Reviewed: Jan. 6, 2012

When I first found this recipe I knew that despite the bad reviews I had to try it! It sounded so unique! I didn't have the pumpkin pie filling on hand, but DID have 100% pure pumpkin, so I knew I would need to add in some sugar, salt, cinnamon, ginger, ground cloves and nutmeg. I read the submitters indication that they prefer things spicy so I kept that in mind and scaled back the cayenne. I also knew I wanted it to have some more depth than just chicken broth so I did a mixture of chicken broth (1 cup) and heavy cream (4 Tbsp). It was very tasty but I thought it needed a little something extra. I rummaged around in my fridge and found some ground sausage I had previously cooked...I added in about 1/2 cup and gave it another taste...OMG yum!!!! Don't allow the bad reviews to sway you, made right it's really yummy! I think next time I may add in a bit of brie cheese for extra creaminess

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Blondeprincess

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Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Jacksonville, Florida, USA

Living In: Macdill Afb, Florida, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 10, 2011

I am a huge fun of anything pumpkin, and I liked this super fast and easy recipe. *However, in the interest of full disclosure, I used half broth and half almond milk.* I am not sure how it would be with all water. I used Celentano brand light cheese ravioli. The heat level was fine with me, I actually also added some crushed red pepper, but I like this on the searingly spicy side. I would def make this again.

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shayna76

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Savannah, Georgia, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 20, 2008

I should have read the reviews first. We love spice, but this was way too spicy. I suggest that you use only half the cayenne pepper.

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Sharon

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: San Diego, California, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 13, 2008

I personally expected more from this recipe. I really love a good pumpkin recipe but it was not a very good flavor. I did add some heavy cream to the recipe which helped a little. I really would not recommend this to anyone.

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KRISTY72

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: West Newton, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 30, 2007

way too spicy!! and we prefer a little less thyme. but we are going to cut back on the pepper and spices and see what that does for it. great potential!

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Lisa

Reviewed: Nov. 6, 2007

I agree with the sauce being way too spicy. I liked the pumpkin flavor but it does need a little thinning.

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Tracee

Reviewed: Oct. 29, 2007

My boyfriend was excited to try out this new recipe last night but it wasn't quite what we expected. Two teaspoons of Cayenne was way too spicy for us and we like our spice. One teaspoon of cayeene would have been plenty. Also, the sauce was not as saucy as we would like. It was very chunky and thick. We added more broth but it was still quite thick. Not sure if i'd try this again.

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