Autumn is the perfect time to enjoy a warm and comforting bowl of pumpkin bisque. This creamy and flavorful soup is a great way to use up leftover pumpkin puree, and it can be easily tailored to your liking. Whether you prefer a smooth and silky bisque or a chunky soup with plenty of texture, there's a recipe out there for you. So gather your ingredients and get ready to enjoy a delicious and seasonal soup that will warm your soul on a chilly fall day.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
SAVORY PUMPKIN BISQUE
This Pumpkin Bisque Soup is savory with surprise smoky flavor from chipotle chili, is creamy and silky with aroma of holiday spices. The rich and silky bisque is perfect starter for a holiday dinner. If you like pumpkin savory like myself, you will love how this bisque recipe transforms pumpkin puree to a very delicious bold-flavor savory soup. Gluten free. Soup is super easy and quick to prepare, needs only 10 minutes prep. Buy good quality pumpkin puree Or roast a pumpkin in advance and keep the puree ready. Rest of the soup comes together in no time.So, let's try some Savory Pumpkin Bisque today!PUMPKIN BISQUEPumpkin Bisque is a silky soup laced with warm spices, creamy and often cheese. It's rich and warming nature will warm you from within. One of the best way to beat cold weather is to hold a bowl of pumpkin bisque in hand, grab favorite chair in house and enjoy.Like other bisque or spiced recipes, this pumpkin bisque also gets better with time and tastes even better the next day. In this time the flavor of spices and smokey chipotle blends well making soup even more appetizing. This is a perfect Make-ahead soup.This savory pumpkin recipe comes together with simple 8 pantry ingredients. (Salt and butter on the house.) If you love stocking pantry with Pumpkin puree, pumpkin spice and have cream and cheese in refrigerator. All you'll need is Chipotle Adobo to make this soup. If you follow my blog, I'm sure you have Chipotle in your pantry by now. :)Note: Chipotle does make soup very spicy. All other creamy ingredients - cream, cheese, pumpkin puree and little honey balance chili flavor nicely. Bisque does have but does get a subtle smokey chipotle-flavor kick. WHAT TO SERVE WITH PUMPKIN BISQUE?I recommend paring soup with a side salad or grilled cheese croutons. Both of these pair well with creamy silky soup.Wish you all happy holiday month!Stay warm and enjoy the season with bowl of this savory Pumpkin Bisque.-Savita x
Provided by Savita
Categories Soup
Time 25m
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Melt butter in a heavy bottom dutch oven. Add minced garlic and onion. Cook on medium heat until onions are soft. 2-3 minutes. Don't let garlic or onion burn.
- Add in minced chipotle, oregano and pumpkin spice. Sauté for 30 seconds to bloom the spices. Now add pumpkin puree. Add water (or vegetable stock, if using) and 1/2 tsp of salt. Mix well so that pumpkin puree is fully mixed with stock. No signs of lumps. Turn heat to medium high. Bring to boil and then simmer on medium heat for 5 more minutes.
- Add honey and apple cider vinegar. Mix well. Turn off heat. Mix in heavy cream while continuously stirring the soup. I use from 1/3 cup to 1/2 cup of heavy cream.
- Return pan to medium-low heat. Simmer until soup thickens. (3-4 minutes) Add cheddar cheese and mix until cheese has melted. Taste and adjust salt/honey. (I end up adding 1/2 tsp more salt.) Ladle into bowls, garnish with fresh chopped parsley. Serve and enjoy!
AUTUMN PUMPKIN BISQUE
This is a mild soup that I love to make near Thanksgiving--it's easy to make, filling, but not heavy. It takes well to added spices. From the November 2000 issue of "Bon Appetit", it can be made one day ahead. I usually make an easy pasta sauce with leftover crushed tomatoes.
Provided by rochsann
Categories Low Cholesterol
Time 35m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium heat.
- Add onions and bell pepper; saute until soften, about 8 minutes.
- Add curry powder and stir 1 minute.
- Add broth and next 4 ingredients; bring to boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Serve with grated cheddar cheese.
GINGERED PUMPKIN BISQUE
Every spoonful of this pretty pumpkin soup hints of autumn. Serve it as the first course at your special, sit-down dinners. -Patricia Kile, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 50m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- In a small saucepan, saute the shallots, onion and ginger in oil until tender. Stir in flour until blended; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until golden brown. Gradually stir in broth and cider. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened., Stir in the pumpkin, syrup and seasonings. Return to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from the heat; cool slightly., In a blender, process soup in batches until smooth. Return all to the pan. Stir in cream and vanilla; heat through (do not boil). If desired, drizzle individual servings with additional cream and garnish with thyme sprigs.
Nutrition Facts :
MY SPECIAL ROASTED PUMPKIN BISQUE - A FALL TRADITION
Delicious pumpkin bisque served right from the pumpkin itself! The pumpkin is roasted whole in the oven with an infusion of flavors steaming inside and then finished on the stovetop to create a rich velvety bisque with incredible depth that is then replaced in the pumpkin to serve. The bisque is meant to be fragrant and almost spicy, but of course you can adjust the seasonings to your liking. This is unlike any recipe out there as I have spent the last 10 years perfecting it. It is a favorite for our autumn family get-togethers and you will find yourself craving this day after day!
Provided by Dans La Lune
Categories Vegetable
Time 2h45m
Yield 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Adjust oven racks to fit whole pumpkin in the oven without the stem coming in contact with the coils.
- Rinse the outside of pumpkin to remove any residual dirt or debris. Dry.
- Carefully cut out the top portion of the pumpkin surrounding the stem so that you are creating a "lid" for the entire pumpkin. Do this on an angle so that the knife is pointed almost straight out from you. You will be creating a lip for the lid of the pumpkin to rest on so that it does not fall straight in while cooking.
