Slow Cooker Butternut Squash Soup Recipes

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion; saute until tender, 4-5 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Transfer to a 6-qt. slow cooker. Add next 5 ingredients and 5 cups broth to slow cooker. Cook, covered, on low until vegetables are soft, 6-8 hours., Puree soup using an immersion blender. Or cool slightly and puree soup in batches in a blender; return to slow cooker. Stir in additional broth to reach desired consistency; heat through. If desired, top servings with sour cream. Freeze option: Freeze cooled soup in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally and adding a little broth if necessary.

Steps:

• Add the butternut squash, onion, and garlic to a slow cooker. Drizzle with olive oil and add vegetable broth, ginger, cumin, coriander, paprika, cayenne, salt, and pepper.
• Cover and cook on high heat for 4 hours.
• Using a hand blender, blend the ingredients until smooth, or transfer to a standard blender or food processor and carefully puree.
• Add the thyme and coconut milk and blend to incorporate.
• Garnish with pumpkin seeds and chives, if desired.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Spread squash, carrots, and onion out into a single layer on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until slightly browned, about 10 minutes. Cut rind from squash and discard.
• Place bouillon cubes in a slow cooker. Pour peeled squash pieces, carrots, onions, and potato into slow cooker. Pour water over vegetables and stir in bay leaf, garlic powder, nutmeg, salt, and black pepper.
• Cook on High for 4 hours, stirring once. Discard bay leaf.
• Puree soup with an immersion blender until smooth.

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook until soft and golden brown, 4 to 5 minutes. Stir in the tomato paste and red pepper flakes and cook 1 minute. Stir in 1/2 cup water, scraping up any browned bits. Transfer the contents of the skillet to a 6-quart slow cooker.
• Add the chickpeas, squash, chard stems (not the leaves), the parmesan rind, if using, 2 teaspoons salt and 7 cups water to the slow cooker. Stir, then cover and cook on low, 8 hours.
• Just before serving, lift the lid and stir in the chard leaves; cover and continue cooking 10 more minutes. Season with salt and pepper, and stir to slightly break up the squash. Discard the Parmesan rind, if used. Ladle the stew into bowls; top with the grated parmesan, if desired, and serve with bread and/or lemon wedges.

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onions in hot oil until softened, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir in rosemary and black pepper; transfer mixture to a slow cooker. Pour vegetable stock, butternut squash, and apples into slow cooker.
• Cook on Low for 8 hours (or cook on High for 4 hours).
• Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
• Puree soup using an immersion blender until smooth. Alternately, puree soup in batches in a food processor until smooth. Season with salt. Ladle soup into oven-safe bowls and sprinkle Swiss cheese and walnuts over the top.
• Cook soup under the preheated broiler until cheese is hot and bubbling, 1 to 2 minutes.

Steps:

• 1. To prepare soup, melt butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add squash, carrot, and onion; sauté for 12 minutes. Add chicken broth, and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 30 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in half-and-half and salt.
• 2. Place squash mixture in a blender. Remove center piece of blender lid (to allow steam to escape), and secure blender lid on blender. Place a clean towel over opening in blender lid (to avoid splatters). Blend until smooth.