Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Bacon Pumpkin Soup is for Dinner.

Bacon Pumpkin Soup takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Bacon Pumpkin Soup takes 45 minutes to cook.

Bacon Pumpkin Soup makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Bacon Pumpkin Soup are:

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)

Here is how you make Bacon Pumpkin Soup:

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

The nutritional information for Bacon Pumpkin Soup is:

• 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