Spinach cream soup is a delicious and nutritious soup that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. It is made with fresh spinach, milk, cream, and a variety of seasonings. This creamy soup is perfect for a light lunch or a hearty dinner. It can also be served as an appetizer or a side dish. There are many different ways to make spinach cream soup, so you can find a recipe that suits your taste. Whether you like your soup thick or thin, creamy or chunky, there is a spinach cream soup recipe out there for you.
Here are our top 20 tried and tested recipes!
CREAM OF SPINACH SOUP
This is a fast, easy way to make creamed soups. You can also use most any frozen vegetable. Cream of broccoli is also delicious.
Provided by Joyce Marciszewski
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Vegetable Soup Recipes Spinach Soup Recipes
Time 25m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a medium saucepan, combine water, bouillon, and spinach. Bring to a boil, and cook until spinach is tender.
- Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in flour, and cook for 2 minutes. Gradually whisk in milk. Season with minced onion, salt, and pepper. Cook, stirring constantly, until thickened. Stir in spinach mixture.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 227.1 calories, Carbohydrate 19.1 g, Cholesterol 38 mg, Fat 12.9 g, Fiber 2.4 g, Protein 10.1 g, SaturatedFat 7.9 g, Sodium 1053.3 mg, Sugar 9.4 g
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 CHEESE SOUP
Give yourself a delicious calcium boost with this cream of spinach soup. I like to serve it with a green salad. You can also add 2 cups of cubed cooked chicken, if you wish. -Maria Regakis, Saugus, Massachusetts.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 15m
Yield 2 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a small saucepan, combine the broth, spinach, onion powder and pepper. Bring to a boil. Combine flour and milk until smooth; gradually add to soup. Return to a boil. Reduce heat; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in cheese until melted.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 297 calories, Fat 17g fat (11g saturated fat), Cholesterol 63mg cholesterol, Sodium 805mg sodium, Carbohydrate 17g carbohydrate (10g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 23g protein.
MUSHROOM-SPINACH CREAM SOUP
Fresh mushrooms are a surprise for the palate in this creamy spinach soup. You can make it in advance and reheat it just before serving.-Patricia Kile, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 25m
Yield 10 servings (2-1/2 quarts).
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a large saucepan, saute mushrooms and onions in butter until tender. Stir in flour and seasonings until blended; gradually add milk and broth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. , Stir in spinach. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minutes or until heated through.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 179 calories, Fat 11g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 30mg cholesterol, Sodium 524mg sodium, Carbohydrate 15g carbohydrate (6g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 7g protein.
EASY HOMEMADE CREAM OF SPINACH SOUP
This is so easy to make. I've also used broccoli and am planning to try asparagus. I love this recipe-it's so quick!
Provided by Kaarin
Categories Spinach
Time 30m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a medium saucepan combine water and spinach.
- Cook till tender; do not drain.
- In a large saucepan melt the butter on medium low heat.
- Stir in flour until smooth.
- Whisk in hot milk and bouillon.
- Cook until beginning to thicken, then add spinach mixture.
- Season to taste.
- I sometimes add allspice instead of the garlic in the winter months.
CREAM OF SPINACH SOUP
Provided by Blair Box
Categories Soup/Stew Milk/Cream Appetizer Quick & Easy Spinach Bon Appétit Costa Mesa California Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added Kosher
Yield Serves 2 to 4
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Place all ingredients in blender and blend until smooth. Transfer to heavy large saucepan. Bring soup to boil over medium-high heat, stirring frequently. Ladle into bowls and serve.
CREAM OF SPINACH SOUP
This soup is super creamy in texture, but it contains very little actual cream. The butter and flour mixture -- what's called a roux -- gives it body and silkiness.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Soups, Stews & Stocks Soup Recipes
Time 1h
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a large pot, cook spinach in boiling salted water until wilted; drain. When cool, squeeze out as much liquid as you can.
- In a medium pot, melt butter over medium. Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 8 minutes.
- Add flour and cook, stirring, until combined, 1 minute.
- Whisking constantly, add broth and 1 cup water and bring to a boil over high. Reduce heat and simmer, whisking occasionally, 10 minutes.
- Add cooked spinach and cilantro; cook until cilantro is just wilted.
- Transfer mixture to a large bowl. In batches, fill a blender halfway with mixture and puree until smooth; to allow heat to escape, remove cap from hole in lid, cover lid with a dish towel, and hold down firmly while blending. Return soup to pot as pureed.
