Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Holiday Recipe from Cindy Loraas

This is the time of year to enjoy new recipes and each others company. We love this soup, it will warm you up on a cold day and make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside. From my family to yours, enjoy!

Fiesta Pumpkin Soup

1 cup onion
1 cup red pepper
2 TBL oil
2 tsp garlic
---cook down---

1 cup tomato sauce
1/4 cup jalapeno peppers - diced
5 cups pumpkin chopped (sometimes we will puree later once pumpkin is cooked for a creamy, smooth soup)
5 cups lowsalt chicken stock (if you puree the pumpkin - add more liquids, water is ok)
1 tsp cumin
dash hot pepper sauce (Tabasco or Tapatio)

cook 15-20 minutes -after boiling - when pumpkin is soft (at this time you can scoop out the pumpkin or all of soup and puree - it is a little messy - but it is all worth it, turns nice and creamy)

add these items after cooked - then do 5 minutes more
2 cups cooked turkey (great for leftovers, we love to fry up chicken breasts with salt and pepper and then cube)
1 ripe avocado - slice them and then cube them up
2 TBL cilantro

when serving, add a handful of tortilla chips and a spoonful of sour cream

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