BUTTERNUT PUMPKIN CHICKEN SOUP

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This soup is delicious its sweet and creamy with a hint of spice coming through. Friends and family cant get enough of it.

Provided by lemoncurd

Categories     Chicken

Time 50m

Yield 1 medium pot, 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 medium butternut pumpkin
8 cups water
3 pieces chicken fillets, cubed
1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon ghee
1 teaspoon garlic, minced
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cracked black pepper
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon all purpose seasoning (optional)
1/4 teaspoon minced green chili pepper (optional)
2 carrots (optional)
1/2 cup orzo pasta (optional)
1/2-1 cup whipping cream
1/4 cup coriander leaves, chopped (cilantro)

Steps:

  • Peel and cube butternut place in a medium pot with water.
  • Cook until butternut is soft.
  • Purée in blender.
  • Melt butter or ghee on medium heat add garlic and spices stir a minute or so until fragrant add chicken cubes and cook with the lid on till done, not forgetting to stir.
  • Add cooked chicken to pureed butternut.
  • Scrap and grate carrots add to puréed butternut.
  • Add uncooked pasta to puréed butternut.
  • Adjust salt,pepper and water depending on taste and consistency of soup required.
  • Allow to boil on medium heat until pasta is cooked stir from time to time to prevent pasta sticking.
  • Add cream and coriander before serving gently heat to infuse all flavours.
  • Serve hot.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 44.3, Fat 4.7, SaturatedFat 2.9, Cholesterol 16.1, Sodium 211.3, Carbohydrate 0.6, Fiber 0.1, Protein 0.3

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