Cheesy Potato Florentine Soup

Name: Cheesy Potato Florentine Soup
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons black pepper; 85 grams 3/4 cup preshredded reduced-fat Mexican blend or cheddar cheese; 454 grams fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth; 473 milliliters frozen Southern-style hash brown potatoes, thawed; 473 milliliters thinly sliced leek (about 2 large); 177 milliliters 1% low-fat milk; 2 teaspoons margarine or butter; 0 teaspoons salt; 283 grams package frozen chopped spinach, thawed, drained, and squeezed dry; 355 milliliters water

Need a gluten free main course? Cheesy Potato Florentine Soup could be a tremendous recipe to try. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains around 12g of protein, 11g of fat, and a total of 260 calories. This recipe covers 26% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of water, margarine, less-sodium chicken broth, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. To use up the low fat milk you could follow this main course with the Salted Caramel Brownie Milkshake as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. Autumn will be even more special with this recipe.

Instructions

Melt the margarine in a large saucepan over medium-high heat.

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Margarine

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Sauce Pan

Add the sliced leek, and saut 4 minutes.

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Leek

Add the hash brown potatoes and next 5 ingredients (potatoes through spinach). Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.

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Hash Browns

Potato

Spinach

Place half of potato mixture in a food processor or blender, and process until smooth.

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Potato

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Blender

Pour pured potato mixture into a large bowl. Repeat procedure with remaining potato mixture. Return pured potato mixture to pan. Stir in cheese and milk; cook 1 minute or until thoroughly heated and cheese melts.

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Cheese