Heart Warming Winter Soup
"This is quick and easy and filling,
Good on cold winter days."
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 2 small boneless chicken breasts, cooked and shredded
- 1 small leek
- 1⁄2 cup carrot, peeled and thickly sliced
- 4 ounces spinach leaves
- 3⁄4 cup frozen peas
- 1⁄2 cup whipping cream
- 4 red potatoes, diced
- 2 large egg yolks
- 1⁄2 teaspoon curry powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon dried basil
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon fresh black pepper
directions
- Place chicken broth in a large saucepan
- Bring to a boil
- trim root and leaves from leek, leaving only white stalk
- Chop stalks into thin slices
- Add carrots, potatoes and leeks to chicken broth
- Reduce heat to medium
- Cook for 7 to 8 minutes, until vegetables are tender
- Roll spinach leaves together into a cigar shape
- Slice thinly
- Add spinach and peas and shredded cooked chicken to broth
- Cook for 2 minutes
- Remove from heat
- In a small bowl, combine cream, egg yolks, curry, basil, salt and pepper
- Stir cream mixture into soup
- Return saucepan to heat
- Cook gently over low heat to heat through
- Do not boil
- Adjust seasoning to taste
- Serve with warm bread
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Reviews
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The soup was easy to make, looked pretty as a picture, tasted great!! It was so smooth and the flavor was good! It is one I would make again with no adjustments. -
Wow, does this make a busy bowl of soup! Instead of using broth and already cooked chicken breasts I made a broth using two large chicken legs and thighs. For religious reasons I don't combine dairy with chicken, so I just used more broth. I don't think it detracted from the flavor. My only complaint is that I don't think the leek added enough of a bite to the soup. The next time I make this soup I'll add a chopped onion as well, and a clove or two of garlic. The leek was just too mild. This was a very interesting soup, and that's a compliment in this house. Thanks for entering it into the contest! -
I've made and reviewed 40 soups since joining Zaar. Dh's comment after dinner tonight was that this is one of the better soups I've ever made. I agree, it's delcious; not too heavy, not too light, not too spicy, not too mild. The one thing it definitely is, is easy. Great meal.
Tweaks
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Wow, does this make a busy bowl of soup! Instead of using broth and already cooked chicken breasts I made a broth using two large chicken legs and thighs. For religious reasons I don't combine dairy with chicken, so I just used more broth. I don't think it detracted from the flavor. My only complaint is that I don't think the leek added enough of a bite to the soup. The next time I make this soup I'll add a chopped onion as well, and a clove or two of garlic. The leek was just too mild. This was a very interesting soup, and that's a compliment in this house. Thanks for entering it into the contest!
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