Special Pumpkin Soup

Name: Special Pumpkin Soup
Ingredients: 1 1/2 c. white bread crumbs; 4 to 8 lb. pumpkin with a flat bottom; 7 Tbsp. butter; 1 tsp. salt; 2/3 c. minced onion; 1/8 tsp. pepper; 1/8 tsp. nutmeg; 1/2 tsp. sage; 1 bay leaf; 1/2 c. grated Swiss cheese; chicken broth (enough to fill within 1/2-inch of rim); 1 c. heavy cream; parsley

13 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. white bread crumbs
4 to 8 lb. pumpkin with a flat bottom
7 Tbsp. butter
1 tsp. salt
2/3 c. minced onion
1/8 tsp. pepper
1/8 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. sage
1 bay leaf
1/2 c. grated Swiss cheese
chicken broth (enough to fill within 1/2-inch of rim)
1 c. heavy cream
parsley

Directions

1

Dry bread crumbs in oven at 300° for 15 minutes.
2

Cut a lid in pumpkin.
3

Remove seeds and fibrous insides; discard.
4

Rub inside of pumpkin with mixture of 1 tablespoon butter and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
5

Cook onions in 6 tablespoons butter for 10 minutes.
6

Stir in bread crumbs; continue stirring and cook for 10 minutes longer. Stir in 1/2 teaspoon salt, other seasonings and cheese.
7

Put crumbs and cheese in pumpkin.
8

Fill pumpkin with enough chicken broth to fill within 1/2-inch of top.
9

Put pumpkin lid on.