Weight Watching Pumpkin Soup

[the annoyed thyroid]

Serves 4

Ingredients
1 onion, peeled and quartered

1 tablespoon olive oil

550g pumpkin, peeled and roughly cubed (if using soft skin pumpkin, there is no need to peel)

2 carrots, washed and roughly chopped

500g chicken stock (or water with 1 tablespoon Thermomix Vegetable Stock Concentrate)

1 teaspoon ground ginger

˝ teaspoon chilli powder

Salt and freshly ground pepper

Preparation
Place onion into TM bowl and chop for 5 seconds on speed 7.
Add oil and sauté for 2 minutes  at 100C on speed 1.
Add spices to bowl and cook for 1 minute at 100C on speed 1 to release the flavours.
Add pumpkin and carrot. Chop for 15 seconds  on speed 7.
Add stock and salt and cook for 20 minutes at 100C on speed 1.
Blend for 15-20 seconds by slowly going from speed 1 to speed 9.

This is my favourite weight watchers recipe which I adapted to use in my thermie. It's only 1 propoint a serve! You can adjust the amount of water to your preferred consistency.

Members' comments

JD - I cut the chilli powder down to 1/4 tsp and added 100mls cream at the end as it was still a bit hot for me.  Lovely soup and next time I will only add 1/8th tspn chilli powder - I'm a wimp, I know.

[cookie1]

I love pumpkin soup.

[the annoyed thyroid]

Cookie, you'll love this one, the chilli gives it a bit of a kick! It's my best pumpkin soup ever, and it's better than ever in my beloved thermie!

[foodgroupie]

139 calories per serve, not bad

[the annoyed thyroid]

Depending on the size of the portion, it's only 1 or 2 weight watchers propoints! So yummy and so quick! I make a batch, stuff it in the freezer and take it to work for lunch, healthy and filling!

[judydawn]

I made this recipe this morning Sam, cut the chilli powder down to 1/4 tsp and added 100mls cream at the end as it was still a bit hot for me   Lovely soup and next time I will only add 1/8th tspn chilli powder - I'm a whimp, I know

[the annoyed thyroid]

I made this recipe this morning Sam, cut the chilli powder down to 1/4 tsp and added 100mls cream at the end as it was still a bit hot for me   Lovely soup and next time I will only add 1/8th tspn chilli powder - I'm a whimp, I know

Ha ha! I must be hot stuff! I must say, that DH said he nearly set his mouth on fire when he took some for lunch the other day. I guess it would be just as nice with just a pinch of chilli powder or without it altogether. I guess paprika would work too, and make it much milder! I hope you enjoyed it despite the heat! 

[judydawn]

I have only had a few spoonsful as it's not for a meal for today but what I tasted was very nice Sam.  I hate to think how hot it would have been with the full quantity of chilli powder though  .