Pumpkin-vegetable Soup (quick & Easy)

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups onions, chopped
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 3 cups chicken stock (canned chicken broth can be substituted)
• 1 (19 ounce) can garbanzo beans (chick-peas)
• 1 cup potato, peeled and diced
• 1 cup carrot, sliced
• 1 cup frozen lima beans
• 1/2 cup celery, sliced
• 1 (16 ounce) can pumpkin
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup whipping cream

Recipe

• 1 saute onion in butter in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly, until tender. add broth and next 6 ingredients; bring to a boil.
• 2 cover, reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
• 3 stir in pumpkin, salt, nutmeg, and pepper. simmer 5 minutes.
• 4 stir in whipping cream; cook until heated through.