- Place lid upside down in a bowl of water so that the stem becomes very wet. While this is soaking for a few minutes, clean out interior of pumpkin, removing any strings and seeds. Rinse seeds and set aside to roast later on if desired.
- With pumpkin cavity cleaned out, place butter, garlic, onion, salt, pepper, and thyme inside.
- Place pumpkin on a cookie sheet lined with foil or parchment paper.
- Replace lid on pumpkin and use the olive oil to grease the entire exterior of the pumpkin, lid included.
- Put pumpkin in oven, again making sure that stem isn't touching the coils.
- Bake for one hour. Check for doneness by carefully removing lid and scraping a knife very gently into the interior flesh, but not piercing it through. Texture should be soft and scoopable. If still a bit hard, then cook for an additional 30 minutes or so until soft. The outside of the pumpkin with be a burnt orange and brown.
- Once done, remove pumpkin from oven and let cool for 10 minutes.
- Scrape interior flesh very gently, not going too deep, and making sure to get the flesh at the bottom mainly, where the butter and aromatics were.
- Once you have about 4 cups of flesh, including the thyme sprigs and such, then set the whole pumpkin aside for later and place flesh in a big stockpot of dutch oven. Add chicken broth and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Remove thyme sprigs, but scrape some of the little leaves into the soup.
- With an immersion blender, puree the soup completely. If very thick like pudding add a little extra water or chicken broth.
- Add all seasonings to the puree, adjusting to suit your individual tastes.
- With a ladle, strain puree through a mesh sieve into a large bowl. The soup should go through somewhat easily with you pushing it through gently with the ladle.
- Rinse out your stockpot and replace the strained soup. Stir in the whipping cream and adjust salt and pepper seasonings.
- Let bisque simmer on stovetop for another 10 minutes at least, for flavors to meld.
- To serve bisque, place pumpkin on a large platter. Place a large bowl inside of pumpkin (if you are able to fit it through the top hole) and pour soup into that bowl, replacing lid and placing on table. Otherwise, if you feel the pumpkin walls and bottom are still solid enough and there are no visible holes in the flesh, then you can try pouring the soup directly into the pumpkin shell itself and serving directly out of the pumpkin. For a decorative touch, line the platter with kale leaves to resemble foliage.
- Serve at the table with the lid in place and ladle sticking out.
- **To roast the reserved pumpkin seeds for a snack: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Rinse pumpkin seeds and remove any strings. Dry seeds lightly with a cloth or paper towel. Spread onto a sheet pan. Sprinkle with salt, cumin and chili powder. Toss well with hands. Bake for 20 minutes or until well toasted and dried out. Remove from oven, sprinkle olive oil across seeds and toss in a bowl. Add more salt or spices according to your preference.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 158.4, Fat 15.7, SaturatedFat 8.3, Cholesterol 39.7, Sodium 779.3, Carbohydrate 2.4, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 0.6, Protein 2.6
AUTUMN BISQUE
I like cozy comfort soups that taste creamy-without the cream. This one's full of good stuff like rutabagas, leeks, fresh herbs and almond milk. -Merry Graham, Newhall, California
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 1h15m
Yield 12 servings (3 quarts).
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Mix first 4 ingredients. Using a melon baller or 1-teaspoon measuring spoon, shape mixture into 12 balls. Freeze on a waxed paper-lined baking sheet until firm. Transfer to a freezer container; freeze up to 2 months., In a 6-qt. stock pot, heat oil over medium heat; saute rutabagas, celery root, leeks and carrot for 8 minutes. Add garlic; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Stir in stock, herbs, salt and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until vegetables are tender, 30-35 minutes. , Puree soup using an immersion blender. Or cool slightly and puree in batches in a blender; return to pan. Stir in milk; heat through. Removed herbed margarine from freezer 15 minutes before serving. Top servings with chives and margarine.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 146 calories, Fat 7g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 672mg sodium, Carbohydrate 20g carbohydrate (9g sugars, Fiber 5g fiber), Protein 3g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
CURRIED PUMPKIN BISQUE WITH CHEDDAR CHEESE
Categories Soup/Stew Onion Tomato Appetizer Thanksgiving Cheddar Corn Pumpkin Fall Bon Appétit Pescatarian Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added Kosher
Yield Makes 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium heat. Add onions and bell pepper; sauté until vegetables begin to soften, about 8 minutes. Add curry powder and stir 1 minute. Add 5 cups broth and next 4 ingredients and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes to blend flavors, stirring frequently. Season with salt and pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cool slightly. Chill until cold, then cover and keep chilled. Rewarm over medium heat, adding more broth if soup is too thick.) Ladle soup into bowls. Top with grated cheese.
Tips:
- Choose the right pumpkin: Look for a sugar pumpkin or pie pumpkin, which are known for their sweet and creamy flesh.
- Roast the pumpkin before pureeing: Roasting the pumpkin intensifies its flavor and makes it easier to puree.
- Use a good quality vegetable broth: A flavorful vegetable broth will enhance the taste of the bisque.
- Don't overcook the bisque: Overcooking can make the bisque grainy and thick.
- Season to taste: Taste the bisque and adjust the seasonings as needed.
- Garnish the bisque: A sprinkle of pumpkin seeds, croutons, or chopped fresh herbs adds a nice finishing touch.
Conclusion:
Autumn pumpkin bisque is a delicious and versatile soup that can be enjoyed as a starter, main course, or side dish. It's a great way to use up leftover pumpkin puree, and it's also a good source of vitamins and minerals. With its creamy texture, rich flavor, and beautiful color, this bisque is sure to be a hit at your next gathering.
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