Pumpkin Popcorn Soup Food

SPICY PUMPKIN & CORN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, mix all ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 10-15 minutes or until slightly thickened, stirring occasionally. Freeze option: Freeze cooled soup in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally; add a little broth if necessary.

HEARTY CORN AND PUMPKIN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir leeks and carrots in hot oil until softened, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Stir chicken broth into leek mixture; bring to a boil. Add potatoes, salt, cloves, and pepper; boil until potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes.
• Pour pumpkin puree into a large bowl. Stir 1 cup of broth and potatoes mixture into pumpkin.
• Pour pumpkin mixture, corn, and milk into chicken broth mixture in the large pot. Stir to combine and simmer until heated through and flavors blend, at least 5 minutes. Sprinkle individual servings with parsley.

PUMPKIN, CORN, AND LEMONGRASS SOUP

Steps:

• Cut off and discard top of lemongrass, leaving a 6-inch stalk, then smash stalk with side of a large heavy knife.
• Cook lemongrass, onion, and 1 teaspoon salt in butter and oil in a heavy medium pot over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened, about 10 minutes. Add squash, corn, water, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and bring to a boil over high heat.
• Reduce heat and simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, until squash is tender, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and discard lemongrass.
• Purée soup in 3 or 4 batches in a blender until very smooth (use caution when blending hot liquids), straining each batch as blended through a fine-mesh sieve into a large heatproof bowl, pressing hard on and then discarding solids. Season with salt and pepper and reheat if necessary.

PUMPKIN & CORN CHOWDER

Steps:

• Combine broth, corn and onion in saucepan and bring to boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 15-20 minutes until onion in tender.
• Return heat to medium-high and stir in pumpkin, blending well until mixture begins to boil.
• Reduce heat, cover and simmer another 5 minutes.
• Add milk, pepper and cayenne and continue stirring until heated through.

PUMPKIN & CORN SOUP, REVISED

Steps:

• In large saucepan, combine broth, corn, pumpkin [& chicken, if it is to be included], & mix well.
• Heat thoroughly.
• Add half-and-half, minced onion, salt & pepper, stirring well to mix.
• Heat thoroughly, before serving, but DO NOT BOIL.

PUMPKIN & CORN SOUP

Steps:

• In saucepan, combine broth, corn & onion.
• Bring to boil, then reduce heat, cover & simmer 20-25 minutes until onion is tender.
• Stir in pumpkin & blend well.
• Cover & simmer 5-10 minutes until thoroughly heated.
• Add half-and-half, salt & pepper.
• Cook & stir until thoroughly heated, but DO NOT BOIL.