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This pumpkin lentil soup is a hearty and filling soup for lunch or dinner. Creamy and rich with a little bit of curry to make the flavor pop, you will be making this again and again. If you love lentils then you should also try my Spicy Bean and Lentil Soup!
Pumpkin Lentil Soup
Pumpkin lentil soup is a great way to incorporate lentils into your diet, especially since it is so satisfying in the colder months. The lentil flavor is also disguised and almost overpowered by the pumpkin and the spices, which is not a bad thing if you aren’t a fan of lentils.
Affordable Ingredients
This lentil soup is full of inexpensive ingredients that you probably have in your cupboards right now. With grocery prices rising, we need to have more of these satisfying, filling affordable recipes! I had a bag of red lentils and a can of pumpkin to use up in my pantry, so it was time for soup!
Cooking With Lentils
When the lentils have softened and cooked completely they will still have texture and shape to them. Lentils do not dissolve into a soup like split peas do! Always rinse the lentils before using, and pick out any discolored lentils.
How to Make This Soup
This Pumpkin Lentil Soup has great flavor because of the addition of pumpkin and spices. Just follow these basic steps and you will be enjoying a bowl in no time!
- Saute Add butter, onions, and carrots in a Dutch oven Saute until tender. Add garlic, ginger, curry, and pumpkin pie spice. Saute another minute.
- Add the broth, deglazing the pot by scraping the bottom to remove any browned bits.
- Stir in the pumpkin puree and lentils.
- Boil and then reduce the heat to medium. Partially cover with the lid and cook for 40 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the lentils have softened.
- Add – coconut milk and continue to cook for another 5 minutes.
- Serve topped with the extra coconut milk and pepitas if desired.
Using Pumpkin Pie Spice
When I tasted-tested the soup it was missing a depth of flavor and pumpkin pie spice turned out to be the solution. Cinnamon will also work, but you can easily make pumpkin pie spice at home if you don’t have any!
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How to Store Leftovers
This is a coconut cream-based soup, so it is best eaten within a few days of making it. Keep this in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
However this is a BIG BATCH SOUP, so if you want to freeze it, read my post on how to freeze cream soups. To reheat, simply heat up slowly, whisking to help the dairy fats incorporate back into the soup. Do not boil.
This lentil soup is perfect for cool weather months to warm you up. My family was pleasantly surprised when they tasted this soup – yes, still and yet the kids are leery of some of my recipes haha!
Happy Cooking and enjoy!
Love,
Karlynn
Pumpkin Red Lentil Soup
- Prep Time
- 20 minutes
- Cook Time
- 1 hour
- Course
- Soup
- Cuisine
- American
- Servings
- 12
- Calories
- 138
- Author
- Karlynn Johnston
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons butter
- 1 large yellow onion diced
- 1 large carrot diced
- 1 Tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 Tablespoon fresh grated ginger
- 2 teaspoons mild yellow curry powder
- 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 6 cups vegetable broth
- one 28 ounce can pumpkin puree
- 1 cup red lentils rinsed
- one 15 ounce can light coconut milk reserve 2 tablespoons for drizzling on top of soup if desired
- 1/2 teaspoon salt plus more to taste
- Freshly ground black pepper
- pepitas for garnishing
Instructions
- In a large stockpot or Dutch oven, melt the butter. Add in the onions and carrots. Saute until the onions are soft.
- Add in the garlic, ginger, curry, and pumpkin pie spice. Saute until the garlic is browned and fragrant.
- Add the broth, deglazing the pot by scraping the bottom of the pot to remove any browned bits.
- Stir in the pumpkin puree and lentils.
- Bring to a low boil and reduce the heat to medium. Partially cover with the lid and cook for 40 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the lentils have softened.
- Add in the coconut milk and continue to cook for another 5 minutes.
- Remove and serve, topped with the extra coconut milk and pepitas if desired.
Recipe Notes
- How long the lentils take to cook can vary. Cook until they are softened all the way through
Nutrition Information
All calories and info are based on a third party calculator and are only an estimate. Actual nutritional info will vary with brands used, your measuring methods, portion sizes and more.
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