Pumpkin, Bacon & Blue Cheese Soup
Savory and unexpectedly delightful!
Yield
8 servingsPrep
5 minCook
10 minReady
15 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | slices |
bacon
fried crisp and crumbled, reserve 1 TBSP bacon drippings |
|
| 2 | each |
shallots
finely diced |
*
|
| 4 | cups |
water
|
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
chicken bouillon, powdered
|
*
|
| 1 | cup |
light cream (half&half)
|
|
| ¼ | cup |
molasses
|
|
| 1 ½ | teaspoons |
pumpkin pie spice
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
kosher salt
|
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
cayenne pepper
|
|
| 1 | cup |
gorgonzola cheese
or other blue cheese |
*
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | slices |
bacon
fried crisp and crumbled, reserve 1 TBSP bacon drippings |
|
| 2 | each |
shallots
finely diced |
*
|
| 946 | ml |
water
|
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
chicken bouillon, powdered
|
*
|
| 237 | ml |
light cream (half&half)
|
|
| 59 | ml |
molasses
|
|
| 7.5 | ml |
pumpkin pie spice
|
|
| 5 | ml |
kosher salt
|
|
| 1.3 | ml |
cayenne pepper
|
|
| 237 | ml |
gorgonzola cheese
or other blue cheese |
*
|
Directions
Sauté minced shallot in bacon drippings until soft.
Add water, chicken stock, pumpkin, molasses, half and half, spices.
Bring to a boil and reduce heat to simmer. Cook for 10 minutes.
Whisk in half the blue cheese until creamy.
Serve soup garnished with crumbled bacon and remaining blue cheese.
