This creamy and delicious Butternut Squash & Carrot Soup is simple to prepare and makes a perfect first course to your Holiday dinner.
Fall is a time when we welcome cooler weather and begin turning from traditional lighter summer meals back to our favorite comfort foods.
Recently, I came home from the local farmers market with a bounty of Fall vegetables. My prize pick was a beautiful, butternut squash. I wanted to make something that would give me all the flavors of Fall in one healthful yet hearty meal.
What would be better suited than this rich and creamy soup?
This recipe comes together quickly and produces a wonderful, rich and silky soup that is full of flavor. To blend the soup, you can either use an immersion blender right in the soup pot or transfer it to your blender (love my Ninja) and puree until smooth.
Fall Butternut Squash & Carrot Soup
This creamy and delicious Butternut Squash & Carrot Soup is simple to prepare and makes a perfect first course for your Holiday dinner.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 pounds butternut squash , peeled and cubed
- 2 large carrots , chopped
- 1/2 large onion chopped
- 2 celery stalks , diced
- 2 cups chicken or vegetable broth , low sodium
- 1/2 cup half and half
- salt & fresh pepper to taste
- roasted butternut squash seeds (optional)
Instructions
- Melt butter over medium heat in large saucepan. Add squash, carrots, onions, and celery, saute for 10 minutes.
- Add chicken broth until vegetables are just covered, bring to a boil.
- Cover, reduce heat to simmer for 40 minutes. Remove from heat and place vegetables into a blender (reserve liquid in the pot).
- Blend until smooth, return mixture to pot and stir into liquid, add half and half, salt and pepper to taste and any additional chicken stock to get the consistency you desire.
Notes
To blend the soup, you can either use an immersion blender right in the soup pot or transfer it to your blender (love my Ninja) and puree until smooth.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cupCalories: 147kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 3gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 17mgSodium: 379mgPotassium: 658mgFiber: 4gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 20443IUVitamin C: 34mgVitamin D: 1µgVitamin E: 3mgVitamin K: 6µgCalcium: 106mgFolate: 49µgIron: 1mgZinc: 1mg
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with butternut squash available nearly year round, we love having this light soup for brunch.
So flavorful!
Thanks, Samara!