- Add cream and heat over medium until warmed through. Season with salt and pepper. Thin with broth or water, if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 286 g, Fat 18 g, Fiber 9 g, Protein 10 g, SaturatedFat 11 g
PUREED SPINACH AND SWEET PEA SOUP WITH FRESH MINT CREAM
Provided by Reggie Southerland
Categories appetizer
Time 52m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Saute onions in the butter in a large soup pot over high heat, stirring occasionally to prevent onions from sticking until they begin to soften about 10 minutes. Add garlic, lower the heat to medium and continue cooking for another 10 minutes until onions are translucent. Stir in spinach and saute until wilted about 5 minutes more. Add peas and the stock to the pot and bring to a boil over high heat. Lower the heat and simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Remove soup from heat and allow to cool for a few minutes.
- Using a food processor puree soup in small batches (use a second bowl to pour puree in until all soup is pureed). Place puree back into pot, add cream and bring to simmer over low heat.
- To serve, ladle soup into 4 large bowls and top with about 3 tablespoons of the fresh mint cream.
- In a bowl, using a whisk, combine all ingredients until smooth.
CREAM OF SPINACH AND ARTICHOKE SOUP
Make and share this Cream of Spinach and Artichoke Soup recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Tona C.
Categories < 60 Mins
Time 55m
Yield 3 quarts, 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Start this creamy soup by adding six cups of chicken stock to a large soup pot and turn the heat on the stove-top to medium high.
- When the stock begins to boil, reduce the heat to low medium and add eight ounces frozen cut spinach, half a chopped yellow onion, one tablespoon of minced garlic and the drained, squeezed and cut artichokes. Simmer for ten minutes.
- Add the white salt and black pepper. Stir well.
- Cut the cream cheese into small slices. Each time you cut a slice off, add it to the pot. Stir well until it's totally melted, approximately 5 minutes.
- Add one pint of heavy cream to the pot and stir well. Simmer 5 more minutes.
HEARTY CREAM OF SPINACH SOUP
I have fallen in love with this easy, delicious soup. Yes, I know it uses a soup mix so food snobs stay away. It is only for plain ole regular folks like me. ;)
Provided by ratherbeswimmin
Categories Spinach
Time 45m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a large saucepan, let the butter melt over medium heat.
- Add in the onion, carrot, and spinach; cook and stir frequently for 3-4 minutes or until vegetables are softened.
- Add the soup mix, then the milk; whisk until mixture is smooth.
- Bring to a boil, add in nutmeg and pepper; lower heat to medium-low and simmer 5 minutes or so before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 111.1, Fat 7.7, SaturatedFat 4.8, Cholesterol 24.4, Sodium 91.8, Carbohydrate 7.4, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 1.1, Protein 3.9
CREAM OF SPINACH AND ARTICHOKE SOUP MY WAY
This mouth watering cream of spinach and artichoke soup is a "soup lovers" delight... and an easy recipe to make because it was created and made "My Way." This soup contains spinach, creamy Laughing Cow Cheese LOL, potatoes... and a nice medley of spices and herbs. Enjoy!
Provided by SkipperSy
Categories < 4 Hours
Time 1h30m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Clean potatoes (leave the skin on), cut into small pieces, par-boil (don't overcook), and then set aside.
- For the artichokes drain and squeeze out excess water, cut in half, sprinkle with cinnamon and set aside.
- Cut baby carrots into small round pieces and set aside.
- Clean scallions or leek, chop and set aside.
- INSTRUCTIONS.
- Line a metal pan with aluminum foil (for an easy clean-up), add melted butter or margarine and olive oil, add potatoes & artichokes (toss), roast in an oven until tops of vegetables are brown, turn vegetables and brown other side, set aside.
- Place frozen spinach in a large pot and cook according to package instructions (add a little water as needed).
- Using a hand blender/chopper, chop the cooked spinach a little more (does not have to be finely chopped/pureed).
- Add chicken stock, butter or margarine, garlic, carrots, leek (if used) and cook for about 5 minutes. Add the potato flakes, heavy cream, nutmeg and cook on low heat for about another 3 minutes, stir often.
- Place soup in individual bowls, then add roasted potato & artichokes on top, sprinkle with scallions (if used) and cilantro.
- Enjoy!
- NOTE.
