RCI-SP.001.0003.001

Spiced Pumpkin Soup

Name: Spiced Pumpkin Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Vegetarian
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon butter; 1 cup onion (chopped); 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon curry powder; 1/4 teaspoon cumin; 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 2 unit garlic cloves (crushed); 1 cup peeled and cubed sweet potato; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 2 14 unit -oz cans of nonfat and low-sodium chicken broth or vegetable stock; 1 15 unit -oz can of pumpkin; 1 cup 1% milk; 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice

Soups

Prep15 min

Cook30 min

Total45 min

Servings4

Difficultyadvanced

Ingredients

butter
1 tablespoon
onion
chopped
1 cup
all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons
curry powder
1/2 teaspoon
cumin
1/4 teaspoon
ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon
garlic cloves
crushed
2 unit
peeled and cubed sweet potato
1 cup
salt
1/4 teaspoon
-oz cans of nonfat and low-sodium chicken broth or vegetable stock
2 14 unit
-oz can of pumpkin
1 15 unit
1% milk
1 cup
fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon

Method

Melt butter in a Dutch oven or large saucepan over medium-high heat. Saute onion for 3-4 minutes then add flour, curry, cumin and nutmeg and saute for 1 minute.

Add sweet potato, salt, chicken broth and pumpkin and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, partially covered for about 20-25 minutes or until sweet potatoes are cooked through and softened. Remove from heat and let stand for 10 minutes to cool.

Place half of the pumpkin mixture in a blender and process until smooth. Using a strainer, pour soup back into pan. Repeat with rest of soup.

Raise heat to medium then stir in milk and cook for 5 minutes or until soup is heated through.

Remove from heat and add lime juice.

Spiced Pumpkin Soup

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