Description

Celebrate the season with this fall favorite. It's ready in about 25 minutes and is made with canned pumpkin, onion, garlic, Gruyere cheese, sherry or wine and stock.

Ingredients

• 2 T. unsalted butter
• 1 large yellow onion, chopped (about 1½ c.)
• 4 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 - 15 oz. cans pure pumpkin
• 26 oz. unsalted vegetable or chicken stock
• ½ pint whipping cream
• ⅓ c. dry sherry or white wine
• 2 T. fresh flat leaf parsley, coarsely chopped
• 2 T. fresh thyme leaves
• 1 T. chopped fresh sage leaves
• ¼ t. kosher salt
• 1½ c. shredded Gruyère cheese (about 5 oz.)

Steps

1. In 4 - 5 quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat; add onion and garlic; cook 3 - 4 minutes or until soft, stirring occasionally.
2. Stir in pumpkin, stock, cream, sherry, herbs and salt; heat 10 minutes or until flavors blend, stirring occasionally; sprinkle in cheese; stir until melted and well combined; heat 5 - 6 minutes.
3. If desired, puree soup in small batches in blender or use an emersion blender to puree in saucepan.