- You can roast any number of vegetables to your liking, as a topping for this soup. Also, you might want to have on the side a bowl of sour cream for guests/family to add to their individual bowels. Plus some warm pita bread or a hard pumpernickel bread would be real nice as well.
CREAM OF SPINACH SOUP
"This rich and creamy soup tastes like it's made by a professional chef," says Patricia Bradley Rohnert Park, California. While Patricia often uses drained canned spinach in the recipe, frozen spinach works well, too.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 15m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Prepare soup mix according to package directions. Stir in spinach. Cover and simmer for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in sour cream and nutmeg. Garnish with lemon slices.
Nutrition Facts :
CREAM OF SPINACH SOUP
Serve this creamy spinach soup piping hot, with a fresh buttered baguette. Delicious! You can make a vegetarian version by using vegetable stock in place of the chicken stock. Also, you can add a dash of paprika, cayenne, or red pepper flakes if you like more spice. Note: I used a 32 oz. box of organic chicken stock, and we thought it was fine that way (we like ours with plenty of broth). But the three cups of chicken stock that the recipe calls for should work nicely if you like a thick soup, or are going to blend it. I don't have an immersion blender, but feel free to blend this soup if you prefer a smooth version.
Provided by BecR2400
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 40m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.
- Add the carrots and onion and saute in the butter until softened, about 3-5 minutes.
- Add the stock and bring to a boil over high heat, then add the spinach.
- Reduce heat to medium and let simmer for about 8-10 minutes, or until spinach is done.
- Whisk in the milk or cream and the seasonings and heat through briefly (about five minutes more), stirring occasionally.
- Remove from heat.
- Serve piping hot.
VEGAN CREAM OF SPINACH SOUP
The best thing about this soup? It takes less than half an hour from chopping board to table; and is dead easy. Unlike starchy soups that need about 30-40 minutes to cook through, this soup only needs about 20 minutes. Just chop up your ingredients, bring to the boil, simmer, blend and serve. I can't seem to go past using whole roasted garlic in my soups. It just brings a depth of flavour that is hard to beat. I suppose, if you are on a winning blend - just keep spinning. If you want to really "go green", you can always add in more spinach. But I find this balance of vegetables works well. Once again, I rely on my beloved cashews to cream up this vegan soup. If you have a high-speed blender such as a Vitamix, you will get a soup that is velvety and smooth. Don't worry if you don't have one. You will still get a beautiful tasting result. It just won't be as smooth. You might have some pieces of cashew. But I don't mind that rustic touch.
Provided by The Blender Girl
Categories Spinach
Time 25m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Place the garlic whole in the oven on about 400 for about 30 minutes until soft and roasted.
- In a saucepan saute onions and scallions with a pinch of celtic sea salt to bring out the sweetness until translucent.
- Add in spinach, celery, zucchini and parsley and cook for about 5 minutes.
- Add in stock and squeeze in roasted garlic pulp and bring to the boil.
- Simmer for about 20 minutes until the veggies are cooked through.
- Allow to cool slightly and then puree in the blender with the cashews and
- return to the stove to warm and serve.
- Serve sprinkled with parsley and a grain ball. YUM!
CREAM OF SPINACH SOUP WITH CRUSHED BACON CHIPS
The basis of any good soup is in the stock that makes it. However, there are constraints in the current kitchen at the café and so, some recipes have to be modified to make things easier to prepare.
Provided by KaffirLime
Categories Low Protein
Time 25m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Melt butter in the saucepan, add onion and sauté gently for 10mins, until soft, but not coloured.
- Add the spinach to the onion, cover with a lid and cook gently for 4 minutes.
- Add flour and stir gently for 1 - 2 minutes.
- Remove from heat and gently stir in stock and milk. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly then simmer for 3 minutes Season to taste.
- Puree soup in a blender or food processor till smooth and return to pot. Bring it to a boil again. Taste and add seasoning as desired.
- Serve hot.
- Bacon: chop up 250g of bacon and fry in a non-stick pan without oil till crisp. Remove bacon bits from pan and drain on paper towels. Reserve oil and add into the soup for added smokey flavour.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 434.3, Fat 29.4, SaturatedFat 17.4, Cholesterol 79.2, Sodium 601.1, Carbohydrate 31.5, Fiber 4.5, Sugar 4.8, Protein 14.5
CREAM OF SPINACH SOUP WITH BACON
Steps:
- * 1. 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. * 2. 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. *3 save some spinach for the end and add some nice small peices for added effect.
