Worknight Dinner Recipe: Butternut Squash & Apple Soup

This weekend I bought myself a present and decided to immediately test it out on a big pot of soup, perfect for one of the first real, true fall afternoons where you really couldn't wear flip flops because it was just too damn cold and the leaves are turning COLORS like yellow.

Butternut Squash & Apple Soup
Yield: 8 cups

Ingredients:
1 medium butternut squash (3-4 lbs, cubed)
2 large Gala apples, peeled, cored and chopped into dice-sized pieces
1 Tbsp. light butter
1 small white onion, chopped
2 tsp. minced garlic
4 ribs celery, chopped
2 large carrots, peeled and chopped
4 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth (or homemade stock if you have on hand) Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1. Prepare butternut squash (the best instructions I've found for how to cook, peel and slice a butternut squash is over at Kalyn's Kitchen) and dice into chunks.

2. Meanwhile, heat butter over medium-high and add carrots, celery, onion and garlic. Sautee until tender, then add chicken broth, squash and apples and let simmer about 20-30 minutes.

3. Add spices and puree with hand blender (or in a traditioinl blender or food processor in batches) until smooth.

Serve with a dollop of fat-free plain yogurt (pictured) or sour cream if desired.

Comments

[alexandra's kitchen]

Love emersion blenders! This soup sounds awesome. My mother recently made a sweet potato and pear soup that sounds very similar to this. I like the sound of butternut squash and apple better, however!

[Anna]

I've never heard of this before. Thanks for sharing!

[Kalyn]

I don't know how I could have ever cooked without an immersion blender. I love it. Your soup sounds delicious, and thanks for mentioning my squash cutting tutorial!

[Leslie]

I have an emersion blender on my Christmas list. Maybe Santa will be kind to me!
Thanks for your comment on my potato post!

[Jessica]

This looks delicious and I love your new design! E-mail me with her contact info. Sorry I'm a little late to the game on this.

[Maris]

Alexandra - Sweet potato and pear sounds really good! I always forget how good pears are. Apples definitely get most of the fall-fruit attention!

Leslie - Santa should definitely bring you one. You'll wonder how you ever lived without it. I wanted a food processor but didn't want to spend the money for a really good one. This is a great substitute for now!

Kalyn - Aren't they the best? I use it for everything,from beating eggs to soup. Next, I can't wait to use it to make hummus!