Spinach Mushroom And Artichoke Soup Fast And Figure Friendly Recipes

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a medium Dutch oven or pot over medium heat. Add the leek and celery; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the leeks are wilted, about 5 minutes. Add the thyme and garlic, then sprinkle in the flour. Cook, stirring, until the vegetables are coated with flour, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Add the chicken broth, artichokes, bay leaf and lemon zest to the pot and bring to a simmer. Cook until the vegetables are very tender, 10 to 12 minutes. Stir in 1/2 cup heavy cream and the spinach; cook until the spinach is wilted, about 4 minutes. Remove the bay leaf and lemon zest.
• Working in small batches, transfer the soup to a blender and puree with the parsley and 1/4 cup creme fraiche until smooth. Return to the pot, season with salt and reheat.
• Combine the remaining 2 tablespoons creme fraiche and 2 teaspoons heavy cream. Ladle the soup into small glasses; top with the thinned creme fraiche and chives.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. Mix first 4 ingredients. Stir in artichoke hearts, spinach, mozzarella cheese and 3 tablespoons Parmesan cheese., Place mushrooms on foil-lined baking sheets, stem side up. Spoon about 1 tablespoon filling into each. If desired, top with additional Parmesan cheese. Bake until mushrooms are tender, 16-20 minutes.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Cook spinach in large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat 4 to 5 min. or just until spinach is wilted, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. Cool 5 min.
• Blot spinach dry with paper towels; place in medium bowl. Add all remaining ingredients except mushrooms; mix well.
• Fill mushroom caps with spinach mixture; place on baking sheet.
• Bake 30 to 35 min. or until mushrooms are tender and spinach filling is heated through.

Steps:

• preheat oven to 350.
• grease 13x 9 x 2 pan.
• in skillet heat butter, onions, garlic, saute, add mushrooms, cook til soft, remove from heat put in bowl, add spinach, artichokes, cheeses, mushrooms, mix.
• mix eggs w/nutmeg in small bowl, add to mix.
• Place in casserole dish, sprinkle w/breadcrumbs.
• sprinkle w/parm cheese, bake 45-50 minutes.

Steps:

• Place artichokes in a food processor, slice thinly and set aside. It works well when using a 3 millimeter slicing disk.
• Using a extra-large stock pot saute onions, garlic and shallots in olive oil and set on low. Cook for 15 minutes.
• Sprinkle flour over onions and cook for 1 minute. Stir in vinegar and cook for approximately 3 minutes, in order for vinegar to evaporate.
• Stir in water, vegetable base, salt, pepper, cayenne, nutmeg, thyme and sliced artichokes and cook for 25 minutes.
• Add dried mushrooms along with the water they soaked in, fresh mushrooms and carrots. Let cook for 15 minutes.
• Stir in capers and parsley, season with salt and serve.