Cream of Spinach Soup


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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 6
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 145.5
  • Total Fat: 2.2 g
  • Cholesterol: 29.7 mg
  • Sodium: 119.6 mg
  • Total Carbs: 17.6 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.6 g
  • Protein: 13.5 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Cream of Spinach Soup calories by ingredient


Introduction

Simple and nutritious Simple and nutritious
Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

    1 white onion
    1 pack fresh spinach
    1 medium sized potato (white or red, no skin)
    1 chicken breast (boneless, no skin)
    1 chicken boullion cube (low sodium)
    4 cups water
    2 cups 2% milk
    2 tbsp corn starch
    salt to taste (optional)

Directions

Combine the onion, spinach, potato, chicken breast, chicken bullion cube, water and boil until chicken and potato are fully cooked.
Place all ingredients in blender and turn blender on for one minute or until most ingredients are blended.
Return ingredients to stove and add milk and salt to taste. Bring to a boil and add corn starch (dissolve corn starch with 1/4 cup of water).
Bring heat to med-low and stir until desired thickness. If you want thicker consistency add double corn starch mix.
Serve and enjoy.
For added taste cook some mushrooms in butter and at to bowl right before serving.


Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MPRIETO2025.

Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
    I also used a tspn.of dill and garlic.
    1 review seemed concerned about using corn starch since the potao has enough starch.The corn starch is for thickening and is a different kind of starch,by the time it's diluted in the 6 cps. of liquid it's miniscule.splurge and get fresh spinach,much better.
    - 2/13/09


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    Very Good
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    This is delicious & most welcome in this cold weatger. - 2/13/09


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    Incredible!
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    This is a great recipe to use with other vegetables besides spinach. It would make a nice cream carrot soup as well. - 8/3/08


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    Very Good
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    A very green soup but also a very good soup! - 8/2/08


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    2 of 3 people found this review helpful
    Good, but is very time intensive. I added 1T of Tasbasco, parsley, and used 2c. low sodium chicken broth and 2c. low sodium vegetable broth instead of the water. Also, 2c. nonfat milk rather than 2%.
    Doesn't seem worth the effort.
    - 7/27/08


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    Incredible!
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    I really liked this soup! Even though it looks like a bubbling swamp. I used a box of frozen spinach, and 6 oz of chicken breast. I made it without the cornstarch. And it made 8 cups. So I figured it out as 8 servings. 106 calories. And, great on the nutrition. Thanks. - 7/22/08


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    Good
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    This is pretty good. After making it the first time, I altered it a bit by adding garlic to the recipe. Muy bueno! - 7/17/08


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    Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Wow what a delicious soup! I didnt add milk as i like my soups thick - instead added a few dolops of low fat sour cream also added broccolli the first time as i was running low on spinach! Preferred using less spinach version. A hit with the whole family so i have to make a couple of batches a week - 9/11/11


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    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    I made this and is yummy. I used non fat milk and fat free half & half and added dried veggies with mushrooms. Really good. - 5/23/10


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    Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    needs a bit of salt, but wow is it good! - 4/13/09


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    Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    This was easy to make. Adding mushrooms was a wonderful idea and they really made it special. - 2/19/09


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    Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    I make this without the chicken and use fllavored broth. - 2/13/09


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    Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    I think Potato is starchy enough so I wouldn't add the corn starch. Without Chicken either and vegetable bouillon rather than chicken for a Vegetarian Version. Thanks for sharing! :-) - 1/31/09


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    Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Very good. I used fat free chicken broth instead of the boullion and water. - 7/23/08


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    Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    I am still looking for a comparible substitute for fresh, garden-grown spinach, but I think that I have found one in Swiss and Red Chards. Any other suggestions? - 7/23/08


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    Incredible!
    1 of 2 people found this review helpful
    I love creamed spinach soup. This is a keeper. - 7/18/08


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    Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Pretty good. I added some Tabasco to give it a bit of zing. I also doubled the corn starch for added thickness. I might make it again but with more changes. The real rest will be how it tastes tomorrow. :) - 1/24/08


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    Easy soup - 4/27/20


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    Incredible!
    I love this cream of spinach soup recipe! Yummy - 10/17/19


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    Delicious! - 4/25/19


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    Nice - 12/10/18


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    A healthy, tasty soup that isn't difficult to prepare. - 10/12/18


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    It looks like a very easy and quick recipe. I would add garlic and bay leaf. - 5/1/18


