Pumpkin Bacon Chowder

Thick soup with lots of flavour! A great meal with fresh bread.

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 8
• Yields: 12 cups

Ingredients

• 4  slices bacon
• 1  onion
• 6  cups pumpkin puree or 6  cups  squash puree
• 1  potato
• 2  cups frozen corn
• 2  cups milk
• 2 (10 ounce) cans  condensed cream of mushroom soup

Directions

1. 1. Cut up bacon (scissors are easiest). Fry in a large soup pot until crispy. Remove bacon from pan, but leave oil.
2. 2. Chop onion and fry in bacon oil until soft.
3. 3. Precook potato in microwave or stove top.
4. 4. Add pumpkin, potato, corn, milk and mushroom soup to pot and heat through. Add more milk if you like thinner soup.
5. 5. Serve and sprinkle bowls with fried bacon.