Crock Pot Pumpkin Soup

Crock Pot Pumpkin Soup

1 1/4 Cup Butter
2 Lbs Pumpkin
2 Cloves
1 Med Onion
2 Tsp Sugar
Pinch of Salt
2 1/2 Cup Chicken Stock
1 Cup Milk
Bacon or Ham - Optional
Sour Cream


Clean out pumpkin, peal and cube

 Combine butter and pumpkin in crock pot - once butter is melted let cook on high 1 hour


Stick cloves into Onion add to  Crock pot along with Stock and pinch of salt. Cover and cook 
Low 8-9 Hours
High 4-5 Hours

Puree soup in blender
Add ham


Once ready to serve add milk.


Serve with a dallop of Sour cream and sprinkle of nut meg.

Butternut Squash Soup

1 Butternut Squash pealed and cubed
Nutmeg
1/4 cup unsalted butter
salt & Pepper
1 Onion
4 Cups Chicken Stock
1 Apple pealed and sliced

Melt butter add onions and cook until translucent
Bring to simmer and add squash, apple and chicken stock
Simmer until tender

Remove chunks and puree
return squash to pot add salt and pepper to taste
Serve with a sprinkle of nutmeg

Love love love this recipe.I came across it last year and gave it a try and couldn't wait for a cold front to come thru to have an excuse to make it again this year! It made just enough for dinner and my lunch the next day. I prepared it in the early after noon and put it in the crock pot until we were ready to eat. Its got great flavor and its a nice warm fall meal that is not your ordinary soup. Defiantly a keeper for chilly nights, its super simple and delish - 2 things I love!

Aunt Lori's Chicken Tortilla Soup

4 Chicken Breast halves, frozen
1 Garlic Clove ninced
2 Tbs Margarine
2 14 1/2 Oz Cans Chicken Broth
2 14 1/2 Oz Cans Chopped Stewed tomatoes
1 Cup Salsa
1/2 Cup Chopped cilantro (optional)
1 Tbs ground Cumin


Combine all the above ingredients in a crock pot. Cover and cook low 8-10 hours. Shred chicken.
Spoon over shredded chedder cheese, sprinle with chips and top with Sour Cream - add Avacado (optional)


I love a good crock pot recipe! This was beyond easy and very good. We like hot and spicy so we added a little hot sauce to give it a kick. I also think I may add a jalapeno next time to add another flavor. Over all this is a keeper. Its still in the 90's here so I think I'll save it for a rainy or wintery day but I will def be making t again!