Herbed Potato Mushroom Spinach Soup

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The ultimate comfort food...concocted when i was sick and craving nourish for the body and soul.

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Steps

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In a soup pot , saute the onions , celery and salt in the butter for 5 minutes on a medium high heat.

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Add the potatoes , water , dill and marjoram , cover and bring them to boil.

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Reduce the heat and simmer until the potatoes are soft , about 10 minutes add the milk and cream cheese and puree using an immersion blender or in batches in a blender.

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To the blended soup add the shitake mushrooms and spinach and cook until spinach is wilted and mushrooms are reconstituted.

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Or , add spinach and pre-reconstituted mushrooms directly to your soup bowls , top with cheddar cheese and then ladle in your soup.

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Serve hot.

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Delicious with garlic bread.

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Ingredients

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onions, celery, salt, butter, potatoes, water, dried dill, dried marjoram, milk, cream cheese, dried shiitake mushroom, spinach