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Spiced Pumpkin Soup
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Spiced Pumpkin Soup

13 ingredients 5 steps 1 hr 6 wikibooks
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1120
Calories
59g
Protein
26g
Fat
162g
Carbs

Counts 12 of 13 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Pumpkin not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • ½ tsp curry powder
  • ¼ tsp cumin
  • ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 1 cup peeled and cubed sweet potato
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 2 cans (28 oz ) nonfat and low-sodium chicken broth or vegetable stock
  • 1 can (15 oz) pumpkin purée
  • 1 cup 1% milk
  • 1 tbsp fresh lime juice

Directions

1

Melt butter in a Dutch oven or large saucepan over medium-high heat. Sauté onion for 3–4 minutes. Add flour, curry, cumin, and nutmeg and sauté for 1 minute.

2

Add sweet potato, salt, chicken broth, and pumpkin, and bring to a boil . Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer , partially covered for about 20–25 minutes or until sweet potatoes are cooked through and softened. Remove from heat and let stand for 10 minutes to cool.

3

Place half of the pumpkin mixture in a blender and process until smooth. Using a strainer , pour soup back into pan. Repeat with rest of soup.

4

Raise heat to medium then stir in milk and cook for 5 minutes or until soup is heated through.

5

Remove from heat and add lime juice.

Recipe sourced from wikibooks

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