Pumpkin Soup

Pumpkin Soup

Author: Hillbilly Housewife

Prep time:  10 mins

Cook time:  20 mins

Total time:  30 mins

 

Ingredients

• 1 Onion
• 1 Garlic Clove
• ¼ C. Margarine or Butter
• 2 t. Brown Sugar
• 1 14½ oz. Can Chicken Broth
• 1/t. Salt
• ¼ t. Pepper
• ½ C. Water
• ⅛ t. Ground Cinnamon
• 1 15 oz. Can Pumpkin
• 1 12 oz. Can Evaporated Milk

Instructions

1. Chop the onion and garlic while you melt the margarine in a soup pot. Cook the onion and garlic until they are soft and fragrant. Add the sugar and cook until it’s melted into the butter/onion mixture.
2. Add the chicken broth, salt, pepper and water and bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer everything for 10 minutes. Add the pumpkin and stir it until everything is well combined.
3. Stir in the evaporated milk and cinnamon and continue cooking for another 5 minutes.
4. Remove from heat and transfer the contents to a blender or food processor and process it until it is smooth.
5. Place the smooth soup back in the saucepan and warm it up.