice dish sabzi polo, this turmeric-tinted soup is bursting with spinach, parsley, and dill. The rice and diced potatoes absorb some of the liquid, giving this brothy soup more body. Yogurt, a cumin-infused oil, and a squeeze of lemon are the welcome and essential finishing touches to this healthy comforting dish.
Provided by Lauryn Tyrell
Time 1h
Yield Serves 4 to 6
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Cook 2 tablespoons oil and cumin seeds in a small skillet over medium, swirling pan, until seeds are fragrant, darkened slightly in color, and sizzling, about 1 minute. Transfer to a bowl; let cool completely. (Oil can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 1 week.)
- Heat a medium saucepan over medium; swirl in remaining 3 tablespoons oil. Add shallots and garlic, season with salt, and cook, stirring occasionally, until translucent, 3 to 5 minutes.
- Stir in rice, potato, and turmeric; cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add broth and 1 cup water; bring to a boil. Season with salt, reduce heat, and simmer, partially covered, until flavors meld and potato and rice are cooked and very tender, about 30 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in spinach, herbs, and lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper.
- Ladle into bowls. Whisk yogurt and spoon into the soup, along with cumin-seed oil and more herbs and lemon juice; serve.
GARLIC SOUP WITH SPINACH
I made a lot of turkey stock after Thanksgiving and pulled some out for this spinach-packed, very quick and easy soup. A vegetarian version made simply with water and garlic is equally delicious.
Provided by Martha Rose Shulman
Categories dinner, soups and stews, main course
Time 30m
Yield Serves 4
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Place the stock or water in a large saucepan or soup pot with the bouquet garni. Season to taste with salt and freshly ground pepper. Bring to a simmer and add the garlic. Cover and simmer 15 minutes. Add the pasta and simmer 5 minutes, until cooked al dente. Remove the bouquet garni.
- Beat the eggs in a bowl and stir in 1/3 cup of stock, making sure that it is not boiling, and the cheese.
- Stir the spinach into the simmering stock and simmer for 1 minute. Drizzle in the egg mixture, scraping all of it in with a rubber spatula. Turn off the heat and stir very slowly with the spatula, paddling it back and forth until the eggs have set. Taste, adjust seasoning, and serve at once.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 255, UnsaturatedFat 5 grams, Carbohydrate 26 grams, Fat 9 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 18 grams, SaturatedFat 3 grams, Sodium 1043 milligrams, Sugar 6 grams, TransFat 0 grams
ONE-POT SPINACH BEEF SOUP
Steps:
- In a 6-qt. stockpot, cook beef and garlic over medium heat until beef is no longer pink, breaking up beef into crumbles, 6-8 minutes; drain. Stir in broth, tomatoes and seasonings; bring to a boil. Stir in pasta; return to a boil. Cook, uncovered, until pasta is tender, 7-9 minutes., Stir in spinach until wilted. Sprinkle servings with cheese.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 258 calories, Fat 7g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 40mg cholesterol, Sodium 909mg sodium, Carbohydrate 30g carbohydrate (8g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 17g protein.
CURRIED YELLOW SPLIT PEA SOUP WITH SPINACH
I've been fascinated with yellow split peas lately. I found this in my 365 Low Fat Recipes cookbook. This would freeze well.
Provided by dicentra
Categories Lentil
Time 55m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a large soup pot, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and cook until soft, 3-5 minutes.
- Add ginger, cumin, curry powder, turmeric, coriander and cayenne. Cook, stirring, 1 minute to toast the spices.
- Add yellow split peas and 8 cups of water. Bring to a boil over high heat.
- Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer until split peas are soft, about 45 minutes.
- Add spinach and salt. Cook until spinach wilts, about 1-2 minutes. Soup will thicken upon standing. Add additional water to thin.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 252.7, Fat 2.4, SaturatedFat 0.3, Sodium 211.2, Carbohydrate 43, Fiber 17.5, Sugar 6.5, Protein 16.8
SIMPLE SPINACH SOUP
Make and share this Simple Spinach Soup recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Gidget
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 30m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Heat the butter/oil in a saucepan.
- Saute the onions and garlic until the onion softens.
- Add the stock and bring to a boil.
- Add the defrosted spinach, dried tarragon and white wine (if used).
- Reduce heat to a simmer for about 20 minutes.
- Just before serving you may have to use a stab-mixer to get the right consistency.
- Season with Salt and Pepper.
Tips:
- For the best flavor, use fresh spinach. If you're using frozen spinach, thaw it and squeeze out as much water as possible before using.
- If you don't have chicken broth on hand, you can use vegetable broth instead. Just be sure to add a little extra salt and pepper to taste.
- Feel free to add other vegetables to this soup, such as carrots, celery, or potatoes. Just be sure to adjust the cooking time accordingly.
- Serve this soup with a side of crusty bread or crackers for a complete meal.
Conclusion:
Spinach soup is a delicious and healthy meal that's perfect for any occasion. It's easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste preferences. So next time you're looking for a quick and easy meal, give this spinach soup recipe a try. You won't be disappointed!
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