Pumpkin, Lamb And Potato Chowder

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb mild lamb sausage
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 1 stalk celery, small dice
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
• 3 (42 ounce) cans reduced-sodium chicken broth
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 3 cups potatoes, peeled and cut into bite sized pieces (about 6 small potatoes or 4 medium)
• 1/2 cup evaporated milk

Recipe

• 1 in large skillet, brown sausage until cooked through.
• 2 drain fat.
• 3 meanwhile, melt butter in soup pot.
• 4 add onion and celery, saute over medium heat while sausage is cooking.
• 5 add browned sausage to soup pot.
• 6 mix with onion and celery and saute for about 2 minutes.
• 7 add garlic, saute for 1 minute or until fragrant.
• 8 add pumpkin, chicken broth, cumin, ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg.
• 9 stir until smooth and well blended.
• 10 add potatoes.
• 11 bring to a boil, reduce heat to simmer.
• 12 cover and simmer for about 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
• 13 warm evaporated milk.
• 14 add to soup and mix through.
• 15 serve hot with crusty bread.