Hearty & Healthy Pumpkin Soup

Boy oh boy! It's our first (hopefully of many to follow) REALLY chilly day, and BOY, am I LOVING it!

It's days like these that I like to curl up with my kiddos on the couch, all of us huddled in a blanket, everyone fighting for a place on my lap (which by the way is getting smaller) or the seat next to me. We read stories, watch a fun family movie, play games, and even (on rare occasions) let the kids sip soup from mugs on the couch. It's days like these that make Fall such a wonderful month, because we're excited for the change in weather and welcome the chill!

One of my FAVORITE all time recipes is Pumpkin Soup. I was so looking forward to making it this year with hand-grown pumpkins from my own personal garden, but alas...my patch did not produce in time for the pumpkins to be ripe. There's always next year, right?

Courtesy of Recipezarr.com:

<u>Healthy Pumpkin Soup

Makes 4 servings

<u>Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 4 cupspumpkin flesh, chopped (I sometime use butternut squash)
• 1 carrot
• 3 sprigs fresh rosemary
• 4 cups chicken stock or vegetable stock
• 3 bay leaves
• 1 cup skim milk powder

Directions

1. In a large saucepan, heat olive oil and gently cook onion without browning, for 3-4 minutes.
2. Add pumpkin, carrot and rosemary and cook,stirring for 2-3 minutes.
3. Add stock and bay leaves.
4. Bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 12-15 minutes until vegetables are tender.
5. Remove any rosemary stalks and bay leaves.
6. Place a third of the soup in the blender with a third of the skim milk powder and puree.
7. Pour into a large bowl.
8. Repeat with the remaining soup and milk powder and pour the whole lot back into the saucepan, heat through and serve.

Nutritional Information (per serving): Calories 260, Calories from Fat 60, Total Fat 6.7g, Saturated Fat 1.5g, Monounsaturated Fat 3.9g, Polyunsaturated Fat 0.9g, Trans Fat 0.0g ,
Cholesterol 10mg, Sodium 450mg, Potassium 1480mg, Total Carbohydrate 37.9g , Dietary Fiber 2.1g, Sugars 17.9g, Protein 14.9g

I can almost feel this liquid gold ray of warmth running down my throat now...Off to the kitchen!

Until Tomorrow!

Keep healthy, keep safe and keep going!

Have an awesome day!

♥Fit~NOW~Girl♥