Pumpkin & Butternut Squash Soup

by creativesocialworker

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Intro: Pumpkin & Butternut Squash Soup

Pumpkin & Butternut Squash Soup

STEP 1: Ingredients

  • 1 small pumpkin (or 1 can of pumpkin puree)
  • 1 medium butternut squash (about 1 lb)
  • Butter or olive oil for brushing
  • Salt and  black pepper
  • 1 medium onion (chopped)
  • 1 celery stalk (chopped)
  • 2 carrots (chopped)
  • 3 garlic cloves (minced)
  • 6 cups chicken broth

STEP 2: Prepare Squash

  • To roast pumpkin and squash, preheat oven to 425 degrees.  Halve squash and remove seeds.  Wrap in foil and place on baking sheet.  Brush with melted butter (or olive oil) and season with salt and pepper.  Bake for 40 minutes, or until tender enough for the flesh to be scooped out with a spoon.
  • Another option is to sauté the pumpkin and squash.  To do this, peel and cube, and then cook until soft with the other vegetables (see next step)

STEP 3: Sauté Vegetables

Heat butter or olive oil over medium-high heat.  Sauté onion, carrot, celery and garlic until tender (about 10 minutes).  If you did not roast the pumpkin/squash, add cubes at the same time as other vegetables.  If roasted, scoop the pumpkin/squash into a pot once vegetables are tender.  Add 5 cups of chicken stock and bring to a boil.  Reduce heat, cover and let simmer for 30 minutes.  

STEP 4: FInish Soup

Remove from heat and then puree soup in a blender until smooth.  For a chunkier soup, set aside some of the veggies to incorporate after the rest of the soup is pureed.  Stir in1/4 cup cream and add the more chicken stock until the soup is almost the consistency you want.  Season to taste.  Suggested spices: curry or chili powder, garlic powder, salt/pepper.  Cinnamon or nutmeg gives it a more holiday taste.

6 Comments

elephantallie 10 years ago

mmmm this looks so good! Pumpkin and squash soups normally tend to scare me but this looks soul warming!! :-)

diy not dui 10 years ago

I had a squash and pumpkin laying around and ran into this recipe today so i figured it was destiny. I added a parsnip and i like my soups with a kick so a dash of cayenne pepper was so perfect. Im deffinatley freezing this and saving it for a cold winter day. And the pumpkin when it first comes out of the oven is so good it could be a side dish of its own

andreq 10 years ago

I was randomly googling arround and I can't get my head arround your photo/recipe.

Was this taken from http://www.boucheedamour.com/recette-potage-courge/ (french) ??

creativesocialworker 10 years ago

It's just the same public domain pic since I forgot to take a final. Your outcome should look just like the pic.

andreq 10 years ago

No problem, It was more of a coincidence thing :P I was googling for a butternut squash soup and it just hit me. I think yours might be tastier with the added veggies.