Butternut Squash Soup

Good fall soup, & velvety smooth. You can purchase frozen butternut squash, which you can use to cut down preparation time.

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 2  cups vegetable broth
• 2  onions, minced
• 2  whole cloves
• 2  teaspoons ground ginger
• 2  teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1  teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2  lbs  butternut squash, peeled,seeded & chopped
• 1 (12 ounce) can  evaporated skim milk
• 2  teaspoons arrowroot or 2  teaspoons cornstarch
• 1  tablespoon maple syrup

Directions

1. Bring 1/3 cup of broth to simmer over med-high heat, add onions, and turn heat down to med-low.
2. Simmer onions, stirring often, until they become soft& translucent.
3. Stir in the cloves, ginger, cinnamon& nutmeg, and add the rest of the broth along with the squash.
4. Turn the heat back up to med-high until the soup begins to boil.
5. Cover the pot,& turn heat back down to med-low, and simmer until the squash is tender.
6. Take the cloves out,& using either an immersion blender or a food processor, puree the soup& return to pot.
7. In a small bowl, mix 1/3 cup of the milk with the arrowroot, and add to the soup along with the rest of the milk.
8. Turn the heat to medium, and stir until the soup begins to thicken.
9. Add the maple syrup, and mix well.