A bowl of this Pumpkin Potato Corn Chowder is a delicious and comforting soup to serve this fall. You can have this hearty soup on your dinner table in under 30 minutes.
I have been wanting to recreate this pumpkin soup for years. Years ago my husband and I went on a mission trip to Haiti with a group from our church.
You can read about the posts on Mission: Haiti and Lessons from Haiti if you want to know more about what we did and saw. It was such an awesome and eye opening experience for me. It is one thing to see the poverty from pictures and TV, but experiencing it first hand breaks your heart.
It was a very good reminder to be even more thankful for the things and people that God has put in my life. I also realized how much I can really do without and how much we waste on a daily basis.
One of our meals while we were in Haiti was a creamy pumpkin soup that I fell in love with. It was so absolutely delicious! Like lick-your-bowl-clean delicious!!!
I have always regretted not asking the missionary to have the Haitian ladies write it down for me. Finally, after years of dreaming of the soup, I just decided to wing it from memory and see what I could come up with.
I did add some extra sausage and bacon to the soup because I had it in the fridge and because it just seemed like the perfect addition to the pumpkin chowder.
Then I went a step further and topped the pumpkin corn chowder with some goat cheese, pepitas, parsley, and bacon. These little extra toppings totally made the easy pumpkin soup recipe so much prettier. And even tastier.
This pumpkin corn chowder was so good. Our kids even ate it, and said it was really good. You know a recipe is a keeper when the kids do not complain about having orange soup for dinner.
How to make Pumpkin Potato Corn Chowder:
- Sauté the onions and butter until soft. Add the garlic and cook an additional minute.
- Stir in the pumpkin puree, broth, milk, and pepper and heat it until it comes to a low boil, then turn down.
- Add the corn, potatoes, noodles, sausage, and bacon. Stir until everything is heated through. (full recipe below)
Toppings for Pumpkin Chowder:
Yes, please. Extra toppings add so much flavor and texture to a creamy bowl of soup. Here are some of our favorites:
- Crumbled Goat Cheese
- Extra Bacon
- Pepitas
- Parsley
What can you serve with a Pumpkin Corn Chowder?
I like to serve a fresh side salad and some kind of bread. You could do garlic bread, rolls, crescent rolls, or biscuits, if you like.
Other easy soup recipes you may like:
- Best Creamy Tomato Soup
- Chicken Corn Chowder
- Easy Pizza Soup
- Cheesy Chicken Soup
- Low Carb Chicken Alfredo Zoodle Soup
Recipe
Pumpkin Potato Corn Chowder
This Pumpkin Potato Corn Chowder is loaded with sausage, bacon, and veggies. It's an easy dinner to have on the table in under 30 minutes this fall.
Ingredients
- ½ cup pasta noodles
- 1 Tablespoon butter
- ¼ cup diced yellow onion
- 1 ½ Tablespoons minced garlic
- 1 - 15 ounce can pumpin puree
- 4 cups chicken broth
- ½ cup milk
- 1 Tablespoon pepper
- ¾ cup corn (frozen or canned)
- 1 cup diced cooked potatoes (1- 15 oz. can)
- 4 ½ ounces smoked sausage, sliced
- ¾ cup cooked crumbled bacon, divided
- ¼ cup crumbled goat cheese
- 2 Tablespoons pepitas
- 2 Tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- Cook the pasta noodles according to the package directions. Drain and set aside.
- In a large sauce pan, saute the butter and onion until soft. Add the garlic and cook for another minute.
- Stir in the pumpkin, chicken broth, milk, and pepper. Slowly heat on medium high heat until it comes to a low boil. Turn down the heat immediately.
- Add the corn, potatoes, noodles, sausage, and ½ cup bacon and heat until everything is hot.
- Top with goat cheese, pepitas, parsley, and remaining bacon right before serving.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 517Total Fat: 33gSaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 18gCholesterol: 83mgSodium: 2015mgCarbohydrates: 27gFiber: 3gSugar: 4gProtein: 28g
*The post for Pumpkin Potato Corn Chowder was first published on November 7, 2012. The photos were updated October 2017, and the post was republished September 24, 2019.
Michelle
Jocelyn,
This soup sounds delicious! I love that even a year later it still made an impact on you. Thanks so much for sharing your story and recipe with us 🙂
Michelle
Christie - Food Done Light
Thanks for sharing at Thursdays Treasures. I love the story of this soup. I cannot wait to try it.
Ashley @ Kitchen Meets Girl
Oooh, you know how I love pumpkin--and this soup looks so warm and comforting! I'd eat leftovers at your place anytime!
Tanya Schroeder
I LOVE pumpkin! It looks delicious! And this is the time of year when Iook for soups to add to my meal planning. Can't wait to try this! I'd take left overs too! Oh and how cool that every time you serve this soup, it will take you back to your time in Haiti!
Jocelyn
You are so right...every time I think of pumpkin soup, I think about our week there which is something I will never forget.
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust
Now, the good thing about this is that when I make it, I'll get to eat it all myself. No one in my family would touch it, lol. 🙂
Jocelyn
That's about what happened in my family. They kids picked at their one bowl, so I had pumpkin soup for like 4 days to myself. Not a bad thing at all:-)
sally @ sallys baking addiction
Jocelyn! This soup sounds so cozy and comforting. The weather is getting SO cold here. 🙁 You know I love anything and everything PUMPKIN! I've only had pumpkin soup once though, I've never made it myself!
Heather @French Press
this looks delicious - I'm sure my kids will complain - but I don't care - it looks too good to pass up.
Jocelyn
Definitely try it even if they do complain...it was so good!!!!
Erin @ Wholly Delicious Dishes
I'm glad I have some leftover pumpkin! This looks so good.
Jocelyn
Yay for ways to use up extra pumpkin!!!
teresa
my husband went to haiti with his dental school class twice. he said the same things about it.
this looks so good! i love the use of pumpkin in the chowder.
Nicole @ Lapetitebaker
I would not at all be offended if you served me leftover's especially if it was this soup. It sound's bowl licking good!
Carrie @ Bakeaholic Mama
I just love the surprise when I come over here to find a savory recipe on your blog. This soup looks AMAZING!
Jocelyn
Thanks Carrie. Every once in a while I surprise myself and make a savory dish worthy of the photography time:-)
Julia {The Roasted Root}
This is too funny - I was just thinking about what I would make with the rest of my pumpkin puree and BAM! I find your recipe! I loooooove soup...love, love, love!! And have never made a pumpkin soup before. Timing's just right, I'll be making this soon and will let ya know how it turns out!! 🙂
Jocelyn
I'm thinking some pumpkin soup is in your very near future:-) I hope you enjoy it!!!
Elaine @ Cooking to Perfection
This recipe looks so easy. And, of course, I love all things pumpkin, so I'm definitely going to have to try this!
Jocelyn
I just can't get away from using pumpkin in almost everything lately:-)
Sommer@ASpicyPerspective
Wow, does that ever sound divine!
Aimee @ ShugarySweets
Well, I'm not even going to deny how GLAD I am that you served me leftovers! This soup was awesome! Seriously delicious!!!