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Pumpkin Soup (Butternut Squash)….

Posted in All, Paleo Approved, Soups on August 13, 2011 by rroach2

Ingredients

  • 2 Cups organic low sodium chicken broth (broth from free range chicken if available)
  • 2 Cups of cooked pumpkin (1/2 of a butternut squash can be substituted for pumpkin)
  • 1/4 small onion peeled
  • 1/4 medium apple
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp dried sage
  • 1/4 tsp dried rosemary
  • 1/8 tsp white pepper
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F
  2. Cut pumpkin into quarters and scoop seeds out with a spoon
  3. Place pumpkin skin side up on a baking pan
  4. Bake for 25 to 30 min or until pumpkin is soft
  5. Allow to cool slightly then remove skin from pumpkin and discard
  6. Add pumpkin flesh and all other ingredients except the heavy cream to a blender of food processor
  7. Blend on high setting or puree for 3 to 4 min or until mixture appears to be smooth
  8. Add heavy cream and blend or mix for another 25 sec
  9. Transfer mixture to a 3 quart saucepan and gently heat until slightly simmering.
  10. Ladle into soup bowls and enjoy!!