Creamy Chicken & Spinach Soup (using cauliflower cream

• Meat

  • 1 1/2 cup Chicken, cooked

• Produce

  • 2 cups Baby spinach
  • 4 cups Cauliflower pieces
  • 2 tsp Garlic
  • 8 oz Mushrooms
  • 1/4 tsp Sage
  • 1/4 tsp Thyme
  • 1 cup Water retained from boiling cauliflower

• Condiments

  • 1 Cauliflower cream sauce

• Baking & Spices

  • 2 tbsp Nutritional yeast
  • 1/4 tsp Pepper
  • 1/2 tsp Salt

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 3 tbsp Olive oil

• Liquids

  • 1 cup Chicken broth or water

• Other

  • 1 Tablespoon Better Than Bouillon (optional but recommended

Found on mylifecookbook.com

Description

Ingredients

• 8 oz mushrooms, sliced
• 1 Tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon crushed garlic
• 2 cups baby spinach, chopped
• 1½ cup cooked chicken, chopped
• 1 Tablespoon Better Than Bouillon (optional but recommended)
• 1 cup chicken broth or water
• Cauliflower Cream Sauce
• 4 cups cauliflower pieces
• 2 Tablespoons olive oil
• ¼ teaspoon sage
• ¼ teaspoon thyme
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon crushed garlic
• 2 Tablespoons nutritional yeast (can sub grated Parmesan cheese but not Paleo)
• 1 cup of water retained from boiling cauliflower

Directions

• To make the cauliflower cream sauce, add your cauliflower to a pan and fill with water until almost covering the cauliflower.
• Cover and cook until the cauliflower is fork tender.
• Drain cauliflower but retain the liquid.
• Add to a high speed blender along with 1 cup of the retained liquid, olive oil, spices, nutritional yeast and garlic. Blend until smooth and creamy.
• Set aside and start making the soup.
• Add olive oil and mushrooms to a soup pan.
• Saute mushrooms until they just start to brown.
• Add your garlic and sauté for 1 minute more.
• Add your bouillon, spinach and chicken broth and let simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add your chicken and cook for 1 or 2 minutes until heated through.
• Add your cauliflower cream sauce and continue to cook a few more minutes until all the flavors meld together.
• If you wish to it to be thinner, add more chicken broth or water.