When the nights turn cold, I love to get cozy with a hot bowl of this Butternut Squash Soup. This soup is one of my favorite dinners for the brisk nights of fall and winter. It’s not only delicious, but it’s also healthy too.
Butternut Squash Soup
There is just something about the fall that makes you fall back in love with the squash in your supermarket’s produce section that you’ve been ignoring all summer long.
If you are looking for fall soup recipes, then you might like my recipes for Slow Cooker Beef Fajita Soup, Baked Potato Soup, and The Best Slow Cooker Beef Stew
Fall time is time for cozy soups, squash, and apple pie. This Butternut Squash Soup is the essence of all of those fall qualities. It even has apples in the recipe.
So, now that you’ve found the perfect fall soup recipe…
What Goes Well With Butternut Squash Soup?
- French bread
- Salad
- Pasta
- Roasted Chicken Breast
- Thin crust pizza
What Is a Good Garnish for Butternut Squash Soup?
- A dollop of sour cream
- chopped fresh chives
How do you make Butternut Squash Soup?
- Split the squash in half and scoop out the seeds
- Roast the squash at 400 degrees for an hour or until tender
- In a large pot, Sautee onion, carrots, and apple in butter and olive oil
- Add salt and pepper
- Add chicken broth
- Now that the squash has cooled, scoop out the flesh and add it to the broth
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer
- Once cool enough for your blending equipment, blend the soup until smooth
- Add back into the large pot
- Mix in whipping cream and spices
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Here’s the recipe for you
Butternut Squash Soup
Ingredients
- 2 small butternut squash or 1 large
- 2 T butter unsalted
- 2 T olive oil
- 1 large sweet onion
- 1 cup baby carrots
- 1 large apple – peeled chopped, and cored – I used a Macintosh apple, but Granny Smith works well, too
- 1&1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. pepper
- 5 cups chicken broth
- ¼ cup whipping cream
- ½ tsp. curry
- â…› tsp. cumin
Instructions
- Cut the squash in half, scoop out the seed with a spoon and dicard
- Place the squash halves on a baking sheet
- Place in the oven at 400 degrees for about 45 minutes.
- Melt butter with the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat
- Add the onion, carrots, apple, salt & pepper
- Saute for about 20 minutes, or until everything is tender, and onion is caramel colored
- Add the chicken broth
- Scoop the baked butternut squash out of the skins, and add that, as well – stir in
- Bring pot to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer for about 10 min.
- Remove from heat, and let stand for until it has cooled off
- Using a food processor or blender, process the soup until it is a smooth consistency
- Pour the mixture back into the pot
- Add whipping cream and spices
- Cook on low, covered for about an hour
- Serving Suggestion – sour cream and chives
Notes
Nutrition
~Melissa – KidFriendlyThingsToDo.Com
