Bacon Pumpkin Soup

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 6
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 382.6
  • Total Fat: 25.5 g
  • Cholesterol: 42.8 mg
  • Sodium: 1,473.3 mg
  • Total Carbs: 27.0 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.8 g
  • Protein: 15.3 g

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Introduction

While this is not a low calorie soup, it is a simple application of fresh pumpkin that can easily stand alone as a meal or accompany a grilled salmon salad as a 4oz serving. While this is not a low calorie soup, it is a simple application of fresh pumpkin that can easily stand alone as a meal or accompany a grilled salmon salad as a 4oz serving.
Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

    2lb Pumpkin, cooked
    1/2lb Bacon
    2T Bacon grease
    1/2 cup Fat free half and half
    1/2t Cumin seed
    1/2t Cinnamon, ground
    1/2t Nutmeg, ground
    1/2t Kosher Salt
    1 1/2 cup Water
    1 1/2 cup Chicken Broth
    1/2 Shallot (finely minced)
    2 cloves Garlic (finely minced)
    1/2 oz Spiced Rum
    1/2 cup Brown Sugar (loose)
    2 oz. Soft Goat Cheese (crumbled)

Directions

Cook 1/2 lb bacon in a 2 qt saucepan. Drain fat and return 2T of bacon grease to the pan with 1/2 of a shallot finely minced. Cook until translucent. Add finely minced garlic cloves and cook for 1-2 minutes. Add 1/2 oz of rum to the pan and cook the alcohol off stirring heavily.

Add 1.5 cup of chicken broth, 1.5 cup of water, 1/2t of cumin, 1/2t cinnamon, 1/8t nutmeg, 1/2t salt, and 1/2 cup brown sugar to saucepan and combine. Add 2lb of cubed fresh pumpkin and let cook for 30 minutes or until pumpkin is cooked and soft. Use a stick blender to smooth the soup.

Stir in 1/2c of fat free half and half to soup and simmer on low for another 5 minutes. Divide into bowls and crumble a small amount of goat cheese on the top of each.


Serving Size: Makes roughly 6, 6oz bowls