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Creamy Pumpkin and Spinach Soup with Crispy Bacon
Quick and easy to put together, Creamy Pumpkin and Spinach Soup with Crispy Bacon is a great way to get your veggies in with a salty twist!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 5
Calories: 406 kcal
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 4 lbs whole kent or butternut pumpkin washed, peeled, seeded, coarsely chopped
- 2 medium white potatoes ,peeled and coarsely chopped
- 2 large carrots peeled and chopped
- 1 medium brown onion chopped
- 1 pinch salt to season
- Enough water to fill your pot (¾ full or just covering vegetables)
- 2 tablespoons vegetable stock (I use Vegeta)
- ½ cup low fat/light cream (I use Philadelphia Cream for Cooking)
- 10 oz shortcut bacon divided
- 4 cups baby leaf spinach washed
- extra cream to serve
Instructions
- Combine pumpkin, potatoes, carrots and onion in a medium - large sized pot/saucepan with just enough water to cover the vegetables and salt to season. Bring to the boil, reduce heat, and simmer until all vegetables are soft. Add stock powder, stirring, and taste. (Add more salt or stock powder to suit your tastes). Add the spinach leaves, and push them down gently into the hot water until wilted.
- In another pan, fry ¾ of the bacon until crisp.
- When bacon is crisp and vegetables are soft, add the cream and bacon to the pot and using a stick-blender or bar mix, blend soup until smooth and lump free. Alternatively, pour ingredients into a blender and blend until smooth.
- Serve with a drizzle of extra cream and top with remaining bacon.
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Notes
- Suggestion: Serve with delicious dipping garlic bread or buttered artisan bread!
Nutrition Information
Calories
406kcal
(20%)
Carbohydrates
65g
(22%)
Protein
19g
(38%)
Fat
12g
(18%)
Saturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Cholesterol
27mg
(9%)
Sodium
1.232mg
(0%)
Potassium
1.972mg
(0%)
Fiber
11g
(44%)
Sugar
12g
(24%)
Vitamin A
49.857IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
107mg
(119%)
Calcium
254mg
(25%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 5Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 406
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 406kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 65g | 22% |
| Protein | 19g | 38% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 27mg | 9% |
| Sodium | 1.232mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 1.972mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 11g | 44% |
| Sugar | 12g | 24% |
| Vitamin A | 49.857IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 107mg | 119% |
| Calcium | 254mg | 25% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.