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Title: Creamy Pumpkin Soup
Categories: Bobbie - no, Pumpkin, Soups
Yield: 6 Servings

3 sl Bacon; diced
1 lg Onion; chopped
1 lg Carrot; shredded
1 cn (13 3/4 oz) chicken broth
2 c Half and half
1 cn (16 oz) solid pack pumpkin
1/2 ts Salt
1/4 ts Ground white pepper
1/4 c Sour cream

Cook bacon in large saucepan over Medium heat until crisp. Remove with
slotted spoon, set aside. Add onion and carrot to drippings; cook 4
minutes, stirring occasionally. Add broth; simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes.
Transfer to food processor (or in batches in blender); process until
smooth. Return to saucepan; stir in half and half, pumpkin, salt and
pepper. Bring to a simmer, do not boil. Trnasfer to six soup bowls; top
with sour cream and reserved bacon. Makes 6 servings. Note to vary this
recipe, omit bacon. Cook onion and carrot in 2 Tbsp. butter. Garnish
servings with fresly grated nutmeg. Serve warm or chilled. MC formatting by
bobbi744@sojourn.com This was delicious.

Recipe by: Associated Press, Lansing State Journal, Oct. '20 '97

Posted to TNT - Prodigy's Recipe Exchange Newsletter by Roberta Banghart
on Oct 25, 1997