French Spring Soup

Name: French Spring Soup
Total time: 60
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 0.25 cup butter; 1 pound leeks, chopped; 1 onion, chopped; 2 quarts water; 3 large potatoes, chopped; 2 large carrots, chopped; 1 bunch fresh asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1 inch pieces; 0.33333298563957 cup uncooked long-grain white rice; 4 teaspoons salt; 0.5 pound fresh spinach; 1 cup heavy cream

Recipe by Luanne from allrecipes.com

Dinner 60 Mins.

Ingredients

10 servings

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0.25 cup butter
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1 pound leeks, chopped
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1 onion, chopped
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2 quarts water
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3 large potatoes, chopped
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2 large carrots, chopped

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1 bunch fresh asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1 inch pieces
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0.33333298563957 cup uncooked long-grain white rice
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4 teaspoons salt
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0.5 pound fresh spinach
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1 cup heavy cream

Instructions

Melt the butter in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in the leeks and onion, and cook until tender.
Pour water into the pot. Mix in potatoes, carrots, asparagus, and rice. Season with salt. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 30 minutes, until vegetables and rice are tender.
Stir spinach and heavy cream into the soup mixture, and continue cooking about 5 minutes before serving.