Harvest Squash Soup Recipes

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.

Steps:

• Heat vegetable oil in a large pot over medium-high heat; saute onion in hot oil until softened and slightly golden, 5 to 10 minutes. Add garlic; saute until golden and fragrant, 2 to 4 minutes more. Stir sage and thyme in onion mixture and saute until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Stir vegetable broth, squash, water, kidney beans, quinoa, barley, and salt into onion mixture; bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until barley is tender and soup flavors combine, about 35 minutes.
• Stir kale into soup; simmer until kale is tender, about 10 minutes.

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in leeks and onions, and cook until the onion softens and turns translucent, about 5 minutes. Add potato, squash, carrots, apple, and chicken stock. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the vegetables are soft, about 20 minutes.
• Carefully puree the soup in batches in a blender, or use a stick blender to puree the soup right in the pot. Once the soup has been pureed, return it to the pot and stir in wine and cream. Season with nutmeg, salt, and pepper; simmer gently for 5 minutes. Ladle into bowls and garnish with chopped chives.

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, saute onions in oil until tender. Add the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes. Discard bay leaf before serving.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cut squash in half lengthwise and scoop out seeds and pulp.
• Pour 2 cups water into baking dish, and place squash halves into water, cut side down.
• Bake for 1 hour or until tender.
• Set aside to cool.
• When squash is cool, cook diced onions in butter over medium heat in large saucepan until onions are softened.
• Add chicken broth and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Scoop out squash flesh from the skin, and add to onion/broth mixture.
• Puree in batches in food processor or blender till smooth.
• Return soup to saucepan; cook over medium heat until hot.
• Add milk, salt and pepper to taste.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain. Add the water, potatoes, squash, bouillon, bay leaves, chili powder, pepper, allspice and cloves. Bring to a boil. , Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until vegetable are tender. Add the tomatoes. Cook and stir until heated through. Discard bay leaves.

Steps:

• In a large pot, combine the squash, pumpkin, apple, onion and stock.
• Bring to a boil, then simmer until the pumpkin and squash are soft, about 20 minutes.
• Transfer the mix into a food processor and blend until smooth. I did this in several batches.
• Pour the processed soup into another pot or crock pot to reheat.
• Simmer and add the cream, curry powder, salt and sugar. Stir until all the ingredients are combined.
• Serve hot or the soup can be refrigerated or frozen.