It’s really quite a simple recipe – it’s just that the squash itself can look intimidating. Trust me, that’s the hardest part – put a little elbow grease into it and crack that baby open!
P.S. – Save those seeds inside – they are delicious for roasting in the oven with a little sea salt and olive oil. Just separate them from the “guts,” rinse them all and lay out to dry. I usually throw them in the oven with the squash itself!
Roasted Butternut Squash Soup
Ingredients:
- 1/2 yellow or sweet onion, chopped
- 4 tablespoons of butter
- 6 cups of butternut squash, roasted, peeled and cubed
- 3 cups organic chicken stock
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
1. Start by cutting the butternut squash in half. Place face-up on a baking pan and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast at 400 degrees F for one hour, or until the flesh is tender enough to penetrate with a fork.
2. Remove the squash and let it cool for 10 minutes before peeling off the skin and cutting into cubes.
3. Melt the butter in a large pot, then add onions. Cook until they are tender and translucent. Add the squash, chicken stock, and salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil.
4. Reduce the heat and simmer for 20 minutes, or until the squash starts to break a part.
5. Place contents into a blender and puree the mixture until smooth. (Remember contents are extremely HOT so do not over-fill to cause burns! Sometimes I blender in three or four sections.)
4. Transfer to large soup bowl and fold in heavy cream. Stir and serve! Added taragon for garnish on image. Can add more salt and pepper to taste.
Enjoy!
That sounds delicious. It would be a perfect side for me to serve Thanksgiving dinner.
I never thought of it as a side dish – it would be fun to use as a like a gravy too on top of reg mashed potatoes! Yum!
This look so good. Butternut squash soup is one of my favorites, and the roasting just brings out so much more flavor.
Oh I agree! This has so much flavor it doesn’t need a lot of help!
Yum! I just made butternut squash mac and cheese. This looks so tasty, and the color is gorgeous. I’m pinning!
Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese???? Share that recipe!!! Thanks for pining 🙂
http://thegoodmama.org/butternut-squash-mac-cheese-recipe/ Here you go!
Wow totally pinning right now too! I am going to try and make it this week 🙂
This soup looks delicious! I actually have never had butternut squash before, but have been wanting to try it.
this is definitely a great way to test it out – flawless!
Looks delish!
thank you!
Looks yummy. Never try before this kind of soup, thanks for sharing the recipe
you will love it!
This will be bookmarked.. my wife and i love butternut squash soup!
oh great to hear!
That looks delicious! Perfect for a cool fall day!
absolutely!
This does sound good. Butternut squash and soup are both perfect for Fall, so combining them makes good sense. 🙂
i agree! I think I am going to make some more 🙂
I have never tried roasted butternut soup. I make butternut soup but never thought of roasting it. Thanks for sharing
the roasting definitely brings out the flavor!
Oh I love butternut squash! I’ve never tried to make my own soup but this recipe looks easy enough, I think I’ll put it on my menu plan! Thanks!
it’s totally easy and you’ll look like a pro chef!
I absolutely LOVE butternut squash soup and a lot of the autumn-inspired recipes I’ve been seeing lately that use sweet potatoes, pumpkin, and squashes.
mmmm i know – it’s my favorite time of year for the menu!
Butternut squash is yummy! I think I will make this for Thanksgiving.
have fun!
Butternut Squash soup is my favorite! I have to try your recipe. Yum!
enjoy!
Looks delay but we are Not big soup eaters here!
I love squash. and this soup is quite easy to prepare. Thanks for sharing.
Mhar Sefcik
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I love butternut squash, so I’ll try this recipe.
Hmmmm.. I have been thinking about making some butternut squash soup along with some freshly baked bread. Yummy! It is nice chilly here today and a soup sounds really good.
Since I looooove squash, I think this would really be yummy to me. I’ll have to try it!
This looks so good! And you make it sound so easy!! Thanks so much for linking up to Creative K Kids Tasty Tuesdays. I am pinning this to the Tasty Tuesdays Pinterest Board. Hope you join us again this week!