Easy to Make Butternut Squash Soup

Submitted by Baby Kato

"This soup is another of Heather's recipes it is delicious. I'm not a big fan of squash but I love this soup. It's really quick and easy to make with a big taste. Do not leave out the yogurt it enhances this soup."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 6 cups butternut squash, peeled, cubed
• 3 1⁄2 cups chicken stock, good quality
• 1 1⁄2 cups sweet onions, chopped
• 1 bay leaf, fresh if possible
• 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg, freshly grated
• 1⁄4 teaspoon sea salt
• 1⁄8 teaspoon fine black pepper, freshly ground
• 1 cup thick plain Greek yogurt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg, freshly grated

directions

1. In a large pan, combine the squash, stock, onions and bay leaf, bringing to a boil.
2. Cover the pot and reduce the heat to low, simmer for 20 minutes or until squash is tender, then remove from heat.
3. Take out the bayleaf and pour into a blender or food processor, puree the soup in batches until smooth.
4. If necessary, return to pan and reheat gently.
5. Season with 1/4 tsp of fresh grated nutmeg, sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.
6. Ladle into soup bowls and swirl 2 tablespoon of yogurt into each bowl, sprinkle with the remaining nutmeg and enjoy.

Reviews

[Nif_H]

Delicious! This soup is rich and healthy and tastes SO good! I bought a 2 pound container of chopped butternut squash at Costco so the only work to do for this was chopping the onion and blending the soup - I used an immersion blender to do that. The dollop of fat free Greek yogurt, freshly grated nutmeg and roasted sunflower seeds (my own addition) at the end just made it perfect. Made for Went To The Market tag game. Thanks Baby Kato! :)

 

[Debbwl]

Yes this is an easy and tasty soup that is indeed was enhanced by the Greek yogurt. I made as written with the exception of grating the nutmeg on top instead I stirred it in to the soup as DM will not taste anything she thinks might have nutmeg, so topped with yogurt and a few pumpkin seeds. Will be making again, thanks for the post.

 

[Peter J]

Delicious! The Greek yoghurt worked wonderfully with the natural sweetness of the butternut squash not to mention being healthier than other options like cream.

 

[partridg_11613695]

Great soup! I am always looking for a way to make squash in another way other then the boring old baked brown sugar method. I have never really been a fan of squash because it always seems to have a grainy texture to it. I know that it is so good for you. I am a fan now.Very easy and worth the try. Thanks for the recipe

 

[Anne G.]

I had a very similar version of this recipe. I went ahead and added 6oz of yogurt and 1 Tbsp butter into the whole pot. Also added 1 Tbsp sugar just to make it a little sweeter. Very yummy! Thanks for the recipe.