My Favorite Fall Soup

I know thousands of people - probably millions - are happy fall is here. I, however, am not one of them. I am a summer girl! I'm not saying I like it when it's in the triple digits, but I do like it to be around 80. I also love all the sunshine. I find it totally depressing when the sun isn't up when I drag myself out of bed and it's down long before dinnertime... Okay, before I start going off on a tangent, let me get to the soup part of my title. I do love soup, and I love it any day of the year. I make it often, and mostly in the slow cooker. Last year I discovered a pumpkin soup recipe in a Halloween magazine that I fell in love with, and today I decided to make it for lunch. I haven't had it for at least six months, and it was delicious. I thought it was even more delicious than any of the times I've made it before. Because I enjoyed it so much and I love to share my favorite recipes, I thought I'd post it here.


The recipe and photo are from Taste of Home. You can link to it here. Enjoy!

Pumpkin Corn Soup


Prep: 20 min.          Cook: 25 min.


Ingredients

• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 medium sweet red pepper, chopped
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 cups fresh or frozen corn, thawed
• 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) vegetable broth
• 1 can (15 ounces) solid-pack pumpkin
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• Dash cayenne pepper
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
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• Directions
• In a large saucepan, saute onion and red pepper in butter until almost tender. Add the corn, jalapeno, garlic and chili powder; saute 2 minutes longer. (I had a fresh zucchini from our garden and decided to add it. I sauted it with the onion and red pepper.)
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• Stir in the broth, pumpkin, salt and cayenne until blended. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Stir in lime juice. Yield: 7 servings.
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• Editor's Note: Wear disposable gloves when cutting hot peppers; the oils can burn skin. Avoid touching your face.

Nutrition Facts: 1 cup equals 120 calories, 5 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 9 mg cholesterol, 714 mg sodium, 20 g carbohydrate, 5 g fiber, 4 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1/2 fat.

Pumpkin Corn Soup published in Light & Tasty October/November 2007, p50