A Spiced Pumpkin Soup

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This is a great soup for dieters who have a sweet tooth!!

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Steps

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Melt butter in a dutch oven or large saucepan over medium-high heat.

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Saut onion for 3-4 minutes then add flour , curry , garlic , cumin and nutmeg and saut for 1 minute.

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Add sweet potato , salt , chicken broth and pumpkin and bring to a boil.

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Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer , partially covered for about 20-25 minutes or until sweet potatoes are cooked through and softened.

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Remove from heat and let stand for 10 minutes to cool.

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Place half of the pumpkin mixture in a blender and process until smooth.

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Using a strainer , pour soup back into pan.

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Repeat with rest of soup.

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Raise heat to medium then stir in milk and cook for 5 minutes or until soup is heated through.

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Remove from heat and add lime juice.

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Ingredients

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butter, onion, whole wheat flour, curry powder, cumin, ground nutmeg, garlic cloves, sweet potato, salt, low sodium chicken broth, pumpkin, 1% low-fat milk, fresh lime juice