• Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cooking Time: 15 minutes
  • Serves: 6-8 servings

Creamy Butternut Squash Soup With butternut squash

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Category: Healthy Recipes, Soups

 Ingredients List

  • 1 clove of minced garlic
  • 1 medium chopped yellow onion
  • 2 T butter
  • 6 cups butternut squash (peeled and cubed)
  • 32 oz chicken or veggie broth (my recipe here)
  • ½ tsp ground black pepper (If you are using my homemade broth, skip the pepper)
  • ½ tsp dried marjoram
  • â…› tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1 ½ cup half and half
  • Sea salt to taste
  • Toasted pine nuts, dried cranberries or chives for garnish (optional)

 Directions

1. In large stock pot, bring broth, squash, marjoram, black pepper and cayenne pepper to boil.

2. Simmer for 15 minutes or until butternut squash is very tender (about 15 minutes).

3. While squash is simmering, sauté onion in a small pan with garlic and butter till soft.

4. When squash has cooked for 15 minutes add sautéed onions and half and half to squash mixture, stir.

5. Ladle into a blender and very carefully puree until smooth.

6. You may have to split into portions to fit your blender (or use a hand held immersion blender). Return to pot and heat thru. Do not bring to a boil again.

7. Add sea salt and pepper to taste if needed.

8. Garnish with chives and toasted pine nuts.

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