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Easy & Delicious Fall Butternut Squash Soup Recipe

August 22, 2018 by Jeanne

This butternut squash soup recipe came in handy when my garden overflowed with the vegetable this year.  It makes a thick, hearty soup. If you have home canned chicken or turkey broth, so much the better.

Butternut Squash Soup Recipe

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I like to bake several butternut squash in the oven when I am cooking other food so that I have some on hand to make into other recipes or eat for lunch or dinner. While I baked chicken for dinner, I cooked the squash. Then, the cooled squash was ready to peel, dice, and add to the recipe.

Try this recipe for butternut squash soup in the fall when squash is plentiful and inexpensive. Adding a green apple such as a Granny Smith lends sweetness as well as tartness to the recipe. I used a Jonathan apple from one of our trees. The taste was sweet and flavorful.

Homemade Chicken or Turkey Stock

Another plus with this recipe is that I could use some of the homemade chicken or turkey stock I had made and canned. My method of making homemade stock is quite simple. It’s a great way to make bone broth, chicken broth, or turkey broth without spending hours in the kitchen.

Gardeners are a generous lot. When I was growing up, it wasn’t uncommon for neighbors to share their produce with our large family. Fresh tomatoes, rhubarb, strawberries, asparagus…it was all a gift, shared freely, from neighbors who had extra.

I try to “pay it forward” whenever my garden obliges and this year afforded me a good opportunity to share of the bounty of vegetables from my organic garden. Too many tomatoes, cantaloupe, herbs, and butternut squash meant I had plenty to give away.

My friend Karel at church gladly accepted some of the butternut squash and cantaloupe and mentioned she had a soup recipe I might like. Would I care to try it? Yes, please!

She mailed me the recipe, and I tinkered with it, and the result is this butternut squash soup recipe.  It is not exactly the same as Karel’s recipe but close enough.

butternut squash soup

Butternut Squash Soup Recipe

A rich, flavorful soup filled with nutritious garden vegetables. For a vegan recipe, substitute vegetable broth for chicken or turkey stock.
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Prep Time 1 hour hr
Cook Time 5 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr 5 minutes mins
Servings 4 cups

Ingredients
  

  • 2 butternut squashes, seeded
  • 1 apple Granny Smith is best; Jonathan is great too
  • 1 carrot peeled and diced
  • 1 pint chicken or turkey broth
  • 1/4 cup feta chunks (optional garnish)
  • 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds (vegetarian optional garnish)

Instructions
 

  • Cut the stem end off of the squash. Cut the squash in half. Remove seeds. Place cut-side down on a Pyrex baking dish and dish with an inch of water. Bake for 45 minutes at 350 degrees F or until squash is soft. Remove; let cool.
  • Peel and core an apple. Peel and dice carrot.
  • Place the chicken or turkey stock in a large saucepan. Add apple, squash, carrot. Bring to a boil, then simmer, uncovered or partially covered, for 30 minutes or until vegetables and fruit are tender.
  • Remove from heat and allow to cool.
  • Pour cooled soup and vegetable mix into blender and puree on low setting until smooth.
  • Return mix to saucepan and heat until desired temperature. Pour into bowls and garnish with feta chunks or pumpkin seeds as desired. Any remaining soup should be refrigerated until reheated and enjoyed.
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