Pumpkin-Leek Soup

Name: Pumpkin-Leek Soup
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 2 leeks (white and light green parts), sliced 1/4 inch thick and rinsed; 2 celery stalks, sliced; 1 clove garlic, chopped; 1 medium pumpkin or 1 1/2 pounds butternut squash, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes; 1 15-ounce can pumpkin puree; 6 cups low-sodium chicken broth; kosher salt and pepper; 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary

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Credit: Francesco Lagnese

Recipe Summary

hands-on:

15 mins

total:

45 mins

Yield:

Serves 8

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
2 leeks (white and light green parts), sliced 1/4 inch thick and rinsed
2 celery stalks, sliced
1 clove garlic, chopped
1 medium pumpkin or 1 1/2 pounds butternut squash, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1 15-ounce can pumpkin puree
6 cups low-sodium chicken broth
kosher salt and pepper
1 tablespoon fresh rosemary

Directions

Step 1
Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the leeks, celery, and garlic and cook, stirring often, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the pumpkin cubes and canned puree, then the broth. Simmer until the pumpkin is tender, about 25 minutes. Stir in 1¾ teaspoons salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper.

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Step 2
Working in batches, ladle the soup into a blender and puree until smooth. Divide among individual bowls and top with the rosemary.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

167 calories; calories from fat 16%; fat 3g; sodium 484mg; carbohydrates 32g; fiber 4g; sugars 7g; protein 8g.

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mrspompey

10/30/2012

If you use a small sugar pumpkin and put it in a 400 degree oven for 1 hour you let it cool completely and the skin comes right off:)

beautifulred

07/17/2012

try cutting your pumpkin into big pieces...zap it in the microwave for a couple of minutes and then its a lot easier/softer to cut the skin off. If it is not soft enough put it into the micro a bit longer

oceansunfish

01/09/2011

I made this dish with canned pumpkin and a butternut squash and we thought it was quite good. Would be even better served with hot ham and cheese sandwiches or some other kind of hot sandwich. Great for a cold winter evening!

karen314

11/01/2010

interesting - was not quite flavorful enough How are you supposed to peel a pumkin?

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