Butternut Squash Soup
- -Squash has been eaten in the Americas since prehistory, but the butternut squash itself (a winter squash) was developed in 1944.
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- Ingredients
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- 1 small butternut squash (halved lengthwise) -
- 2 carrots (chopped to 1" pieces) -
- 1 onion (quartered) -
- 1 bulb of garlic -
- 2 tsp olive oil -
- 2 tsp maple syrup (more optional later) -
- 5/2 cups chicken broth -
- 2/3 cup milk -
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon -
- 1 pinch ground nutmeg (optional) -
- 1 pinch ground cayenne (optional) -
- 1 pinch ground black pepper -
- 1 pinch salt -
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- Instructions
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- Heat oven to 400F. -
- Add squash (face down), carrots, onion, and garlic to baking pans. -
- Drizzle vegetables with oil and maple syrup, season with salt and pepper. -
- Bake vegetables until squash and carrots are tender (30 minutes minimum). -
- Transfer vegetables to large pot, and add broth, milk, cinnamon, nutmeg, cayenne. -
- Stir to combine, head to medium heat and simmer on low head for 5-10 minutes. -
- Blend ingredients with immersion blender, high speed blender, or a simple masher. -
- Season to taste with salt, pepper, syrup, etc. -