Recipe courtesy Rachael Ray

It’s pumpkin season and that means more than just pumpkin spice everything. Here’s a terrific hearty fall soup recipe that’s so easy to make. The main ingredients are pumpkin puree, black beas, diced tomatoes, and vegetable stock. A few spicy ingredients and heavy cream.

Pumpkin and Black Bean Soup

4 Servings

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, 1 turn of the pan
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 3 cup canned or packaged vegetable stock, found on soup aisle
• 1 can (14 1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes in juice
• 1 can (15 ounces) black beans, drained
• 2 cans (15 ounces) pumpkin puree (found often on the baking aisle)
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 tablespoon curry powder, 1 palm full
• 1 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin, 1/2 palm full
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper, eyeball it in the palm of your hand

Directions

1. Heat a soup pot over medium heat. Add oil.
2. When oil is hot, add onion. Saute onions 5 minutes.
3. Add broth, tomatoes, black beans and pumpkin puree.
4. Stir to combine ingredients and bring soup to a boil.
5. Reduce heat to medium low and stir in cream, curry, cumin, cayenne and salt, to taste.
6. Simmer 5 minutes, adjust seasonings and serve garnished with chopped chives.