Friday, October 2, 2009

Favorite Fall Recipes - Butternut Squash Soup

My newest passion is beginning to cause some serious overload since the arrival of Fall. For the first time in my life I'm spending more and more time in the kitchen than anywhere else in my home...and I'm LOVING IT! Fall offers the excuse to bake and cook wonderful delicious meals every single day!

So in my cooking excitement I'm going to share my newest favorite fall recipe with you...but I'd love love love for you to share one with me too! Leave your favorite in the comments. A girl can never have enough recipes!

With this new passion I've forced myself to try some new foods...foods that I have never ever given a thought to. My newest fav is Butternut Squash. Now, I've only had it as a soup or "bisque", but can I tell you how EXTREMELY incredible it was?!!! Unbelievable! So I have to share it with you. Trust me, you will love it!

A wonderful friend of mine invited myself and a few other friends over for a lunch one day last week and made this for us.

Butternut Squash Bisque

Approximately how this recipe goes...

1 butternut squash, cut-up
1 medium to large white onion
3-4 cloves of garlic
1 large peeled carrot

4 oz. cream cheese
approx 1-3 cups chicken broth
approx 1 cup half-n-half
salt (guessing 2 teaspoons worth)
fresh ground pepper

Boil first 4 ingredients together until vegetables are soft--about 45 minutes. I peel my butternut squash at this point--after it's cooked. Drain water.

Puree cooked vegetables together in blender with salt, pepper, and 4 oz. softened cream cheese. Slowly add chicken stock (start with 1 cup, you may have to go up to 2 or more cups--I just eyeball it). Add about 1 cup of half-n-half. Return to pot and warm on low.

Enjoy!
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5 comments:

casual friday every day said...

Can you make some and ship it my way? ;)

Nell

heather said...

i am SO making this. I LOVE butternut squash.

Cheffie-Mom said...

I'm so excited to try this recipe!! YUMMY!!

Robynn's Ravings said...

Tara~

This is right up my alley. I am ALL about soups right now and have two to make. This will be the 3rd. I look for my squash at the Farmers' Market tomorrow!

Kelly L said...

Sounds really good..
I will try it.

Love,
Kelly