Cream of Pumpkin Soup
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 2 tablespoons margarine
- 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans chicken broth
- 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1⁄8 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1⁄8 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 cup milk or 1 cup soymilk
directions
- Saute onion in margarine in a medium saucepan until tender.
- Add 1 can chicken broth; stir well.
- Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes.
- Transfer broth mixture into the container of a blender or processor.
- Process until smooth.
- Return mixture to saucepan.
- Add remaining can of broth, pumpkin, salt, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, and ground pepper; stir well.
- Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Stir in milk or soy milk and heat through.
- Do not boil.
- Ladle into individual soup bowls.
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Reviews
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I just love pumpkin soup - any time of year. You know sometimes even in hot months you need a nice bowl of comfort. I made this on one of the cooler days we had this summer (in the high 70's) but it was raining and thundering like the end of the world. The scent of pumpkin, ginger and cinnamon soothed my frazzled nerves (from the thunder and lightning) as if it were aromatherapy. I finished making this as the worst of the storm passed and it was just raining. I curled up on the sun porch and just watched the rain and enjoyed this wonderful soup. It didn't matter that it was summer, you can make this on a rainy, stormy day too.
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Tweaks
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I enjoyed this soup alot. I had never tried pumpkin soup before. What a treat! I live in Minnesota and the temps are currently below zero so this soup made a perfect dinner tonight. I did not puree the onion mixture and I probably should have. Next time I might just leave the onion out altogether. I also substituted nutmeg for ginger. I used skim milk and it was great....a healthy dish. I am looking forward to the leftovers for lunch! Edit note: This is really good made with apple juice in place of some of the chicken broth. A friend suggested I try that.
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