Pumpkin Tomato Basil Soup

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 small pumpkin
• 7 tomatoes, skinned and chopped
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 8 -10 carrots, peeled, sliced, diced
• 1 medium onion
• 2 -3 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 cup mushroom, sliced
• 2 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 pinch ground pepper
• 1/4 cup cream
• 1 teaspoon sugar

Recipe

• 1 in a large pot, put chicken stock, pumpkin and carrot.
• 2 bring to a boil, then reduce to simmer for 1/2 hour.
• 3 put butter in a frying pan and sautee onions and mushrooms until browned.
• 4 add tomatoes and continue to fry for 5 minutes.
• 5 puree all ingredients in a blender. place pureed soup into the soup pot.
• 6 add spices, sugar and cream at this time.
• 7 simmer for 10 minutes.
• 8 serve with fresh croutons.