Pumpkin Sausage Potato Chowder

elle 2 years, 3 months ago said:
Pumpkin Sausage Potato Chowder
This is one of our all time favorite soups. Called chowder, but more like a stew, I suppose. I recently served to my sil and mil--they were skeptical. "Pumpkin soup?" They're believers now, lol. This soup is fantastic, and really sticks to your ribs. This is from Kelly M. at Recipezaar, and I'm not sure if I should post it or not since it's not mine, but I'll leave it in this post for now...

Pumpkin, Pork and Potato Chowder

Pumpkin and spice add a great flavor to pork sausage and potatoes. Delicious! Great as a main dish or a first course. Serve with good crusty bread.


1 lb mild pork sausage, sliced (slightly freeze (or thaw) the sausage for easy slicing)
1 Tbs butter
1 cup onion, chopped
1 stalk celery, small dice
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 (15 ounces) can pumpkin puree
3 (48 ounces) cans reduced-sodium chicken broth
1 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
3 cups potatoes, peeled and cut into bite sized pieces (about 6 small potatoes or 4 medium)
3/4 cup evaporated milk



1 In large skillet, brown sausage until cooked through.
2 Drain fat.
3 Meanwhile, melt butter in soup pot.
4 Add onion and celery, saute over medium heat while sausage is cooking.
5 Add browned sausage to soup pot.
6 Mix with onion and celery and saute for about 2 minutes.
7 Add garlic, saute for 1 minute or until fragrant.
8 Add pumpkin, chicken broth, cumin, ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg.
9 Stir until smooth and well blended.
10 Add potatoes.
11 Bring to a boil, reduce heat to simmer.
12 Cover and simmer for about 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
13 Warm evaporated milk.
14 Add to soup and mix through.
15 Serve hot with crusty bread.


Preparation time: 10 minutes
Ready in: 55 minutes