Fall has officially arrived, which means soup is back in season. Soup can offer a wide variety of benefits for feeling good throughout the colder months. Most soups combine different vegetables, beans, whole grains, and broth to provide physical health benefits. It helps you stay hydrated, contains high amounts of vitamins and minerals, and gives an immunity boost when you are sick. And with the leaves changing outside, a bowl of soup is warm and comforting! Explore the ideas below to get a head start on some fall soup classics.
1. Blended Soups.
a. Butternut squash
b. Pumpkin
c. Carrot and ginger
d. Zucchini and potato
2. Chili.
a. Turkey and butternut squash
b. Sweet potato and black bean
c. Hearty beef chili
3. Stews.
a. Leftover Thanksgiving turkey stew
b. Kale and lentil
c. Slow cooker Mediterranean stew
4. Add Warm Spices.
a. Cinnamon
b. Nutmeg
c. Cumin
d. Ginger
e. Turmeric
f. Sage
g. Thyme
h. Rosemary
Information gathered & adapted from:
Spiced Pumpkin Soup
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp butter
- 1 cup onion, chopped
- 3 Tbsp all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp curry powder
- ¼ tsp cumin
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 cup peeled and cubed sweet potato
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2 cans (28 oz) low-sodium chicken broth or vegetable stock
- 1 can (15 oz) pumpkin purée
- 1 cup 1% milk
- 1 Tbsp fresh lime juice
Directions
- Melt butter in a Dutch oven or large saucepan over medium-high heat. Sauté onion for 3–4 minutes. Add flour, curry, cumin, and nutmeg and sauté for 1 minute.
- Add sweet potato, salt, chicken broth, and pumpkin, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, partially covered for about 20–25 minutes or until sweet potatoes are cooked through and softened. Remove from heat and let stand for 10 minutes to cool.
- Place half of the pumpkin mixture in a blender and process until smooth. Using a strainer, pour soup back into pan. Repeat with rest of soup.
- Raise heat to medium then stir in milk and cook for 5 minutes or until soup is heated through.
- Remove from heat and add lime juice.
Recipe makes: 6 servings.
Nutrition Information:
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Recipe adapted from:
https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Spiced_Pumpkin_Soup
