Simple Soups: Butternut Squash Soup

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Simple Soups

Recently I have shared several simple soups: Irish Yellow Broth and Chicken Pot Pie Soup. Both are delicious and I enjoy making them in the fall and winter. To me the arrival of cooler weather means more opportunity to enjoy simple soups! I love being able to take a few ingredients from the garden and create a wonderful, nourishing soup that we can enjoy for lunch or for a simple supper.  It’s better if I can make extra and freeze some to enjoy later. Butternut Squash Soup is another family favorite. This delicious soup has curry in it as well as leeks. I usually grow both leeks and butternut squash in my garden so this is a perfect soup to use up some of my garden harvest. In just a short amount of time you can enjoy a bowl of this soup. I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we do!

Butternut Squash Soup

1 butternut squash, peeled and cut up
1 sweet potato or a large baking potato, peeled and cut up
3 large leeks cut up (white part only)
3 garlic cloves, minced
3 shallots (didn’t have any shallots so used onions)
1 stick of butterfall vegetables, leeks, garden

Sauté the squash, sweet potato,  leeks, garlic and shallots in the butter until they have a soft consistency.winter squash, butternut squash, prudent pantry

Once the ingredients are soft add the following:

Salt and pepper to taste
1 tsp cumin
1 TBSP curry powder
32 oz chicken or vegetable broth

Simmer until the squash is soft, and then puree the soup with a blender or an emersion blender. When it is smooth and free of lumps add:

2 cups of heavy cream (I only used 1 cup of milk).soup, fall, vegetable

Serve warm with a nice loaf of bread or sprinkle with croutons ! Simple soups are perfect for those cool fall days! In no time at all you can be enjoying a warm bowl of delicious soup.Simple Soups

26 thoughts on “Simple Soups: Butternut Squash Soup”

  1. Never had Butternut Squash Soup but this sure does good delicious. I just may have to make it some day this winter.
    Ok; everyone stand at attention and “Salute the squash, sweet potato,  leeks, garlic and shallots in the butter.” :}
    Thanks for the recipe

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  2. This sounds heavenly! Alas, my husband does not like butternut squash very much – except when I make a “pumpkin pie” with it! 😉 Thanks for the recipe. Maybe I will tell him it’s pumpkin soup….

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  6. Soup season is such a great time of year, isn’t it. We have only recently started eating butternut squash and cannot believe we hadn’t tried it before. Love it oven baked and will need to try it as soup too. Your recipe sounds easy. Thanks for sharing with us at Merry Monday.

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  12. I love Butternut Squash and your soup recipe looks delicious. Thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday. Have a great weekend and come back soon!
    Miz Helen

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