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potato-spinach soup

ericka@pinkrobots.com

Notes: Yummy! My first soup from scratch! You can substitute kale for spinach.
Modified from Cooking Light Magazine, 10/2002
Ingredients:
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 1/2 cups finely chopped onion
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 7 cups fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
  • 4 cups coarsely chopped peeled Yukon gold potato (about 1 1/2 pounds)
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 6 cups chopped fresh spinach (about 3/4 pound)
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • 9 tablespoons (about 2 ounces) shredded gruyere cheese
Instructions:
  1. Melt butter in a large saucepan (REALLY LARGE) over medium heat. Add onion, cook 8 minutes or until tender, stirring frequently. Add garlic, cook 30 seconds, stirring constantly. Stir in broth, potato, salt, and bay leaf; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes or until potato is tender.
  2. Stir in spinach and basil. Cover and simmer 10 minutes or until spinach is tender. Discard bay leaf. Partially mash potatoes with a potato masher until thick and chunky. Top with cheese.
Nutritional info: (note, this is based on kale, not spinach)
  • Yield: 6 servings (serving size 1 2/3 cups soup and 1 1/2 tablespoons cheese)
  • POINTS: 5 points per serving
  • Calories: 239 (29% from fat)
  • Fat: 7.8g (sat 4.4g, mono 2.2g, poly 0.6g)
  • Protein: 11.7g
  • Carb: 32g
  • Fiber 3.9g
  • Cholesterol: 21mg
  • Iron: 2.2mg (probably more with spinach instead of the kale)
  • Sodium: 733mg
  • Calcium: 215mg