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Rustic Bacon and Pumpkin Soup

Nutrivore Score: 123
Servings 6
Calories 440kcal
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Ingredients

  • 7 cups pumpkin puree 4 small cans or 2 pie pumpkins
  • 1 pound bacon
  • 2 cups chicken bone broth preferably homemade
  • 2 medium onions (yellow) diced
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

Instructions

  • Cook bacon until crispy.  My preferred method is to lay out the bacon strips on a rimmed cookie sheet (I used 2 cookie sheets for this recipe).  Place in a cold oven and turn the oven on the 400F.  Around the time the oven is done preheating, the bacon is ready.  Remove the bacon from the cookie sheet(s) and reserve the bacon grease. Once bacon has cooled, cut or crumble into large bacon bits.
  • Preheat oven to 375F (if you do this step immediately after cooking the bacon, it’s fine if your oven starts a little hot).
  • Cut your pumpkins in half. Scoop out the seeds with a spoon. Place pumpkin halves on a cookie sheet cut side up. Bake for 35-45 minutes, until soft.  Remove from oven and let cool. Or, use 4 small cans of pumpkin puree and skip this step and the next.
  • Spoon pumpkin meat out of the peel.  Mash with a fork or potato masher (this gives a more uneven texture which is part of the rustic nature of this soup; you could also use a potato ricer or immersion blender for a finer-textured soup).
  • Heat 2-3 tablespoons of bacon grease in a medium stock pot over medium-high heat.  Add diced onions and garlic and saute until onions are fully cooked and caramelized.
  • Add broth to deglaze the pot. Add mashed pumpkin, nutmeg and 2-3 additional tablespoons of bacon grease (you want 4-5 tablespoons total; it’s a good idea to add a little less and then taste your soup and decide if you want it to be more.
  • Turn the heat down to medium-low and bring to a simmer.
  • Serve the soup by ladling into a bowl and generously topping with bacon crumbles. 

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Rustic Bacon and Pumpkin Soup
Amount per Serving
Calories
440
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
31
g
48
%
Saturated Fat
 
11
g
69
%
Trans Fat
 
0.1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
5
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
13
g
Cholesterol
 
50
mg
17
%
Sodium
 
546
mg
24
%
Potassium
 
796
mg
23
%
Carbohydrates
 
28
g
9
%
Fiber
 
9
g
38
%
Sugar
 
11
g
12
%
Protein
 
16
g
32
%
Vitamin A
 
44513
IU
890
%
Vitamin C
 
15
mg
18
%
Calcium
 
88
mg
9
%
Iron
 
4
mg
22
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.