Sweet & Savory Pumpkin Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 sm sugar pumpkin (about 6 lbs)* or 5 cups pumpkin puree
1 onion, coarsely chopped
1 Granny Smith apple, peeled and chopped
1 t dried or 1 T fresh sage
2 T butter or margarine, melted
3/4 lb bulk sweet italian sausage
3 cans (13 3/4 oz) low sodium chicken broth
1 carrot, coarsely chopped
1/2 c heavy cream

Preparation

*Clean out pumpkin seeds and brush inside with butter.
Bake 1 1/4 hours at 375 F, let stand until cool enough to handle.