Butternut Squash Sweet Potato Soup

Description

Lots of taste and beta carotene!

Ingredients

  • ΒΌ cup butter
  • 1 butternut squash – peeled, seeded, and cut into chunks
  • 1 sweet potato, peeled and cut into chunks
  • 1 carrot, peeled and chopped
  • 1 stalk celery, chopped
  • 1 sweet onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced, or more to taste
  • 4 cups chicken stock, or as needed
  • 3 small sweet bell peppers, chopped
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Melt butter in a large pot over medium-high heat. Cook and stir butternut squash
  2. sweet potato
  3. carrot
  4. celery
  5. onion
  6. and garlic in hot butter until lightly browned
  7. about 5 minutes.
  8. Pour chicken stock and sweet bell peppers into butternut squash mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low
  9. cover
  10. and simmer until squash and potato are tender
  11. about 40 minutes.
  12. Pour squash mixture into a blender no more than half full. Cover and hold lid down; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend. Puree in batches until smooth.
  13. Return pureed soup to pot and season with salt and black pepper.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 45 mins

Total Time: 1 hr

Servings: 8

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