Toddler-Friendly Butternut Squash Soup

Description

A tasty fall and winter soup that even my baby and toddler love! There are rarely leftovers if I don’t double the recipe. I modified a few recipes to come up with something that my family really enjoys!

Ingredients

  • ½ medium butternut squash
  • ½ medium onion, chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • 4 cups chicken stock
  • 1 teaspoon curry powder
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
  • ¼ teaspoon ground allspice
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • ¼ cup half-and-half, or more to taste

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil and pour in 1/4 cup water.
  2. Cut butternut squash in half; scoop out and discard seeds. Place squash halves
  3. cut-sides down
  4. on the prepared baking sheet.
  5. Bake in the preheated oven until squash is soft when poked with a fork
  6. about 1 hour. Remove from the oven and set aside until cool enough to handle. Scoop flesh out into a bowl and discard skins.
  7. Meanwhile
  8. melt butter in a pot over medium heat. Add onion
  9. garlic
  10. and ginger; saute until onion is translucent
  11. 5 to 7 minutes. Add chicken stock
  12. butternut squash
  13. curry powder
  14. cumin
  15. allspice
  16. salt
  17. and pepper.
  18. Puree soup with an immersion blender until smooth. Bring to a simmer and cook until warm
  19. about 10 minutes. Stir in half-and-half before serving.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Servings: 5

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