Squash Soup

It's Fall once again! That means it's pumpkin and squash season!! I love me some squash! You can bake it, mash it, make a pie with it or add it to a cookie, cake or bread mix. It is awesome!!

Though hands down my favorite way to eat it is in a soup. In this form it seems quite healthy and so I don't feel guilty when going back for seconds. hehehe



Here is the Basic Recipe I use to make the soup. It is how my Boyfriend makes it. We never really follow a recipe anymore so I don't have exact measurements. So feel free to make it how you like.

Thin slices of the Butternut squash and the carrots pre-chop.

Pumpkin/Squash Soup

• One medium sized squash (I have used Butternut squashes and Pumpkins so far. Both are Delish!)
• A few carrots, peeled and chopped (We used 5 this time, But 3 to 4 is probably best.) 
• 1 medium Onion, finely chopped 
• Butter 
• Veggie bullion 
• Salt and Sugar

 

In a large pot throw in some butter with the onion and carrots, sauté them for a while till the onions start to loose their color and become transparent, then add the chopped Squash.

Chopped carrots and onions

With Squash

While the veggies continue to cook, allowing the squash to brown a bit, bring some water to a boil, and mix in vegetable bullion, to make a broth.  

Once the squash has been cooking a while, add about half of the hot broth to the pot.

Adding the broth

Allow the pot to boil and simmer until the carrots and squash fall off the fork.

It is looking good!

When it is all well cooked, remove the pot from the flame and blend it all together, adding the remaining broth and some salt and sugar to taste.

Blending

Depending on your preferred consistency you can add more broth or just some water.

Oh were is my spoon!

To add just an extra little bit of pizazz to the soup, we make some Bacon Croutons.

Bacon Croutons

Which is very easy to make. Fry some finely chopped bacon in a pan with some butter and add in small chopped squares of bread. Be careful not to burn the bacon. Serve each of the portions of soup with the croutons.

Oh yummmmm

Enjoy making this fall favorite!

Do you have any Fall Favorites you love to make?