Ingredients

  • 8 ounces pasta, ditalini
  • 2 medium acorn squash split, peeled, seeded, quartered
  • 2 tablespoons margarine
  • 1 large onions chopped
  • 3/4 teaspoon mace ground
  • 1/2 teaspoon ginger ground
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 cup carrots grated
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons brown sugar
  • 39 3/4 ounces chicken broth, low salt
  • 1 cup sour cream, non-fat
  • 1 tablespoon sugar

Method

  • Cook squash in one inch of water in covered saucepan for 15 minutes, or until tender.
  • Cool.
  • Scrape out pulp and put back in pot.
  • Add margarine, onion, carrots, sugar, mace, ginger and cinnamon.
  • Cover and simmer gently for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Cook until vegetables are tender.
  • Add 3 cups of the broth and puree all in a blender or food processor.
  • Return to the pot and add remaining three cups of broth, bring to a boil and add pasta.
  • Cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes, or until pasta is done.
  • Before serving, blend sour cream and sugar in a separate bowl.
  • Put dollop on top of each bowl of soup.
  • Serve hot.
  • NOTE: If soup is too thick, thin with additional chicken broth.