Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Butternut Squash Soup

Yesterday I felt like I was in the kitchen all day, and at least one great thing came out of it. Butternut squash soup, it is a recipe I had found on All Recipes, I have adapted it over the years to a yummy fall treat, here is the altered recipe and a few of my tips to make it a little easier.
  • 6 TBLS Chopped Onion
  • 4 TBLS Butter
  • 6 Cups Peeled and cubed butternut squash
  • 3 Cups of water
  • 4 Cubes chicken bouillon
  • 1/2 tsp dried majoram
  • 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
  • 1/8 tsp ground cayenne pepper, or few dashes hot sauce
  • 1 - 8 ounce package of cream cheese
In a large sauce pan saute onions in butter until tender. Add squash, water, boullion (you can substitute chicken broth or stock for 3 cups of water and bouillion), and seasonings, bring to a boil cook about 20 minutes or until squash is tender.
  • My note: Cutting and peeling squash can be difficult and dangerous as the skin is very thick and tough to cut. I found cuting the squash in half through the length about the spot I can scoop out the seads, then cut into rings. It is easier then to use a paring knife only peeling a ring that is about 1/2 - 3/4 in width. Cube from there.




Puree cooked squash and broth in batches with cream cheese in a food processor or blender. Return to saucepan and heat through.
  • My note: I get a large bowl and puree in 3-4 batches, dividing the cream cheese into each batch, then return to the saucepan to heat through. Knowing this in advance will help.

This is a yummy almost decadent soup, for added richness use up to 8 ounces more cream cheese. I try and purchase the largest squash I can find and don't really measure, just use as much as I can. Great with bread or a green salad, this also would make an elegant first course to a fall dinner party, even those "who don't like squash" might find it tempting!

ENJOY!

6 comments:

debi said...

OOOOH, that looks like a good one, there are so many different versions.

maninthemoonherbs said...

Looks and sounds delicious! I'm going to give this recipe a try.

nomadcraftsetc said...

YUMMY! I just printed it out! Thanks so much, I will make some this weekend!

Angela said...

I made Butternut Squash soup for the first time a few weeks ago. I was amazed at how easy and delish it was!! It tasted so much like potato soup to me!

Jenny, Mid-Western Fashionista said...

Squash is my absolute favorite food in the world, but I've never made a squash soup. I hope to be able to try it soon. Looks amazing!

Mami Made It said...

Thanks for sharing. I love butternut squash.

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