ITALIAN PUMPKIN SOUP

Italian Pumpkin Soup

 

Ingredients:
2 can vegetable broth or Chicken Broth
¾ to I pound pumpkin
3-4 cloves garlic minced
1 small onion diced
Salt and fresh ground pepper to taste
Optional – Piece of chicken with or without the bone
Optional – Coined Carrots, precooked
Optional -Tablespoon grated Parmesan sprinkled on top.

Method:

1. Peal and cube the pumpkin and get rid of the skin and seeds.
2. Add cubed pumpkin and garlic to the pot and cook with broth for 2 hours
3. Puree in blender or remove pumpkin from broth and mash by hand.
4. Add onion and chicken or cooked carrots if desired. Cook additional 2 hours.
5. Add salt and pepper to taste.
6. Serve with Parmesan at the table