Keep the chill of winter at bay with this hearty Pepita Pork Pumpkin Soup. Creamy pumpkin soup with pan-seared pork loin chops.
Creamy pumpkin soup with pan-seared pork loin chops and charred onions, all finished with a sprinkling of toasty pepitas, this soup will warm the body and soul.
About the Ingredients for Pumpkin Soup:
Pork: We used pork loin chops but pork loin fillets would work here too.
Pumpkin – The soup calls for pumpkin puree but that is the shortcut version for weeknights. You can take the flavour to another level with a pumpkin or your favourite type of squash roasted in the oven and then pureed in place of the canned pumpkin.
Cream cheese – Full fat cream cheese for the best flavour.
Spices – We season the soup with salt and pepper, garlic powder, nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves.
Pepitas – Roasted Pumpkin Seeds.
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Pepita Pork Pumpkin Soup
Prep: 5 mins | Cook: 40 mins | Serves: 6
Ingredients:
6 pork loin chops, boneless
2 cans pumpkin puree, about 14 ounces each
8 ounce package cream cheese
1 teaspoon salt + ½ teaspoon, divided
½ teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
½ teaspoon cinnamon
Pinch of cloves
½ cup pepitas
Directions:
In a saucepan, combine pumpkin, cream cheese, and spices.
Over medium heat, mix until combined.
Add chicken stock and simmer for 15 minutes, uncovered.
Meanwhile, heat a tablespoon of olive oil over medium high heat and add pork chops. Cook approximately 5-7 minutes per side, until done.
Wash the onions and toss in 1 tablespoon olive oil and ½ teaspoon salt, broil for 10 minutes, stirring/rotating frequently until charred/browned.
Ladle the soup into bowls, add sliced pork, onions, then sprinkle with pepitas.
Pepita Pork Pumpkin Soup
Keep the chill of winter at bay with this hearty Pepita Pork Pumpkin Soup. Creamy pumpkin soup with pan-seared pork loin chops.
Ingredients
- 6 pork loin chops, boneless
- 2 cans pumpkin puree, about 14 ounces each
- 8 ounce package cream cheese
- 1 teaspoon salt + ½ teaspoon, divided
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- Pinch of cloves
- ½ cup pepitas
Instructions
- In a saucepan, combine pumpkin, cream cheese, and spices. Over medium heat, mix until combined.
- Add chicken stock and simmer for 15 minutes, uncovered.
- Meanwhile, heat a tablespoon of olive oil over medium high heat and add pork chops. Cook approximately 5-7 minutes per side, until done.
- Wash the onions and toss in 1 tablespoon olive oil and ½ teaspoon salt, broil for 10 minutes, stirring/rotating frequently until charred/browned.
- Ladle the soup into bowls, add sliced pork, onions, then sprinkle with pepitas.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
6Amount Per Serving: Calories: 541Total Fat: 35gSaturated Fat: 14gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 16gCholesterol: 170mgSodium: 563mgCarbohydrates: 9gFiber: 3gSugar: 4gProtein: 46g
Elizabeth Lampman is a coffee-fuelled Mom of 2 girls and lives in Hamilton, Ontario. She enjoys travelling, developing easy recipes, crafting, taking on diy projects, travelling and saving money!