• Butternut squash soup, the lazy way

    Posted on March 30th, 2009 Saver Queen 5 comments

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    Tonight I was eating alone (Josh was working late) so I made a simple dinner of rice, broccoli, chick peas and a pre-made sauce.  I knew I needed to use up butternut squash in my fridge as I could tell it was nearly about to turn.  My favourite thing to do with butternut squash is to make soup.  It’s not hard, but too time consuming and demanding for a night like tonight.  I don’t know why but my flu bug is still hanging on.  I can’t seem to quell the headache, fatigue, and other nagging symptoms.

    So I baked the squash, peeled and seeded it, and filled two containers with the cooked squash. Tomorrow I will make up a soup for lunch.  I call this my budget boosting butternut squash soup.  Care for a sneak preview?  Here’s my very own rendition.  I can’t wait to try it with my new curry powder and black peppercorns.

    Budget Boosting Butternut Squash Soup

    This delicious and satisfying soup is easy, requires few ingredients and is creamy and delicious.  The approximate cost is $1.40 per serving. It can be eaten as a meal or served as a delish side dish.

    Ingredients

     2 tbsp olive oil

    1 small onion, chopped

    1 clove garlic, minced

    1 stalk celery, finely sliced

    1 medium potato, cubed

    1 large Butternut Squash

    1 cup sour cream

    4 cups water

    1 tbsp curry (or more to taste)

    1/4 freshly ground nutmeg

    salt & pepper to taste

     Directions

    Place a whole butternut squash on a sheet pan in the oven at 400 degrees for approximately one hour.

     In a large stock pot, heat olive oil over low heat; cook onion and celery, stirring occasionally, adding a little sprinkling of salt, approximately 1/2 tsp.  

    Remove squash from oven and slice in half.  Remove seeds with a spoon.  Scoop the rest of the squash out of the peel and add to the pot, along with the water, potato, garlic and spices.  

    Cook uncovered on medium heat, until the potato is cooked, stirring occasionally.

    Next, blend with a hand-blender or let cool slightly and blend in a blender in batches. Return to pot, warm, and mix in 1 cup of light sour cream.  Serve.

    Makes 4 generous servings.

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    5 responses to “Butternut squash soup, the lazy way”

    1. Catherine March 31st, 2009 at 18:58

      Butternut squash is one of my all time favourite foods. My diet is very restricted, but, this is one thing I can have. Funny thing…hubby is out tonight and so I baked one this afternoon and ate half of it for my supper – delish!

    2. Kim @ Forever Wherever March 31st, 2009 at 21:58

      This sounds great! I’ve never made it before!

      I hope you feel better soon! I was sick for over a month and I’m just getting better. I never have problems like that! Rest up and take care of yourself!

      Thanks for joining us!

      ~Kim

    3. Jacqui April 1st, 2009 at 01:04

      Sounds delish! When I (eventually) get home, I’ll have to give it a try. Hubby loves roasted butternut squash with brown sugar. This isn’t sweet, but the smell of the curry should win him over.

    4. Reconciling scratch-cooking and the busy lifestyle, batch by batch @ Saver Queen March 28th, 2010 at 13:52

      [...] ginger, onions, celery, carrots, and potatoes.  But depending on the main ingredients (say, Butternut squash, or Carrot and Ginger, their tastes can be quite [...]

    5. Tracey January 17th, 2011 at 14:34

      I am exploring and mining your delicious looking recipe archives SQ!!! You are truly a frugally luxurious cook! I am so anxious to try the squash and carrot soup recipes this week as we just stocked up on them at fairly good prices! Also, we still have local tomatoes here…we just bought several pounds of Romas for two dollars (about 50cents per lb) from the family farm stand down the hill from my Dad…thus… it looks like your tomato soup will be getting a try as well! Thank you so much for all your great ideas and for so generously sharing them with us!
      Love and good thoughts from Tracey.
      x0x

      P.S. I see you have a kitchen helper very much like my own!

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