Creamy Pumpkin Soup - For Weight Watching People

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 2 teaspoons margarine
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 3/4 teaspoon dried rubbed sage
• 1/2 teaspoon curry powder
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 3 (10 1/2 ounce) cans low sodium chicken broth
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups cubed peeled fresh pumpkin, can substitute canned pumpkin (about 1 lb)
• 1 cup chopped peeled mcintosh apples or 1 cup other sweet cooking apple
• 1/2 cup evaporated skim milk
• sage sprig (optional)

Recipe

• 1 melt margarine in a dutch oven over medium heat.
• 2 add onion: saute 3 minutes.
• 3 add sage, curry powder, and nutmeg; cook 30 seconds.
• 4 stir in flour; cook 30 seconds.
• 5 add broth tomato paste, and salt, stirring well with a whisk.
• 6 stir in pumpkin and apple; bring to a boil.
• 7 cover, reduce heat, and simmer 25 minutes or until pumpkin is tender, stirring occasionally.
• 8 remove from heat; cool slightly.
• 9 place mixture in a blender or food processor; process until smooth.
• 10 return mixture to dutch oven; add milk.
• 11 cook until thoroughly heated.
• 12 garnish with sage sprigs if desired.