Delicious Healthy Butternut Squash Soup Food

DELICIOUS, HEALTHY BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP

Steps:

• With a heavy knife, cut squash in half lengthwise. Peel, remove seeds and chop flesh into roughly 1" cubes. You should have about 5 cups.
• Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion and garlic, and cook 3 minutes. Add squash, oregano, paprika, and cinnamon, and cook, stirring, 2 minutes. Add broth and bring to a boil. Redcue heat; cover and simmer about 25 minutes, until squash is tender.
• Purée soup untili smooth using an immersion blender, or by carefully ladling soup into a blender or food processor in batches - whir until smooth and return soup to pot. Add cilantro and warm through (with salt and pepper to taste).

HEALTHY BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP

Steps:

• halve squash and scoop out seeds.
• Roast in 350 oven for 45 minutes or until tender.
• Scoop out flesh and discard skins, set aside.
• Sautee on low heat onion, celery, bacon garlic and spices until onion is translucent, but not brown.
• Transfer to blender, add enough broth to puree, and put in 3 quart soup pot on low heat add bay leaf.
• Put squash in blender with broth and puree, this will take 3-4 batches to puree entire squash.
• Add squash to soup pot and stir well to combine.
• Cook on low heat until flavors have mingled, stirring occasionally so that the bottom doesn't burn.
• Serve with whole grain bread.

HEALTHY (SORT OF) DELICIOUS BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP

Steps:

• Fry bacon in large skillet. Leave fat in pan and save bacon.
• Cut onion and cook in bacon fat.
• Cut squash in half and scoop out seeds. Peel squash.
• Cut squash in 1 inch chunks. Saute squash with onions for about 10 minutes.
• Add chicken or vegetable broth, bring to boil, then simmer for about 20 minutes. Add salt to taste.
• Puree soup in blender or food processor till smooth.
• Garnish with chopped bacon and sour cream.