Heart Warming Winter Soup

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

1. 1

   Place chicken broth in a large saucepan

2. 2

   Bring to a boil

3. 3

   trim root and leaves from leek, leaving only white stalk

4. 4

   Chop stalks into thin slices

5. 5

   Add carrots, potatoes and leeks to chicken broth

6. 6

   Reduce heat to medium

7. 7

   Cook for 7 to 8 minutes, until vegetables are tender

8. 8

   Roll spinach leaves together into a cigar shape

9. 9

   Slice thinly

10. 10

    Add spinach and peas and shredded cooked chicken to broth

11. 11

    Cook for 2 minutes

12. 12

    Remove from heat

13. 13

    In a small bowl, combine cream, egg yolks, curry, basil, salt and pepper

14. 14

    Stir cream mixture into soup

15. 15

    Return saucepan to heat

16. 16

    Cook gently over low heat to heat through

17. 17

    Do not boil

18. 18

    Adjust seasoning to taste

19. 19

    Serve with warm bread