Velvety Pumpkin Soup With Blue Cheese and Bacon

This quick and tasty holiday soup is brought to a higher level with the addition of blue cheese and bacon. Yum! Yum!

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 396 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons butter
• ¼ cup molasses
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 6 slices bacon
• 1 cup half-and-half
• ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 quart chicken stock
• 1 cup crumbled blue cheese
• 1 shallot, minced
• 2 (15 ounce) cans pumpkin

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Stir together the pumpkin, chicken stock, half-and-half, shallot, molasses, butter, pumpkin pie spice, salt, and cayenne pepper in a large stockpot over low heat; simmer 10 minutes.

Step 2

Meanwhile, place bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat, and cook until crispy; remove to paper towels to drain, then cool and crumble.

Step 3

Ladle soup into bowls. Top with bacon and blue cheese.