Spinach Soup

Ingredients:

1/2 cup margarine/butter
1 yellow onion, diced
1/2 cup flour
1 1/4 cups milk
2 1/2 cups chicken broth
1 lb fresh spinach, cooked OR 1 8-oz frozen spinach (thawed and drained)
1 tsp nutmeg
salt and pepper (to taste)

Directions:

In a skillet or saucepan melt butter/margarine and saute onion until softened. Remove from heat then stir in flour. Place back on heat and slowly add milk and stock, stirring constantly to keep consistency smooth. Add cooked spinach, nutmeg, salt and pepper. Bring spinach soup to a boil, stir, then simmer on low for 3-4 minutes. Cool and pour into serving size containers, freeze.

On cooking day:
Defrost and reheat in saucepan or in microwave.

Submitted by Shelli
From Mom's Budget (www.momsbudge.com)