Southwestern Squash Soup Recipe 445 Food

WINTER SQUASH SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the butter and oil in a heavy - bottomed stockpot, add the onions, and cook over medium - low heat for 10 minutes, or until translucent. Add the pumpkin puree, butternut squash, chicken stock, salt, and pepper. Cover and simmer over medium - low heat for about 20 minutes, until the butternut squash is very tender. Process the mixture through the medium blade of a food mill. Return to the pot, add the half - and - half, and heat slowly. If the soup needs more flavor, add another teaspoon of salt. Serve hot with garnishes, if desired.
• Cook's Note: To serve with croutons, remove the crusts from 2 slices of white bread, cut them in 1/2-inch cubes, and saute them in 1 tablespoon of butter until browned. Season with salt and pepper.

CALABACITAS (SOUTHWESTERN SQUASH SAUTE)

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute onion in butter and oil over medium heat about 4 minutes.
• Add the garlic and saute about 2 minutes more.
• Stir in the diced squash and zucchini; saute until just softened, about 5 minutes.
• Add the corn and poblano (or green chilies)and saute 3-5 more minutes.
• Stir in the cilantro and heat until just heated through.
• Season with salt and pepper; serve.

SOUTHWESTERN SQUASH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Place first 3 ingredients in a large microwave-safe glass bowl, and cover tightly with plastic wrap.
• Pierce plastic wrap with a fork several times to vent.
• Microwave on HIGH 8-9 minutes or until veggies are tender; drain.
• Press between layers of paper towels to remove excess moisture.
• Stir together cooked veggies, cheddar cheese soup, and next 5 ingredients until well blended.
• Spoon into a lightly greased 11 x 7" baking dish.
• Sprinkle evenly with cheese.
• Bake at 450 degrees for 20 minutes or until lightly browned and bubbly.

SOUTHWESTERN SQUASH SOUP RECIPE - (4.4/5)

Steps:

• 1) Push the squash through the juicer. Set aside 1 cup of the juice. 2) In a blender or food processor, combine 1/4 cup black beans with the mineral water and blend until you have a smooth puree. Set aside the puree. 3) In a medium-sized saucepan, combine the squash juice and black bean puree. Mix thoroughly. 4) Add can tomatoes, rest of the black beans, basil, jalapeno peppers, and chopped cilantro and simmer uncovered over medium-low heat for 5-10 minutes. 5) Serve hot or cold, garnish with sour cream and tortilla chips.

SOUTHWESTERN PORK AND SQUASH SOUP

Steps:

• In a large skillet, brown pork and onion in oil; drain. Transfer to a 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours or until meat is tender.

SOUTHWEST SPAGHETTI SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cut squash in half lengthwise.
• Remove and discard seeds.
• Place squash, cut side down, in greased baking pan.
• Bake 45 minutes to 1 hour or until just tender.
• Using fork, remove spaghetti-like strands from hot squash and place strands in large bowl.
• Add tomatoes with juice, beans, 1/2 cup cheese, cilantro, cumin, garlic salt and pepper; toss well.
• Spray 1 1/2 quart casserole with nonstick cooking spray.
• Spoon mixture into casserole.
• Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup cheese.
• Bake uncovered, 30 to 35 minutes or until heated through.
• Serve immediately.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND CORN SOUP

Steps:

• Cut the stem off of the squash and split it in half.
• Scoop out and discard the seeds, wrap each half in aluminum foil and bake it in the oven for 1 hour at 400 degrees.
• When the squash is done, scoop it out of the shell while still hot and place the flesh in a blender or food processor.
• In a small pan, sautee the garlic and onions in the butter until the onion becomes translucent.
• Place the onion, garlic, and butter also in the blender or processor.
• Add 1 cup of half and half to the mixture and blend until smooth.
• Microwave the corn in a glass bowl for about 3-4 minutes.
• Add half of the corn to the mixture and blend until smooth.
• Pour the mixture into a large saucepan add the rest of the corn and 2 cups of chicken or vegetable broth.
• Simmer on medium low heat, stirring frequently until entire mixture is heated but do not bring to a boil.
• Salt and pepper to taste and serve.
• Bon appetit!

SOUTHWESTERN CHICKEN & BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Saute onion, garlic, celery and green pepper in olive oil in soup pot.
• Once onions are soft (about 5 minutes) add water, bouillon, tomatoes, black beans and chicken to pot and bring to a low simmer.
• (Use chicken broth instead of water and bouillon if you prefer).
• Remove corn kernels from cob and add to soup.
• Add whole ancho chilies to pot for a minute, just to get the dried chili to soften a bit.
• Remove from pot.
• Tear off stalk and remove seeds.
• Dice chilies into small pieces and return to simmering pot.
• Let soup simmer 20 minutes and remove chicken from pot.
• Shred or dice chicken and return to pot.
• Add barley and let soup simmer for 25 minutes.
• Add zucchini and let simmer an additional 25 minutes.