And… drum roll please… it turned out great!
Tonight I made homemade butternut squash soup. Not only was it so easy, but it was delicious, too!
Butternut Squash Soup
I wanted to use the mashed butternut squash I baked last week because I was afraid it would go bad if it sat in my fridge too much longer so I figured tonight was a good night to attempt butternut squash soup!
I started by dumping half of a bag of baby carrots and half of an onion into the food processor.
Carrots and Onions
I processed the veggies until they were almost smooth.
All Whirred Up
I then put the butternut squash flesh in the food processor to blend it until it was free of any lumps.
Blended Butternut
I sprayed a pot with cooking spray before dumping the carrot and onion mixture into the pot and letting it sizzle for 3 – 5 minutes. I then added the butternut squash and stirred the mix regularly for about 3 minutes.
Thick Veggies
After adding 2.5 cups of chicken broth, the mixture became more soupy. I let it simmer on low for about 10 minutes so all the flavors would come out to enhance the soup.
When it was done and Ryan and I both enjoyed every last slurp of this soup!
Yummy
Hooray for a successful first attempt at butternut squash soup!
I’m off to girl’s holiday movie night! Enjoy your Monday night everyone. 🙂
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This looks sooo good!! So simple too.. yaa for trying out a new recipe! 😉
Enjoy your movie night, Julie!
Way to go!! This looks so yummy and comforting!! 🙂
Looks and sounds good. What would you suggest as a vegetarian alternative to the chicken you added. (I’m not, but others I cook for are.)
you could absolutely substitute vegetable broth for the chicken broth & it would be 100% vegetarian! hope this helps!
Cool.
The sweet potato suggestion from Vee sounds good too.
In the natural foods section of my local grocery store they sell something called “No Chicken Chicken Broth” – brand name is Imagine… which is essentially a vegetable broth and it’s what I’ll be using in a few minutes when I finish putting together this YUMMY looking soup!! 🙂
EASY and delicious! RIGHT UP MY ALLEY!
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ooooh that looks so good! I’ve never made a squash soup before – this looks awesome and perfect for the season!
that looks/sounds amazing!! that is my allll time favorite soup
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I love butternut soup! I sometimes mix it with sweet potato and pearl barley (for that crunch). Did you add any spices to it (garlic, corriander etc)? Looks delicious!
WOW! Impressive!! 🙂
A great soup. My kind of soup.
I love butternut squash soup. For an increased flavor addition I add applesauce (or add apples to your food processor) and also curry powder. yummmmmmmmm