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Patti's Potato Pumpkin Soup

October 13, 2006 09:48 AM EDT

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Patti's Potato Pumpkin Soup
Categories: Soup, Vegetable, Healthy, Diabetic, Sidedish
Yield: 6 servings

3/4 c pumpkin pureed*
4 c mashed potatoes
1 2/3 c fat-free half-&-half
1 2/3 c cheddar cheese shredded low-fat sharp
3/4 ts pumpkin pie spice
1/2 ts ginger ground
1/2 ts ground cinnamon
Salt & pepper to taste
6 tb fat-free sour cream

*NOTE:
You may used canned pumpkin if you wish

Prepare mashed potatoes using milk only.
Add pumpkin & half-and-half to a medium saucepan.
Whisk to blend well.
Add cheese, pumpkin pie spice, ginger & cinnamon then stir to combine.
Cover pan and simmer over low heat for 5-10 minutes, stirring frequently.
Add pepper & salt.
Spoon into serving bowls.
Add a dollop of sour cream in each bowl & serve.

ORIGIN:
Patti Lertov, MS, CDE, Spokane-WA, circa 2001

Nutritional Data Per Serving:
276 calories, 19 g protein, 36 g carbohydrate, 6.5 g fat (4 g saturated fat, 2 g monounsaturated fat, 0.3 g polyunsaturated fat), 23 mg cholesterol, 3.2 g fiber, 300 mg sodium. Calories from fat: 22%.

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Comments: 8

Susan *. Oct 13, 2006, 10:30am EDT

....what an interesting recipie! thanks for sharing!~~~~

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Halona T. Oct 13, 2006, 10:35am EDT

yum! when is it soup? I will be right over! ;-)

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Sonia M. Oct 13, 2006, 1:35pm EDT

I love pumpkin soup but have never tried it mixed with mashed potatoes.
This goes to my To Try file

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Visionaerie B. Oct 13, 2006, 8:11pm EDT

What if you changed the mashed potatoes to sweet potatoes? That might improve the nutritional content. You could also use yogurt or kefir instead of the sour cream. And maybe try a little almond milk for the half-and-half. Bon appetit!

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Marinela Kotsina Oct 14, 2006, 2:29am EDT

Never tried this soup, but I will !
thank you for posting

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Carolyn K. Oct 17, 2006, 10:09am EDT

This sounds yummy!

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Felicia R. Jan 21, 2007, 4:11pm EST

Donald,

Thank you for posting this recipe... I will defiantly have to try this.. All though I might wait till around the fall hits again to try it though... We will have to see.. :) And by the way I featured this in Type 1 Diabetes... :)

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