Great autumm recipe, served in the pumpkin shell. Perfect for Halloween or Thanksgiving or a special party. It can be prepared, to a point, one day ahead, then finished the next day. I'm guessing on the prep time, so don't scold me if its wrong. lol.

Posted on: Mar 12, 2008

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Ingredients

6 lbs pumpkin, perferably a sugar pumpkin

3 tablespoons unsalted butter

1 onion, sliced thin

2 carrot, grated course

2 cups chicken broth

3 cups water, plus if desired, add water for thinning soup

1 bay leaf

1/2 cup heavy cream

6 ounces kielbasa

1/3 cup fresh parsley, minced

Directions

1
Slice off stem of pumpkin, 2-1/2 inches from the top, reserve, scrape out the seeds and membranes.
2
Brush the inside with 1-1/2 tablespoons of melted butter.
3
Top pumpkin with stem and bake in a shallow pan at 375 degree oven for 1-1/4 hours or until plup is tender. Let cool in pan.
4
In a large heavy saucepan, cook onion in butter until soft. Add carrots, broth, 3 cups water andd bay leaf and simmer until carrots are tender. Discard bay leaf.
5
Discard any liquid in the pumpkin and scoup out pulp leaving 1/4 inch thick shell.
6
In a blender, puree pulp with carrot mixture in batches.
7
Transfer the puree to a kettle and stir in cream and salt and pepper to taste.
8
(You can prepare, to this point, 1 day ahead if desired, and chill in a baking dish.).
9
Slice part of the sausage into 8 thin rounds. then slice the rest, quartered lengthwise and then sliced thin. In a heavy skillet, cook the sausage over moderate heat, stirring until light brown and drain on paper towel.
10
Reserve the 8 sausage rounds, stir the other sausage pieces into the soup and stir soup over moderate heat, (thin with water if needed), until hot.
11
Heat the shell, if needed, in 375 degree oven until warm and ladle soup into shell.
12
Garnish with parsley and sausage rounds.
13
Serve with breadsticks, or your favorite crusty bread.

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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (749g) Recipe makes 6 servings
Calories 355
Calories from Fat 196		(55%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 21.8g	33%
	Saturated Fat 11.4g	57%
	Monounsaturated Fat 7.5g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 1.5g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 61mg		20%
Sodium 591mg		24%
Potassium 1815mg		51%
Total Carbohydrate 35.0g		11%
	Dietary Fiber 3.2g	12%
	Sugars 8.2g
Protein 10.8g		21%
Vitamin A 37692mcg		753%
Vitamin B6 0.4mg		20%
Vitamin B12 0.6mcg		9%
Vitamin C 47mg		79%
Vitamin E 5mcg		17%
Calcium 143mg		14%
Iron 4mg		25%
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