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Easy Pumpkin Orzo Soup
 
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 20 Minutes
Ready In: 35 Minutes
Servings: 8
Rich and Creamy Pumpkin Soup with lots of flavor. A friend tore the recfipe out of a magazine for me. I believe it was Better Home and Gardens.
Ingredients:
3 tablespoons butter
1 cup finely chopped onion
2 minced garlic cloves
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
28 ounces chicken broth (or veg broth)
1/2 cup uncooked orzo pasta (or wild rice)
1 1/2 cups cream (or whole milk)
1 tablespoon flour
1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin
Directions:
1. In a large saucepan melt butter a medium heat. Add onion and garlic , and cook until tender.
2. Stir in red pepper and cook for about a minute more.
3. Add broth and bring to a boil.
4. Add orzo (or rice).
5. Reduce heat and simmer covered for 10 minutes (orzo) or 40 minutes (wild rice).
6. Combine dairy and flour in a tupperware container. Close the lid and shake briskly to reduce lumps.
7. Stir into orzo mixture and cook until slightly thickened and bubbly.
8. Stir in pumpkin, heat through.
By RecipeOfHealth.com