Easy Pumpkin Soup

One bowl of easy tomato soup with sour cream swirled in and a gold spoon in the middle

4.38 from 27 votes

This flavorful and easy pumpkin soup takes less than 30 minutes to make and is the perfect simple side for a gooey grilled cheese sandwich!

Prep Time5

Cook Time15

Total Time20

Course: Dinner, Lunch, Soup

Cuisine: American

Total Cost: $2.69 recipe / $0.67 serving

Servings: 1.25 cups each

Calories: 163.1kcal

Ingredients

2 Tbsp butter $0.26
1 small yellow onion $0.32
1 15oz. can pumpkin puree $0.79
3 cups chicken broth $0.39
1/2 tsp chili powder $0.05
1/4 tsp nutmeg $0.03
1/2 tsp smoked paprika $0.05
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper $0.02
freshly cracked black pepper $0.02
salt to taste $0.02

Toppings (optional)

4 Tbsp pepitas (pumpkin seeds) $0.60
4 Tbsp sour cream $0.11

Instructions

Dice the onion then add it to a medium sauce pot with the butter. Sauté the onion over medium heat until the onion is soft and translucent (about 3 minutes).
Add the pumpkin purée, chicken broth, smoked paprika, chili powder, cayenne pepper, nutmeg, and some freshly cracked pepper. Stir to combine the ingredients, then allow the soup to come up to a simmer.
Simmer the soup for 10 minutes. Taste and add salt as needed (I added 1/4 tsp).
Serve the soup topped with pepitas and a swirl of sour cream.

See how we calculate recipe costs here.

Nutrition

Easy Pumpkin Soup https://metabolic-life.news/easy-pumpkin-soup/%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cscript%3Ewindow.wprm_recipes = {"recipe-33602":{"type":"food","name":"Easy Pumpkin Soup","slug":"wprm-easy-pumpkin-soup","image_url":"https:\/\/www.budgetbytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Easy-Pumpkin-Soup-spoon.jpg","rating":{"count":27,"total":118,"average":4.38,"type":{"comment":26,"no_comment":0,"user":1},"user":0},"ingredients":[{"uid":0,"amount":"2","unit":"Tbsp","name":"butter ","notes":"$0.26","unit_id":11943,"id":1218,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"2","unit":"Tbsp","timestamp":1774499410000},"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"2","unit":"Tbsp","unitParsed":"Tbsp"}}},{"uid":1,"amount":"1","unit":"small","name":"yellow onion","notes":"$0.32","unit_id":11962,"id":1347,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"1","unit":"small","timestamp":1774499410000},"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"small","unitParsed":"small"}}},{"uid":2,"amount":"1","unit":"15oz. can","name":"pumpkin puree ","notes":"$0.79","unit_id":11944,"id":3355,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"1","unit":"15oz. can","timestamp":1774499410000},"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1","unit":"15oz. can","unitParsed":"15oz. can"}}},{"uid":3,"amount":"3","unit":"cups","name":"chicken broth","notes":"$0.39","unit_id":11946,"id":1484,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"3","unit":"cups","timestamp":1774499410000},"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"3","unit":"cups","unitParsed":"cups"}}},{"uid":4,"amount":"1\/2","unit":"tsp","name":"chili powder ","notes":"$0.05","unit_id":11942,"id":1499,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"tsp","timestamp":1774499410000},"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"tsp","unitParsed":"tsp"}}},{"uid":5,"amount":"1\/4","unit":"tsp","name":"nutmeg ","notes":"$0.03","unit_id":11942,"id":1873,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"1\/4","unit":"tsp","timestamp":1774499410000},"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\/4","unit":"tsp","unitParsed":"tsp"}}},{"uid":6,"amount":"1\/2","unit":"tsp","name":"smoked paprika","notes":"$0.05","unit_id":11942,"id":1263,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"tsp","timestamp":1774499410000},"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\/2","unit":"tsp","unitParsed":"tsp"}}},{"uid":7,"amount":"1\/4","unit":"tsp","name":"cayenne pepper","notes":"$0.02","unit_id":11942,"id":1210,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"1\/4","unit":"tsp","timestamp":1774499410000},"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"1\/4","unit":"tsp","unitParsed":"tsp"}}},{"uid":8,"amount":"","unit":"","name":"freshly cracked black pepper","notes":"$0.02","id":1483,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"","unit":"","timestamp":1774499410000},"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"","unit":"","unitParsed":""}}},{"uid":9,"amount":"","unit":"","name":"salt to taste","notes":"$0.02","id":1675,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"","unit":"","timestamp":1774499410000},"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"","unit":"","unitParsed":""}}},{"uid":11,"amount":"4","unit":"Tbsp","name":"pepitas (pumpkin seeds)","notes":"$0.60","unit_id":11943,"id":10848,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"4","unit":"Tbsp","timestamp":1774499410000},"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"4","unit":"Tbsp","unitParsed":"Tbsp"}}},{"uid":12,"amount":"4","unit":"Tbsp","name":"sour cream","notes":"$0.11","unit_id":11943,"id":1419,"conversion_item_snapshot":{"amount":"4","unit":"Tbsp","timestamp":1774499410000},"type":"ingredient","unit_systems":{"unit-system-1":{"amount":"4","unit":"Tbsp","unitParsed":"Tbsp"}}}],"originalServings":"4","originalServingsParsed":4,"currentServings":"4","currentServingsParsed":4,"currentServingsFormatted":"4","currentServingsMultiplier":1,"originalSystem":1,"currentSystem":1,"unitSystems":[1],"originalAdvancedServings":{"shape":"round","unit":"inch","diameter":0,"width":0,"length":0,"height":0},"currentAdvancedServings":{"shape":"round","unit":"inch","diameter":0,"width":0,"length":0,"height":0},"collection":{"type":"recipe","recipeId":33602,"name":"Easy Pumpkin Soup","image":"https:\/\/www.budgetbytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/10\/Easy-Pumpkin-Soup-spoon-500x500.jpg","servings":4,"servingsUnit":"1.25 cups each","parent_id":"13598","parent_url":"https:\/\/www.budgetbytes.com\/easy-pumpkin-soup\/","cachedAt":1774499410,"modifiedAt":1762275844}}}