Pumpkin Apple Bacon Soup

If you want to add more gluten free and dairy free recipes to your recipe box, Pumpkin Apple Bacon Soup might be a recipe you should try. This recipe serves 6. One serving contains 266 calories, 7g of protein, and 15g of fat. For $2.17 per serving, this recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Autumn. This recipe from Emily Bites has 269 fans. Head to the store and pick up apples, black pepper, dried thyme, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. It works well as a budget friendly soup. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 60%. This score is pretty good. Try Creamy Apple and Celery Root Soup with Grilled Cheddar, Bacon and Apple Honey Mustard Sandwich, Pumpkin Soup With Bacon, and Pumpkin Bacon Soup for similar recipes.

Servings: 6

 

Ingredients:

2 medium apples, peeled and chopped

½ teaspoon black pepper

3 tablespoons packed brown sugar

30 oz canned pumpkin puree

¼ teaspoon cinnamon

½ teaspoon dried thyme

5 cups fat free, less sodium chicken broth

1 small onion, diced

½ teaspoon salt

6 slices center cut bacon

Equipment:

paper towels

dutch oven

immersion blender

blender

pot

Cooking instruction summary:

Prepare the bacon according to package directions until crispy. Place cooked bacon on a few paper towels to dry and cool. Reserve one tablespoon of the bacon grease and discard the rest. Chop the bacon into small pieces, separating two slices worth of chopped bacon from the rest (reserved for garnish).Place the tablespoon of bacon grease in a Dutch oven or soup pot and bring over medium heat. Add the onions and apples and stir to coat. Cook for 8-10 minutes until onions are translucent. Add the broth, salt, pepper, thyme and cinnamon and stir together. Bring the mixture to a boil and boil for 5 minutes until apples are softened.Add the pumpkin, brown sugar and bacon pieces (4 slices worth) and stir until well combined. Reduce the heat to med-low and cook for about 10 minutes.When soup is done cooking, add the cream cheese and puree the soup completely, either by using an immersion blender directly in the pot or by pouring the soup in batches into a normal blender, until smooth.Soup will be thick and creamy. Serve with the remaining bacon pieces sprinkled over top as garnish.

 

Step by step:


1. Prepare the bacon according to package directions until crispy.

2. Place cooked bacon on a few paper towels to dry and cool. Reserve one tablespoon of the bacon grease and discard the rest. Chop the bacon into small pieces, separating two slices worth of chopped bacon from the rest (reserved for garnish).

3. Place the tablespoon of bacon grease in a Dutch oven or soup pot and bring over medium heat.

4. Add the onions and apples and stir to coat. Cook for 8-10 minutes until onions are translucent.

5. Add the broth, salt, pepper, thyme and cinnamon and stir together. Bring the mixture to a boil and boil for 5 minutes until apples are softened.

6. Add the pumpkin, brown sugar and bacon pieces (4 slices worth) and stir until well combined. Reduce the heat to med-low and cook for about 10 minutes.When soup is done cooking, add the cream cheese and puree the soup completely, either by using an immersion blender directly in the pot or by pouring the soup in batches into a normal blender, until smooth.Soup will be thick and creamy.

7. Serve with the remaining bacon pieces sprinkled over top as garnish.


Nutrition Information:

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265 Calories
7g Protein
15g Total Fat
27g Carbs
8% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
265
13%

Fat
15g
23%

  Saturated Fat
5g
31%

Carbohydrates
27g
9%

  Sugar
17g
20%

Cholesterol
23mg
8%

Sodium
1215mg
53%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
7g
15%

Vitamin A
22110IU
442%

Vitamin K
25µg
25%

Fiber
5g
24%

Selenium
12µg
17%

Manganese
0.32mg
16%

Vitamin B3
3mg
16%

Iron
2mg
15%

Potassium
513mg
15%

Phosphorus
133mg
13%

Vitamin B6
0.24mg
12%

Vitamin E
1mg
12%

Vitamin C
9mg
12%

Copper
0.23mg
11%

Magnesium
44mg
11%

Vitamin B1
0.16mg
11%

Vitamin B5
1mg
11%

Vitamin B2
0.17mg
10%

Vitamin B12
0.56µg
9%

Calcium
60mg
6%

Folate
23µg
6%

Zinc
0.76mg
5%

covered percent of daily need
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