Delicious Squash Soup

Delicious Squash Soup

Ingredients:

–One 32 ounce package of cut-up butternut squash (this squash is hard to cut up so I prefer to buy it already chopped up from Costco).

-One large sweet onion, chopped up into 1-inch pieces.

-1-2 tablespoons of olive oil

-One 15 ounce can of 100 % pure pumpkin 🎃 (check the label and don’t accidentally purchase pumpkin pie filling as that will be too sweet and seasoned like pumpkin 🎃 pie!)

-One 32 ounce box of low sodium chicken broth (use the low sodium because then you can add salt 🧂 to your taste. You can’t take it out once it’s in the soup😬).

-1/4 tsp crushed red pepper🌶flakes

-1/2 tsp freshly grated or dried nutmeg

-1 tsp kosher salt 🧂

-I/2 tsp freshly ground pepper.

Steps:

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
2. On two large sheet pans toss the cut up squash and onions with enough olive oil to coat and then sprinkle the salt and pepper all over these veggies. (The reason for the two sheet pans is you want some space between the pieces of vegetables so that they will brown and not simply steam. Browning creates more flavor than simply steaming).

3. Put these sheet pans in the oven to roast for about 35-40 minutes, shaking and flipping the veggies with a spatula halfway through. You’re aiming to cook the veggies until they’re golden brown with maybe a few crispy pieces. If necessary add a little more olive oil if they look dry.

4. Remove from oven and put all the squash and onions into a large cast-iron Dutch oven or deep heavy-bottomed pot. (The reason I use a cast-iron Le cruset dutch oven is that it heats evenly and the surface will stand up to my immersion blender without ruining the pan’s finish.)

5. With the stove on medium heat add the canned pumpkin 🎃 chicken 🐓 broth, red pepper 🌶flakes, nutmeg, salt, and pepper to the roasted squash and onion mixture. Bring to a gentle boil and then turn off the heat.

6. Using an immersion blender, purée the soup to a creamy consistency. I think this is so much easier than transferring the soup to a blender as it’s all in one pot and there’s no risk of getting burned by the hot mixture. An immersion blender is SUCH A PRACTICAL TOOL if you’re a big soup eater!

Now simmer this puréed mixture on low for about 15 minutes.

7. Taste the squash soup and see if it needs more salt 🧂, pepper, or crushed red pepper.

8. Enjoy!!

N.B. If you don’t eat this all at one meal, it freezes well for three months. I store the soup in the freezer in these containers. Also when you freeze or even refrigerate soups they may need more seasoning when reheated. Just taste the reheated dish and adjust to your palate. (Here are my favorite rattan placemats! I use them on so many tablescapes!).

I hope you LOVE this Delicious Squash Soup! I make it all fall and winter. The color is great and the texture is so creamy. Let me know what other soups you like to make in the comments below! Thanks! And stay warm!

Enjoy!

XO,

Dr. Julie

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