Italian Sausage & Butternut Squash Soup

3 steps

Family recipe

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 00:18:21 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories270.6 kcal (14%)

Total Fat19.4 g (28%)

Carbs13.9 g (5%)

Sugars5 g (6%)

Protein9.9 g (20%)

Sodium652.7 mg (33%)

Fiber2.2 g (8%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

1 lbitalian sausage

1 ½ cuponions

diced

2 Tminced garlic

1Butternut Squash

0.25red pepper flakes

2 cupschicken broth

2 cupswater

1 cupred pepper

chopped

½ cupheavy cream

1 tspground sage

1 tspsugar

2 cupbaby spinach

3 tbrandy

Instructions

Step 1

Brown sausage in 1 T of oil in a skillet over medium-high heat until cooked through. Drain on a paper towel-lined plate; set aside

Skillet

italian sausage1 lb

Step 2

Sweat onion and garlic in 1 T. oil in a large pot over medium heat until soft, 5 min. Increase heat to medium-high, add squash and pepper flakes, and saute 5 min.

Pot

red pepper flakes0.25

Butternut Squash1

onions1 ½ cup

minced garlic2 T

Step 3

Stir in broth and water, bring to a boil and simmer until squash is very soft, about 10 min. Puree soup with a hand blender (or in batches in a standard blender), then add bell pepper, cream, sage, and sugar; simmer until bell pepper is tender, about 5 min. Stir in spinach, brandy, and sausage, and simmer until spinach wilts and sausage is heated through, about 2 min; season with salt and pepper.