Marianne's Winter Soup

• 2 stalks celery, sliced
• 1 small head cabbage, sliced fine
• 1 onion, large and sliced
• 4 carrots, medium and sliced
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 5 cups water
• 34 cup rice, uncooked
• 10 ounces lima beans, frozen
• 10 ounces spinach, frozen
• 2 cups heavy cream (can sub white sauce)

1. Lightly saute celery, cabbage, onion, and carrots in butter.
2. Add chicken broth and water and bring to a boil.
3. Add rice, cover and simmer until rice is cooked.
4. Add lima beans and spinach, cook 5 minutes.
5. Stir in cream or white sauce and cook until warmed through.

stalks celery, head cabbage, onion, carrots, butter, chicken broth, water, rice, beans, spinach, heavy cream

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/mariannes-winter-soup-395929 (may not work)