Simple Pumpkin Soup
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil ⓘ
- 1 large onion, minced ⓘ
- 5 slices thick-cut reduced-sodium bacon, chopped ⓘ
- 1 stalk celery, minced ⓘ
- 2 cloves garlic, minced ⓘ
- 1 sprig fresh rosemary, leaves stripped and finely chopped ⓘ
- 1 red squash - peeled, seeded, and cubed ⓘ
- 1 large carrot, peeled and minced ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika ⓘ
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper ⓘ
- 1 gallon chicken stock, or more as needed ⓘ
Instructions
- Heat a large soup pot over medium-low heat; add olive oil and heat until it starts to smoke. Decrease heat to low and add onion, bacon, celery, garlic, and rosemary to the hot oil. Cover pot with a lid and cook until onion is tender and bacon is cooked through, 3 to 5 minutes.
- Mix squash, carrot, paprika, and cayenne pepper into onion-bacon mixture; return lid and increase heat to medium-low. Cook squash mixture, stirring occasionally, until squash is softened and nearly cooked through, about 20 minutes.
- Pour chicken stock over squash mixture and increase heat to medium-high; cook until squash is cooked through, about 10 minutes more. Remove pot from heat and cool soup slightly, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Blend soup using an immersion blender until smooth; season with salt and pepper. Add more chicken stock for a thinner soup.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
804
kcal
40% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).