Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Smokey Pumpkin Spice Soup :)

I love this time of year and as the weather starts to cool my favorite meal is a warm cup of soup! Today I am bringing you a fall favorite, My Smokey Pumpkin Spice Soup!  This soup is really simple to make and just definitely hits the spot!  It is like a party of Autumn in your tummy.  I hope you enjoy!

Smokey Pumpkin Spice Soup :)


Serving size (1 C.)

Servings per recipe (8)

Ingredients:

  • 1 small onion, diced
  • 1 tsp. dried parsley
  • 1 tsp dried thyme
  • 2 tbsp. butter
  • 29 oz. can pure pumpkin
  • 2 tbsp. flour
  • 1/4 tsp. ginger
  • 1/8 tsp turmeric
  • 2 cups milk
  • 4 cups chicken broth
  • 4-5 slices cooked and crumbled bacon
  • chopped chives, sour cream, bacon for garnish

How to prepare:

  • Saute onions in parsley butter until translucent
  • stir in pumpkin
  • blend flour, spices, and 1/3 cup milk in small bowl, stir into pumpkin mixture
  • Add remaining milk and crumbled cooked bacon into pumpkin mixture, stir constantly for 5-8 minutes until thickened.  (Do not allow to boil)
  • mix in chicken broth and heat to almost boiling.
  • Serve hot garnished with sour cream, chives, and bacon bits.

Enjoy :)








17 comments:

  1. I love this so much. We love all things pumpkin in our family and I will definitely ne making this soon!

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  2. That sounds so good. I love that you used the pumpkin as a bowl, too! It's gorgeous.

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  3. I bet my hubby would love this soup! I love how you display the food too! It looks so cute!

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  4. That is so easy to make, but looks gourmet! I'm going to have to give it a try! I'm book marking it for later!

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  5. Mmmm, that sounds tasty. Looks incredible too. We grew our first pumpkins this year and are enjoying having homegrown pumpkins for our recipes. It makes such a difference.

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  6. The pumpkin spice soup looks absolutely wonderful! I have got to make this for a first course for dinner tomorrow! I rarely use my turmeric spice and it is supposed to be very good for you. Can't wait to try this! The bacon and pumpkin together - wow! :)

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  7. Wow! This is served so beautifully! I've never seen pumpkin soup served in the pumpkin!

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  8. I didn't realized that the soup was served in pumpkin until the second photo. What a beautiful idea and I am actually drooling over here! lol

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  9. Oh my, this looks heavenly. I love pumpkin soup! I can't wait to try your recipe.

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  10. Such a wonderful Fall recipe. Thanks for sharing the recipe, I will try to make this. I wonder if Acorn squash will be a good substitute for pumpkin?

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  11. This looks like the perfect recipe for falL!! I love soups and this one sounds amazing!!

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  12. I have never tried pumpkin soup before but I am telling you, that looks awesome in that bread bowl. I want some now.

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  13. My son has been asking to eat our pumpkins already. I will have to try this recipe with him.

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  14. That's some tasty sounding soup, and it's unlike any I've tried. I definitely would like to give it a go.

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  15. This is an amazing idea and the recipe sounds delicious. I would love to make this dish and it would be great for a dinner party too.

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  16. I am a HUGE pumpkin lover and a HUGE soup lover but i have never tried pumpkin soup! this sounds amazing!

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  17. This sounds interesting. I'm not a huge fan of pumpkin.

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