Butternut Squash Soup

Name: Butternut Squash Soup
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 6 slices bacon; 1 large onions, chopped; 2 carrots, chopped; 2 celery ribs, chopped; 1 granny smith apples, peeled and finely chopped; 2 garlic cloves, chopped; 4 (12 ounce) packages frozen butternut squash, thawed or 3 lbs fresh butternut squash, peeled, seeded and chopped; 1 (32 ounce) containers fat-free low-sodium chicken broth; 1 1/2 tablespoons honey; 1 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoon ground black pepper; 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice; 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper; 1 cup whipping cream; sour cream ( for garnish); ground red pepper ( for garnish)

6 steps

Prep:20minCook:1h

this is a great soup that has flavor of many things instead of just butternut squash. Love it!

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 20:36:52 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories319.1 kcal (16%)

Total Fat17.7 g (25%)

Carbs35.6 g (14%)

Sugars12.9 g (14%)

Protein9 g (18%)

Sodium659.6 mg (33%)

Fiber3.7 g (13%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

peeled and finely chopped

2garlic cloves

chopped

4 x 12 ouncefrozen butternut squash

packages, thawed, or 3 lbs fresh butternut squash, peeled, seeded and chopped

1 x 32 ouncefat-free low-sodium chicken broth

containers

1 ½ tablespoonshoney

1 teaspoonssalt

1 teaspoonground black pepper

⅛ teaspoonground allspice

⅛ teaspoonground nutmeg

⅛ teaspoonground red pepper

1 cupwhipping cream

Instructions

Step 1

Cook bacon slices in large pot until crisp. Remove bacon and drain. Reserve 2 tbsp drippings in pan.

Step 2

Crumble bacon and set aside. Saute onion and carrots in bacon drippings over medium-high heat for about 5 minutes (until onion is tender).

Step 3

Add celery and apple to pan and saute 5 minutes. Add garlic and saute 1 minute. Add squash and chicken broth.

Step 4

Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes or until carrots are tender.

Step 5

Process mixture, in batches, in a blender or food processor until smooth. (Hot mixtures will erupt out of blender if too full). Return mixture to pot.

Step 6

Stir in next 7 ingredients. Simmer for 7-10 minutes or until thickened. Top soup with crumbled bacon and garnish with sour cream and red pepper.