Squashsoup 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:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Divide the squash/pumpkin (cut-side up), garlic and onions between 2 sheet pans. (Keep the onions and garlic together.) Drizzle over the olive oil and rub to fully coat everything in the oil. Season with the sage, rosemary, thyme and some salt and pepper. Flip the squash so they are cut-side down and roast until fork-tender, 40 to 45 minutes. Allow the squash to cool slightly, about 5 minutes.
• While the squash cool, heat the stock and heavy cream in a large pot over medium heat. Add the roasted onions and garlic and bring to a simmer.
• Scrape out the flesh of the squash and add to the pot. Using an immersion blender, puree the soup to your desired consistency. Grate over the nutmeg to taste and adjust other seasonings, as needed.
• To serve, ladle the soup into bowls and sprinkle over the granola.

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Place the quartered squash onto a half sheet pan, brush the flesh of the squash with a little butter and season with 1 tablespoon of the salt and 1 teaspoon of the white pepper. Place in the oven and roast for 30 to 35 minutes or until the flesh is soft and tender.
• Scoop the flesh from the skin into a 6-quart pot. Add the broth, honey and ginger. Place over medium heat and bring to a simmer, approximately 7 to 8 minutes. Using a stick blender, puree the mixture until smooth*. Stir in the heavy cream and return to a low simmer. Season with the remaining salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
• *When blending hot liquids: Remove liquid from the heat and allow to cool for at least 5 minutes. Transfer liquid to a blender or food processor and fill it no more than halfway. If using a blender, release one corner of the lid. This prevents the vacuum effect that creates heat explosions. Place a towel over the top of the machine, pulse a few times then process on high speed until smooth.

Steps:

• For the soup: Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook until beginning to soften, about 5 minutes. Add the squash and cook, stirring occasionally, until beginning to brown around the edges, 8 to 10 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for another minute. Pour in the chicken stock, add the thyme and sage and bring to a simmer. Simmer until the squash is very soft, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in the heavy cream. Puree using an immersion blender. Season with salt and pepper. Serve immediately, or let cool completely, pour into freezer bags, label and freeze.
• For the topping: When read to serve, mix together the cream and sour cream in a small bowl. Drizzle designs over the soup with the mixture.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan or Dutch oven, cook bacon until crisp; crumble and set aside. Drain all but 1 tablespoon drippings; saute onion and garlic in dripping until tender. , In a blender or food processor, puree squash, flour, 1/3 cup milk and onion mixture; add to pan. Add the broth, curry powder, salt, pepper, nutmeg and remaining milk; bring to a boil over medium heat. Boil for 2 minutes. Top servings with a dollop of sour cream if desired. Sprinkle with bacon.

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large pot, and cook the onion, celery, carrot, potatoes, and squash 5 minutes, or until lightly browned. Pour in enough of the chicken stock to cover vegetables. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover pot, and simmer 40 minutes, or until all vegetables are tender.
• Transfer the soup to a blender, and blend until smooth. Return to pot, and mix in any remaining stock to attain desired consistency. Season with salt and pepper.

Steps:

• Put a large saucepan on medium heat add some oil and fry the sage leaves for 30 seconds. Remove and put them onto kitchen paper. Add the onions,celery,carrot,garlic, rosemary, chilli and seasoning. Cook gently for 10 minutes. Add the squash and stock, bring to the boil and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Make the parmesan croutons
• When the squash is soft whizz the soup with a hand blender. Adjust the seasoning and serve with croutons and sage leaves

Steps:

• Slice the squash into a large sauce pan & cover with water.
• Cook until very tender, then drain off the water.
• Divide the squash & mash half of it, then in the original sauce pan, mix all the squash together with the half-and-half.
• On medium heat, reheat the squash mixture.
• Meantime, cut the Velveeta cheese into chunks.
• When the squash is again hot, add the cheese to the hot mixture, stirring it often as the cheese melts.
• The chopped onion & garlic salt can be added as the cheese continues to melt.
• When all the cheese is melted, the soup is ready to serve hot. If it's to be served cold, let it cool, then chill it in the refrigerator.

Steps:

• Put the chopped onion, squash, and butter into a big pot and pour in the chicken broth until it is about two-thirds of the way up the vegetables. (Do not cover vegetables with the broth).
• Bring to boil and continue to boil gently for about 20 minutes.
• Take off heat and cool.
• When mixture is cool enough to handle, put it in a blender or food processor and blend.
• Return mixture to the pot and season with salt and pepper.
• Slowly stir in the cream or half-and-half. (you may use less than 3/4 cup).
• Add herbs, if desired.
• Serve hot or cold.

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large pot over medium heat, then add the garlic and onion and sauté for 1-2 minutes, until the onion is translucent.
• Add the potato, celery, carrot, salt, and pepper. Sauté for 3 minutes.
• Add the butternut squash, broth, water, bay leaf, and thyme and stir. Bring to a boil.
• Cover and reduce the heat to low. Simmer for 25-30 minutes.
• Remove the thyme stems and bay leaf.
• Use an immersion or countertop blender to blend the soup until smooth.
• Let cool for 2 minutes, then serve.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat; add squash and onion.
• Cover and cook 13 minutes or until squash and onion are very tender.
• Transfer squash mixture to a food processor bowl; puree until smooth.
• Return squash mixture to saucepan.
• Stir in broth and next 4 ingredients; cook, uncovered, over low heat until horoughly heated.
• To serve, ladle 1 cup soup into each of 4 individual serving bowls.
• Top soup with Parmesan cheese.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute the celery, onion and garlic in butter until tender. Stir in flour until blended. Gradually add the broth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Reduce heat; stir in the squash, parsley, salt, savory, rosemary and nutmeg and pepper. Simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes or until heated through. Cool slightly., In a blender, process soup in batches until smooth. Return to the pan and heat through. Gradually stir in cream. Cook 5 minutes longer, stirring occasionally.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer., Stir in squash, broth, salt and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 10-15 minutes or until squash is tender. Puree soup using an immersion blender. Or cool slightly and puree soup in batches in a blender; return to pan. Add cream; cook and stir until heated through. If desired, garnish with additional heavy whipping cream and crispy sage.

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large pot over medium heat; cook the onion, garlic, and thyme in the hot butter until the onion has softened, about 5 minutes. Add the squash and chicken stock; bring to a simmer and cook until the squash is tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Crumble the bouillon into the soup; season with cumin, allspice, salt, and pepper; remove from heat.
• Pour the soup into a blender, filling the pitcher no more than halfway. Hold the lid of the blender in place with a kitchen towel and carefully start the blender using a few quick pulses to get the soup moving before leaving it on to puree. Puree in batches until smooth and pour into a serving bowl. Alternately, you can use a stick blender and puree the soup in the pot.