Pumpkin and Shrimp Soup Recipe

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Brief

Servings: 6

Yield: 6 servings

Pumpkin and Shrimp Soup Recipe

Ingredients

1 small sugar pumpkin

¼ teaspoon celery salt

½ teaspoon curry powder

3 cups milk

1 cup chicken broth

salt and pepper to taste

⅓ pound small shrimp - peeled and deveined

1 whole (6 pound) pumpkin

for serving

Soup, Stew and Chili

Directions

Step 1

Clean out the cooking pumpkin; remove the skin and cut into 1/2inch dice.measure 3 cups of cut-up pumpkin.

Step 2

In a saucepan simmer the pumpkin celery salt curry powder milk and broth for about 30 minutes.Stir to keep the milk from burning. Season with salt and pepper.

Step 3

If you are going to serve the soup in a pumpkin boil 2 quarts of water. Cut the top off of the pumpkin and clean out carefully.Cut a notch in the top for the ladle to stick through. Pour the boiling water into the pumpkin and swish around and then pour into sink. Pour the soup into the pumpkin and serve with lemon wedges.

Step 4

Add half the shrimp to the pumpkin mixture and process in a food processor or blender until smooth. Return to saucepan and simmer. Add the remaining whole shrimp and simmer for 5 more minutes.

Nutritional Information

Pumpkin and Shrimp Soup Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:6

Calories: 271.6

% Daily Value *

Protein: 16.7g 34%

Carbohydrates: 50.5g 16%

Dietary Fiber: 3.5g 14%

Sugars: 15.1g

Fat: 3.8g 6%

Saturated Fat: 2g 10%

Cholesterol: 47.7mg 16%

Vitamin A Iu: 50562.2IU 1011%

Niacin Equivalents: 8.7mg 67%

Vitamin B6: 0.5mg 31%

Vitamin C: 62.1mg 103%

Folate: 116.9mcg 29%

Calcium: 301.7mg 30%

Iron: 6.2mg 35%

Magnesium: 105.4mg 38%

Potassium: 2582mg 72%

Sodium: 282.9mg 11%

Thiamin: 0.4mg 40%

Calories From Fat: 34

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.