I've been making this soup for years and it never fails to impress.
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Fiesta Pumpkin Soup
Recipe By :Marian Morash (Victory Garden Chef)
Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :2:00
Categories : Soups & Stews Tried & True
Vegetarian
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
4 Pounds Pumpkin -- peeled & cubed2 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil
1 Medium Onion -- diced
1 Medium Red Bell Pepper -- diced
4 Cloves Garlic -- minced
2 Cups Tomato -- peeled & chopped
1 Cup Tomato Sauce
5 Cups Low-Salt Chicken Broth
1/4 Cup Jalapeno Peppers -- chopped
1 Teaspoon Cumin
Tabasco Sauce -- to taste
2 Crisp Corn Tortillas -- broken up
Fresh Parsley Or Cilantro -- for garnish
Saute onion and pepper in oil in a large saucepan over medium heat for 5 minutes. Add garlic and chopped tomatoes and cook for 1 minute. Add tomato sauce, pumpkin, chicken broth, cumin, jalapenos and a dash of Tabasco sauce. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover pot and simmer soup for 15 to 20 minutes, until pumpkin is tender.
Puree a bit with a hand blender, if desired.
Taste for seasoning; add salt, pepper or Tabasco if needed.
Ladle soup into serving bowls, top with crushed tortillas and parsley and serve.
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 140 Calories; 6g Fat (27.0% calories from fat); 10g Protein; 23g Carbohydrate; 3g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 218mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1 Grain(Starch); 1 Lean Meat; 1 Vegetable; 1/2 Fat.
NOTES : To make this soup a complete meal, add 2 cups cooked turkey or chicken after pumpkin is cooked. Continue to heat for a few minutes, or until meat is hot.
An interesting variation might be-substitute chipotles for the jalapenos.
* Exported from MasterCook *
Fiesta Pumpkin Soup
Recipe By :Marian Morash (Victory Garden Chef)
Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :2:00
Categories : Soups & Stews Tried & True
Vegetarian
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
4 Pounds Pumpkin -- peeled & cubed2 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil
1 Medium Onion -- diced
1 Medium Red Bell Pepper -- diced
4 Cloves Garlic -- minced
2 Cups Tomato -- peeled & chopped
1 Cup Tomato Sauce
5 Cups Low-Salt Chicken Broth
1/4 Cup Jalapeno Peppers -- chopped
1 Teaspoon Cumin
Tabasco Sauce -- to taste
2 Crisp Corn Tortillas -- broken up
Fresh Parsley Or Cilantro -- for garnish
Saute onion and pepper in oil in a large saucepan over medium heat for 5 minutes. Add garlic and chopped tomatoes and cook for 1 minute. Add tomato sauce, pumpkin, chicken broth, cumin, jalapenos and a dash of Tabasco sauce. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover pot and simmer soup for 15 to 20 minutes, until pumpkin is tender.
Puree a bit with a hand blender, if desired.
Taste for seasoning; add salt, pepper or Tabasco if needed.
Ladle soup into serving bowls, top with crushed tortillas and parsley and serve.
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 140 Calories; 6g Fat (27.0% calories from fat); 10g Protein; 23g Carbohydrate; 3g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 218mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1 Grain(Starch); 1 Lean Meat; 1 Vegetable; 1/2 Fat.
NOTES : To make this soup a complete meal, add 2 cups cooked turkey or chicken after pumpkin is cooked. Continue to heat for a few minutes, or until meat is hot.
An interesting variation might be-substitute chipotles for the jalapenos.