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If you’re looking for a fall or Thanksgiving favorite to please everyone in the family, you’ve found it! This Butternut Squash Soup is a hearty, flavorful soup that we absolutely adore! A few apples, along with oven-roasted squash and onions pack this dish with tons of fall flavor! (Hate trying to cut into squash? Here is a quick tip: Pop your squash in the microwave for just 2-3 minutes to make cutting into it a breeze!)
Butternut Squash Soup Recipe
Prep time: 40 minutes
Cook time: 4 hours on high, 8 hours on low
Yield: 6 servings
Serving size: 1.5 cups
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Ingredients
4 lb butternut squash
3 apples
1 sweet onion
32 oz can reduced-sodium chicken broth
2 bay leaves
1 Tbsp rosemary + garlic seasoning
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp black pepper
1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Optional*:
• reduced-fat sour cream
• fresh chives, chopped
• peanuts
*Optional ingredients are not included in nutrition calculations.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Place butternut squash in microwave for 2-3 minutes to soften squash before slicing.
- Slice the squash lengthwise down the center from top to bottom.
- Scoop out seeds from squash.
- Slice onion down center.
- Spray a roasting pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- Place squash halves and onion onto roasting pan. Sprinkle with extra virgin olive oil.
- Bake squash and onions in oven for 35-40 minutes.
- Remove squash and onions and allow to cool.
- Peel and dice apples and add to crock pot.
- After squash and onions have cooled, remove skin and chop squash. Add to crock pot. Dice onions and add to crock pot.
- Add chicken broth, rosemary + garlic blend, salt and pepper to crock pot.
- Stir all ingredients to mix and cook on high for 4 hours or on low for 8 hours.
- After squash has cooked, remove bay leaves and using an immersion blender or blender, blend to desired consistency.
- To serve, top with a Tbsp of light sour cream and fresh chives (optional).
Nutrition Information
Per Serving (1.5 cups):
Calories: 197
Fat: 2g
Carbohydrates: 46g
Fiber: 11g
Protein: 4g
Sugars: 17g
Sodium: 524mg
Vitamin A: 1%
Vitamin C: 9%
Calcium: 2%
Iron: 1%
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