CREAM OF SPINACH SOUP WITH GRILLED OCTOPUS
Provided by Michelle Karam
Categories appetizer
Time 1h
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 25
Steps:
- For the cream of spinach soup: Add the chicken broth, celery, carrots, potatoes, shallots, garlic and bell peppers to a medium pot. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce to a simmer on medium-low heat and cook until the potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes. Strain the soup, reserving the broth and vegetables separately.
- Add the cooked vegetables, fresh spinach and heavy cream to a blender in batches and puree. Add enough of the reserved broth to the puree until it reaches the desired consistency. Add the dill if using. Season with salt and a pinch of white pepper.
- For the spinach and red pepper saute: In a saute pan, heat the olive oil until hot. Add the spinach, bell peppers, shallots, some salt and pepper and red chile flakes if using and saute until the spinach and peppers are tender, 2 to 4 minutes. Set aside.
- For the grilled octopus: Prepare a grill for medium-high heat. Clean the octopus well, removing the outer membrane from each tentacle.
- Mix together the olive oil, lemon juice, chopped dill, red chile flakes and some salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Add the octopus and let marinate for 3 to 5 minutes.
- Grill the octopus, allowing some parts to char slightly for good flavor, 8 to 12 minutes depending on the thickness of the tentacles. Do not overcook or the octopus will become chewy and dry. Set aside.
- Spoon some soup into each bowl. Lay a piece of octopus in the center, and add a dollop of the spinach and red pepper saute.
VERY EASY CREAM OF SPINACH SOUP
This recipe is from the cook of a local restaurant. She makes it at home all winter long.
Provided by Kathie Carr
Categories Cream Soups
Time 30m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- 1. Place spinach, mushroom soup, and half and half in blender. You may need to work with half of this mixture at a time if blender is not big enough to accomodate all at once. Puree in blender until smooth.
- 2. Place pureed mixture in saucepan with remaining ingredients (except, of course, garnish), bring to a simmer, reduce heat to low, and cook for about 20 minutes to blend all flavors.
- 3. Garnish is optional but crunchy croutons are nice.
CREAM OF SPINACH SOUP
Steps:
- Cook the onions slowly in the butter in a covered saucepan for 5 to 10 minutes, until tender and translucent but not browned. Stir in the spinach and salt, cover and cook slowly for about 5 minutes or until the leaves are tender and wilted. Sprinkle in the flour and stir over moderate heat for 3 minutes. Off heat, beat in the boiling stock. Simmer for 5 minutes and correct seasoning. Can be set aside at this point. Blend the yolks and cream in a mixing bowl. Beat a cupful of hot soup into them by driblets. Gradually beat in the rest of the soup in a thin stream. Return soup to saucepan and stir over moderate heat for a minute or two to poach the egg yolks but do not bring the soup to the simmer. Off heat, stir in the enrichment butter a tablespoon at a time. To Serve Cold: Omit final butter enrichment and chill. If too thick, stir in more cream before serving.
CREAM OF SPINACH SOUP
Many years ago, someone in the family collected recipes from descendants of my great grandparents, William M. and Florence E. (Snodgrass) Whaley and had them compiled into a cookbook. I am posting those recipes here so that they will not be lost. This recipe was submitted by my Great Aunt Christine Massey
Provided by Claudia McClaran
Categories Vegetable Soup
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- 1. Simmer onion in broth 5 minutes.
- 2. Make roux of butter an flour.
- 3. Add half and half. Cook 2 minutes.
- 4. Stir in seasonings and broth.
- 5. Add spinach to broth; let stand until heated through.
- 6. Put in blender in small amounts.
- 7. Serve with grated Provolone cheese, sprinkled over top (optional). "Delicious".
Tips:
- For a velvety smooth soup, blend in a high-powered blender or use an immersion blender.
- To enhance the flavor, use fresh spinach instead of frozen.
- Add a pinch of nutmeg or cayenne pepper for a subtle kick.
- Serve the soup with a swirl of heavy cream or crème fraîche, and a sprinkle of grated Parmesan cheese.
- Accompany the soup with a side salad or crusty bread for a complete meal.
Conclusion:
Spinach cream soup is an easy-to-make, delicious, and nutritious dish that is perfect for a quick lunch or dinner. With its vibrant green color and creamy texture, this soup is sure to impress. By following these tips, you can create a flavorful and satisfying spinach cream soup that the whole family will enjoy.
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