My Friend Amy has organized a Fall Festival Recipe Exchange! She has asked for creativity – photos, songs, seasonal traditions, or themed books. Well, we just brought the Autumn/Harvest box up from the basement and haven’t yet put up the decorations; my younger two kids are sapping my energy by changing their minds about their Halloween costumes on a daily basis! Does holiday stress count as “tradition”?
I offer here a favorite recipe for Butternut Squash Soup:
- Ingredients:
- 2 pounds butternut squash, peeled and cut into chunks
- 4 cups chicken or vegetable broth (I’ve used bouillon in a pinch)
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 tablespoons salted butter
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne (ground red pepper)
- salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon sugar (if needed)
- several chives, cut into 1-inch pieces (optional, for garnish)
Directions:- In a large saucepan, combine squash and broth. Bring to a boil, then reduce head to medium. Simmer until squash is very tender, about 20 minutes.
- Remove from heat and let stand until slightly cooled; puree in batches in blender.
- Return puree to saucepan and place over medium-low heat. Stir in cheddar, butter, and cayenne. Season with salt and pepper.
- Stir until heated through (do not allow to boil). Taste soup, adding sugar if squash was not particularly sweet. If desired serve sprinkled with chives.
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Note: Instead of pureeing in batches in the blender, I use that Cuisinart immersion blender I used in this recipe; it purees right in the saucepan.
It’s not too late to join in the fun! Head over to Amy’s and check out the other recipes; you can add your own using the Mr. Linky in her post.
I love Butternup Squash!
This sounds wonderful! My husband makes a version without cheese (he doesn’t like cheese – see what I have to live with?!) and without the cayenne, but I think he adds all sorts of other things to it. I know he uses heavy cream …
Your recipe sounds delicious – can I come over for dinner?
I happen to have two lovely winter squashes in the house. Dinner tomorrow? I think so. And any excuse to use my immersion blender (I love that thing!)
Yummy! I have a butternut squash sitting on the table. I might need to make soup!
This soup sounds delicious. I may have to give it a shot.
Sounds wonderful. I used to make a similar soup with carrots, but I stopped doing it because cleaning the food processor was too painful. Pathetic reason, I know, because it was terrific soup!
This sounds delicious! What time should I be there?
I was waiting for a Butternut Squash recipe to pop up. It isn’t fall without a little Butternut Squash. I know I said this before, but I’ll say it again…I use that immersion blender more than any other gadget in my kitchen. It also has the whisk attachment, and a mini-chopper attachment. I could not live without it!
I absolutely love butternut squash, especially baked with a little bit of olive and cinnamon. I like the soup too, but have never tried making it. So now I have a recipe.
I have never had Butternut Squash Soup, but really want to. This may be the recipe I try. Thanks.
I haven’t posted my recipe yet, but I’m also going to post about a butternut squash soup. It’s one of my favorite recipes, but seems fairly different from yours.
Yummy! I love soup of any kind and this sounds fantastic. I’m really enjoying seeing all these recipes posted today.
I love butternut squash. It is my favorite of the squashes. Your recipe looks really good, and I’ll be interested in hearing how it tastes. Thanks for posting this!
Immersion blender, eh? Not familiar with this at all. Must consult my favorite cook, my sweet sister.
We always have so much squash in the summer. I wonder how this would taste cold?
I’ve never had this before but I’ve heard it’s good. Sounds yummy!
Ohhh….I like the recipe but I definitely have to check out the immersion blender!
How about we meet halfway?
Chris – we had this for dinner tonight, mmm!
Heather – the original recipe called for sour cream, but I didn’t have it one time and made it (and liked it) without.
Beth – I definitely try recipes that I used to avoid before the immersion blender!
wanda – oh, do! And tell me how you like it.
Carol – ditto my answer to Wanda!
rhapsody – I tell you, that hand blender makes it so easy! And it goes in the dishwasher, one slim tool.
Kathy – apparently Julie and I are meeting halfway, she’s bringing dessert … you can join us!
Sandy – so when is Cuisinart going to send us new kitchen toys? I will fully disclose!
Nicole – we roast the seeds with a little salt, too. Full use of that squash!
Jenny – it’s really good! A full meal with a salad, or lunchtime treat with a little cheese and crackers.
J. T. – I’ll look for your recipe; yes, so many variations on this one.
Darlene – me too! I bookmarked about a half dozen of the recipes already!
zibilee – it’s one of our favorite fall/winter dishes. I just added the pics to the post.
Ladytink – It’s hearty and warms you on a cool day.
Molly – and Cuisinart has given me nothing for singing their praises …
Julie – you’re on! I think BermudaOnion is making a culinary road trip, too
That’s a great post- you should be a food blogger! LOL
Soup looks great. A cool fall day often calls for a nice soup. 
I love a good butternut squash soup. I usually always have soup and veggie chicken nuggets for lunch. I find it to be pretty filling yet decadent at the same time. YUM!
This sounds amazing!!!!!!!!!!
Yum!
Excellent looking recipe. I like your pictures with the recipe. Very professional.
debnance – Does your sister have one in her kitchen?
Marie – LOL! Sign me up for culinary road trip!
Amy – if you like it HOT, add the full 1/4 tsp cayenne (I use 1/8 tsp)
Margot – I hope you try the recipe one day; it’s a cool weather favorite around here.
Yum, I’m always looking for more butternut squash soup recipes! I don’t think I’ve ever used cayenne pepper.
Oh, yum! I’ve only had this soup in restaurants, but I love it. And I have an immersion blender, so yay!
Oh how this sounds amazingly yummy.
Mmmm…I love butternut squash soup. Sounds good. And the weather is supposed to turn nasty the next few days – perfect for soup. My 15-year old son loves soup and doesn’t understand why we don’t eat it for dinner when it’s hot out! Maybe I’ll make him happy and cook up a big pot this weekend.
And I haven’t even thought about getting the Halloween decorations out yet. Is it really October already? At least your kids have some Halloween ideas – we haven’t come up with anything good yet.
Sue
Made this soup tonight. It was yummy, but I was jealous of your immersion blender. For presentation points, I swirled a little fat free yogurt and nutmeg through the top. Thanks for sharing. Happy fall!
I just sent this to my friend and will print it off later (can you believe my printercartridge ran out of ink just in time NOT to work for read-a-thon? just one more excuse for not tracking stuff.)