As long as we have soup ingredients, I say let it snow! let it snow! let it snow!
Here's a warm delicious soup inspired by our recent snow day. Using leftovers and items from my pantry, I came up with this creamy nutritious soup recipe. We ate it alone for a light lunch, but it would also go great with grilled cheese sandwiches. Once again, it turned out to be a great dish to share with Peanut - after eating some of her own lunch, we gave her some soup to try and she ended up eating a whole little bowl full of it!
Spinach Potato Soup with Tomato & Basil
Ingredients:
- 2 T. olive oil
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 2 c. leftover garlic mashed potatoes
- 1 carton chicken stock (4 cups)
- 3 c. packed baby spinach (I only had about 1.5 - 2 c., but I think it could use more)
- 2 T. basil (paste, dried, or fresh)
- 1 t. Italian spice mix
- 1 t. salt
- 1/2 t. black pepper
- 1 (15 oz.) can diced tomatoes
- 1/2 c. grated parmesan cheese
Directions:
1. Heat oil in a large soup pot over medium high heat. Add the chopped onion and saute 2-3 minutes, until softened.
how pretty is my new Warther knife?
a Christmas gift from my hubby :)
2. Add the mashed potatoes and stock, and stir well to combine. Add the spinach and spices and bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer about 10 minutes until spinach wilts and potatoes break down.
3. Removed from heat. Using an immersion blender (or a regular blender in batches), puree until smooth consistency is achieved. Add the tomatoes and parmesan and stir until cheese melts. Serve immediately.
now we have a creamy, green soup
plus some delicious diced tomatoes for texture
and parmesan for richness
top with a little more grated parmesan
because it just looks pretty :)
And now for everyone's favorite food critic, Peanut:
maybe if I look as sweet as possible
they'll give me some soup...
or maybe I'll just demand it... need more soup!!
aww, that's better!
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