OReillyS St PatrickS Day Green Soup

Ingredients

• 12 lb fresh spinach
• 1 stalk about 14 oz broccoli
• 2 sprigs parsley
• 1 small stalk celery with a few leaves
• 4 Tbsp butter or margarine
• 4 Tbsp flour
• 4 c rich chicken broth
• 1 c heavy cream or half and half less rich
• salt and pepper

Directions

1. Wash spinach under cold running water Break off and discard coarse stems
2. Drain and pat dry with paper towels
3. Chop coarsely Wash broccoli under cold running water
4. Trim off and discard small green leaves on stalk Coarsely chop top and tender stem
5. Wash dry and chop parsley and celery Set aside the 4 green preceeding vegetables