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Cream of Spinach Soup - Julia Child takes several minutes to prepare.

Cream of Spinach Soup - Julia Child takes several minutes to cook.

Cream of Spinach Soup - Julia Child makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Cream of Spinach Soup - Julia Child are:

1/2 cup sliced onion
2 Tbsp butter
1.5 - 2 lb fresh spinach - or 10oz frozen
5 cups chicken broth
1/2 cup raw white rice
pinch nutmeg
salt & pepper
1/2 cup heavy cream
2 egg yolks
lemon juice

Here is how you make Cream of Spinach Soup - Julia Child:

In a heavy-bottomed pan, cook onions slowly in 2 tbsp butter for 8-10 min until tender. Trim & wash spinach. Coup roughly. Stir spinach into onions; cover and cook over low heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add chicken stock and bring to a boil and stir in the rice. Add seasonings. Simmer partially covered for 20 min or until rice is tender. Puree, bring again to a simmer and thin w/more chicken broth if liquid is too thick. Blend the cream and egg yolks in a bolw with whisk. By driblets, beat in two cups of hot soup. Pour back into saucepan - rewarm slowly, stirring constantyl to almost a simmer. Remove from heat - correct seasoning, add lemon juice. Serves 4 with 2 cups each.Number of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user WALKERCLEE.

The nutritional information for Cream of Spinach Soup - Julia Child is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 245.3

• Total Fat: 20.0 g
• Cholesterol: 164.7 mg
• Sodium: 1,313.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 13.3 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.0 g
• Protein: 6.1 g