Chipotle Pumpkin Soup
I normally make Thai pumpkin soup this time of year, but I found this easy chipotle pumpkin soup recipe on Simply Recipes, so I decided to try something new. I let the soup simmer for about 45 minutes, then served it with some lime sour cream and lots of fresh cilantro. It was so delicious and perfect for the cold, rainy day we were having. I loved the spicy & smoky flavor from the chipotles, and the lime sour cream added a nice tang. This easy pumpkin soup recipe paired nicely with a Mexican wedge salad and some crusty bread.
Chipotle Pumpkin Soup
Chipotle Pumpkin Soup:
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- â…“Â yellow onion, diced
- 2-3Â cloves of garlic, minced, to taste
- ½-1 chipotle pepper, minced *Use canned chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
- 1-2 tsp adobo sauce, to taste
- ⅓ tsp cumin
- ⅓ tsp dried oregano
- 1 (15-oz) can of pumpkin puree *Not the pie filling
- 2 cups chicken broth (or vegetable broth)
- Juice from ½ lime, or more, to taste
- Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste
- Fresh cilantro, chopped, for serving
Lime Sour Cream:
- 3 tbsp sour cream
- Juice from ½ lime, or more, to taste
- Pinch of sea salt
How to Make Chipotle Pumpkin Soup
Prepare the soup by heating the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring often, for 4-5 minutes. Add the minced garlic, chopped chipotle, chipotle juice, cumin, and oregano, then cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute.
Add the canned pumpkin puree, then whisk in the chicken broth. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer and cover with a lid. Simmer for 30 minutes.
Remove the lid and continue simmering for another 10 minutes.
Add the lime juice and mix. Taste the soup, then season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper to taste.
Prepare the lime sour cream by adding a few tablespoons of sour cream to a small dish, then add juice from half a lime and a pinch of salt and mix. Taste and add more lime juice, if needed.
Serve soup with lime sour cream drizzled on top and lots of freshly chopped cilantro on the side. Enjoy!
Equipment
Ingredients
Chipotle Pumpkin Soup:
- 2 tsp olive oil
- â…“ yellow onion, diced
- 2-3 cloves of garlic, minced, to taste
- ½-1 chipotle pepper, minced *Use canned chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
- 1-2 tsp adobo sauce, to taste
- â…“ tsp cumin
- â…“ tsp dried oregano
- 1 15 (oz) can of pumpkin puree *Not the pie filling
- 2 cups chicken broth (or vegetable broth)
- Juice from ½ lime, or more, to taste
- Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste
- Fresh cilantro, chopped, for serving
Lime Sour Cream:
- 3 tbsp sour cream
- Juice from ½ lime, or more. to taste
Instructions
- Prepare the soup by heating the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring often, for 4-5 minutes.
- Add the minced garlic, chopped chipotle, chipotle juice, cumin, and oregano, then cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute.
- Add the canned pumpkin puree, then whisk in the chicken broth. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer and cover with a lid. Simmer for 30 minutes.
- Remove the lid and continue simmering for another 10 minutes.
- Add the lime juice and mix. Taste the soup, then season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper to taste.
- Prepare the lime sour cream by adding a few tablespoons of sour cream to a small dish, then add juice from half a lime and a pinch of salt and mix. Taste and add more lime juice, if needed.
- Serve soup with lime sour cream drizzled on top and lots of freshly chopped cilantro on the side. Enjoy!
Looks super comforting, creamy and full of Fall flavours!
Perfect because I have BOTH pumpkin and chipotle peppers in the fridge! Sounds lovely.
I think there are some errors in this recipe. Isn’t there chicken or vegetable stock in it? Also what is 1-2 tsp. of chipotle in adobo sauce mean? I’m assuming it is the adobo sauce, right?
Norma,
Thanks for letting me know the chicken broth was missing from the ingredient list. It has been corrected. Yes, the adobo sauce is from the can the chipotle peppers came in.
-Pam
I like the addition of chipotles.