Tuscan Shrimp and Spinach Soup

Tuscan Shrimp and Spinach Soup

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The best shrimp soup to cozy up this winter! It is amazingly comforting, quick and everyone will beg for seconds.

This easy shrimp soup is the YUMMIEST!

How do I know? I made a sauce version to be served on pasta which is probably the best sauce ever.

I have been soaking chunks of crusty bread and enjoying all week long.

What’s more comforting than carbs, right?

Well, if carbs is not your thing then this is insanely good as is. 

This Italian shrimp soup has been one of the most popular recipes on my blog. It is certainly one of the best shrimp recipe out there. 

Tuscan Shrimp and Spinach Soup

The best shrimp soup to cozy up this winter! It is amazingly comforting, quick and everyone will beg for seconds.

Course Soup

Cuisine Italian

Prep Time 6 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 16 minutes

Servings 2

Author Maria Doss

Ingredients

• 2 tablepsoons olive oil
• 20-24 medium shrimp (about 1/2 pound) peeled, deveined and patted dry
• 2 tablepsoons butter salted or unsalted
• 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
• 2 large garlic cloves finely chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 tablespoon all purpose flour
• 1 14.5 ounce can chicken stock
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1/4 cup milk refer notes
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan
• 2 handfuls baby spinach chopped or left whole
• 1/2-1 teaspoon salt refer notes
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper powder

Instructions

1. Add olive oil into a medium pan and place over high heat. When hot, place shrimp in a single layer, cook for one minute (without disturbing), turn them over and cook for an additional 30 seconds or cooked. Transfer shrimp to a plate and return pan back to heat, Reduce heat to medium. 
2. Add butter. Once melts, add onion, garlic and red pepper flakes. Cook for 1-2 minutes until translucent. Stir in flour and saute for about 30 seconds, until raw smell of flour is gone. 
3. Add remaining ingredients (one can stock, 1/2 cup heavy cream, 1/4 cup milk, 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning, 1/4 cup parmesan, 2 handfuls spinach, salt and pepper). Increase heat to high, let it come to a boil and cook for about 2 minutes until spinach is wilted. Take off heat, stir in shrimp along with any accumulated juices. 
4. Serve hot with a crusty bread, if desired. 

Recipe Notes

Salt depends on the stock that you are using and your taste preference. So, use 1/2 teaspoon and add more at the end, if desired.

A total of 3/4 cup heavy cream may be used leaving out milk.

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