Easy Pumpkin Orzo Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 tablespoons butter
1 cup finely chopped onion
2 minced garlic cloves
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
28 ounces chicken broth (or veg broth)
1/2 cup uncooked orzo pasta (or wild rice)
1 1/2 cups cream (or whole milk)
1 tablespoon flour
1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin

Preparation

In a large saucepan melt butter a medium heat. Add onion and garlic , and cook until tender.
Stir in red pepper and cook for about a minute more.
Add broth and bring to a boil.
Add orzo (or rice).
Reduce heat and simmer covered for 10 minutes (orzo) or 40 minutes (wild rice).
Combine dairy and flour in a tupperware container. Close the lid and shake briskly to reduce lumps.
Stir into orzo mixture and cook until slightly thickened and bubbly.
Stir in pumpkin, heat through.