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    Sounds great. - 3/24/18


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    I added a packet of (Idahoan) Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes because it added extra flavoring plus gave it the thickness I wanted. - 9/29/13


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    Very Good
    I tweeked the process a bit, but think it turned out similar. I used garam masala, ginger, and a little cayenne pepper, which is what made it amazing. I just broke my jaw- mouth wired shut- and so am on a liquid-only diet. I think this may be the best 'liquid' I've had all week! - 12/27/12


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    Very Good
    super easy to do and taste great making this more often - 9/1/12


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    Excellent, I have alot of spinach in my garden - a great tasty way to use!! Yum - 5/21/12


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    Very Good
    Amazing idea to blend the chicken. I used a big bag of fresh spinach and homemade stock and did not need to add dairy to cream it. I also added 3 garlic cloves. Yum! - 12/3/11


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    Very Good
    I used frozen spinach cause that's all I had, add 2 more potatoes, 1 clove of garlic (huge fan), 1tsp oregano, 1/2tsp basil and sauteed the onion and spinach in 1 tsp olive oil before adding the other ingredients. I omitted the chicken and corn starch simply because I didn't have either.Yummy! - 7/14/11


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    Incredible!
    Love, love LOVE this recipe. Makes a bit of a mess, but I feel it's totally worth it. :) - 7/11/11


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    sounds real easy to make and very tasty. Will give it a try real soon. - 6/22/11


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    Very Good
    Substituted arugula for spinach ,used large onion,2 medium ,potatoes,2 chicken breasts, no bouillon,no salt,no cornstarch, and added flavor with Mr. Dash, herbs and black pepper. Delicious! - 2/1/11


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    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    I can not find a time on this recipe. It has every other information but that. How do I find the times on these recipes? ty. - 10/24/10


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    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    really tasty thanks - 9/9/10


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    Incredible!
    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Sounds great I need to try this soon! - 4/24/10


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    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Since I have a bag of fresh spinach on hand I'll give this a try but make only a half recipe since there's just two of us. Thanks for sharing! - 3/4/09


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    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    I plan on using my frozen homegrown spinach and the garlic and do not blend..will be faster to make. - 2/14/09


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    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    I will definetely make it. Thanks! - 2/14/09


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    Good
    0 of 2 people found this review helpful
    I like Spinach, so this is interesting. - 2/13/09


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    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Sounds yummy. I will try with brown rice instead of potatoes with chicken broth and soy milk. - 2/13/09


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    Incredible!
    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Will definitiely try this one and try to reduce the sodium and fat even more. - 7/26/08


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    Incredible!
    0 of 2 people found this review helpful
    Sounds very good - I will tweak to make it lower carb. But I know I'm going to love this. - 7/24/08


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    Very Good
    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    I will use low sodium, fat free chicken broth to lower the sodium in this recipe. I will also use red potatoes and leave the skins on for 2 reasons - my family loves the skins (on red potatoes they are tender and yummy and that is where a lot of the vitamins and nutruents are. Thanks for the recipe! - 7/24/08


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    0 of 3 people found this review helpful
    That sounds so YUMMY I am going to try this. - 7/21/08


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    0 of 3 people found this review helpful
    This sounds yummy, I can't wait to try it. - 7/19/08


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    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    very good with the right seasoning - 7/17/08


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    Very Good
    0 of 2 people found this review helpful
    Sounds great can hardly wait to try! - 7/17/08


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    0 of 3 people found this review helpful
    Sounds very tasty - 7/17/08


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    Incredible!
    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Sounds wonderful. I'm gonna try this one for sure! I saved it. Thanks for submitting this great recipe! - 7/17/08


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    0 of 2 people found this review helpful
    I want to try this, but will not blend it. It sounds easy and nutritious! - 7/17/08


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    0 of 2 people found this review helpful
    sounds good, I will try it over the weekend. - 7/17/08


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    Very Good
    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Sounds yummy. I'd try it w/o the chicken. Parsely additon sounds good too. Thank you! - 7/17/08


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    0 of 2 people found this review helpful
    i will try this. My son loves spinach. - 7/17/08


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    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    This goes into my "recipes to try" book. I was wanting a recipe to use up the fresh spinach that I bought this week! - 7/17/08


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    Incredible!
    0 of 2 people found this review helpful
    Can't wait to try this, sounds delicious but will add garlic & parsley to mine & leave out the chicken and use soy milk. - 7/17/08