Velvety Pumpkin Soup With Blue Cheese and Bacon Recipe
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Velvety Pumpkin Soup With Blue Cheese and Bacon

By: lis36d 
"This quick and tasty holiday soup is brought to a higher level with the addition of blue cheese and bacon. Yum! Yum!"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.5 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (75)

What to Drink?
Wine Riesling
Prep Time:
10 Min
Cook Time:
15 Min
Ready In:
25 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 6 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 2 (15 ounce) cans pumpkin
  • 1 quart chicken stock
  • 1 cup half-and-half
  • 1 shallot, minced
  • 1/4 cup molasses
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 6 slices bacon
  • 1 cup crumbled blue cheese

Directions

  1. Stir together the pumpkin, chicken stock, half-and-half, shallot, molasses, butter, pumpkin pie spice, salt, and cayenne pepper in a large stockpot over low heat; simmer 10 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile, place bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat, and cook until crispy; remove to paper towels to drain, then cool and crumble.
  3. Ladle soup into bowls. Top with bacon and blue cheese.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 396 | Total Fat: 28.4g | Cholesterol: 62mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 15, 2008 by Paige in CA   view full review
This soup has a wonderful texture, thick but incredibly creamy. The taste is somewhere...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 16, 2008 by LukesMommy   view full review
A very nice fall soup! I made a few changes and the outcome was fabulous! I cut the ceyanne...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 6, 2007 by Mary Ann   view full review
Very good and quick to prepare. The longest part was browning the bacon! It was just a bit...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 19, 2008 by SunnyByrd   view full review
Excellent. I used cinnamon and nutmeg since I don't care for all of the spices in pie spice,...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 20, 2008 by BIGDOGREG   view full review
this soup is so deliscious. and the extra touch of bacon and bleu cheese as a garnish really...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on May 24, 2008 by DesertDryad   view full review
WONDERFUL recipe. Too bad I can't find a way to make it look more appetizing; once I added...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 16, 2008 by sluiere   view full review
This recipe is fantastic! Everyone I served it to raved about it, and my husband has been...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 21, 2008 by SuperMom4   view full review
This was absolutely delicious!! I added a little sherry - maybe about 2T. One review asked...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 1, 2008 by Kele   view full review
At last a Pumpkin soup that is easy and delicious. I scooped out small pumpkins and used...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 7, 2010 by MrsWilson   view full review
A delicious soup! However, when I made it with molasses, it was a disaster; when I made it...

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