Tell me about the soup:
This is an excellent stay warm, feed the soul, rich, thick and importantly, vegetable soup. When we lived in Chicago I made a TON of soups – including this one. Now that we live in San Diego – there isn’t soo much ‘soup weather’. My local sprouts does remind me to make this soup, though, when the big shipment of butternut squash come to town.
You’ll need ONE bulb of garlic, Two large onions, some thyme and 2 medium or 1 large butternut squash, some veg or chicken broth and some cream or milk. You should also plan to be home – since you have to roast the veggies in the oven for about 2 hours. This has the added bonus of making your house smell amazing.
Besides the time commitment this soup is really straight forward. Prepare the veg, roast them in the oven. Scoop the veg out of their skins. Use an immersion blender and have some creamy nutritious soup.
Every recipe has a story, doesn’t it?
This recipe was first “published” by me in the fall of 2017 – when I was doing resident recipes for friends of mine – Jo and Elizabeth. You see they owned a local magazine that shared information on the neighborhood that we live in. As friends who had eaten with me (and maybe had a few adult beverages) they knew that I loved to cook and offered me a “position” on their team. It was my first time writing recipes and sharing stories. One night we discussed what in the world I ought to call my brand. Elizabeth was STRONGLY recommending calling my blog / recipe sharing “Scones and Shit”. Ha. That is the God’s Honest Truth. At one point in time I was POSITIVE my retirement job would be selling scones in the neighborhood… My scones are THE BOMB. I haven’t yet decided whether to publish them here, on Bridget’s Kitchen, but I probably will… stay tuned !
Anyhow. One of the recipes I put into the semi-monthly magazine was this butternut squash soup. Dave and I love this soup. I’ve been making it for over 15 years I’d say. Come fall and you see butternut squash in the grocery grab yourself a big one…and come back and make this recipe! Here’s an unsolicited review… I used to go to orange theory in the hood – before the pandemic. One time a woman came up to me (in the orange theory) – and said, “You’re Bridget, aren’t you?” I said yes, wondering who this woman was, where I knew her from etc etc. She said – I made your butternut squash soup that was in the neighborhood magazine and it was excellent. I do believe she was my first fan. <3
I found the recipe on Food.com and it was attributed to Taste of Home.
Creamy Roasted Butternut Squash soup with savory Onions and Garlic
Ingredients
- 3 Lb Butternut Squash
- 2 Large Onions
- 1 Head of Garlic
- ¼ C Olive Oil
- 2 Tbl Fresh Thyme – can sub dried if that's all you have (2 TSP)
- 3½ C Chicken Broth – or Vegetable Broth
- ½ C Heavy Cream
- 3 Tbl Fresh Parsley
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 350℉.
- Remove seeds and membrane from the squash. Get out a big sharp knife and cut the top and bottom off the squash. (This gives you stability when further breaking down the squash.) Cut in half and scoop out the seeds and membrane. You can use a spoon or a grapefruit spoon or anything you have that has a little bit of edge to it to cut through the membrane.
- Cut the squash into 8 pieces. Cut the tops off onions and the garlic. Leave peels and skins on the veg. Place on a parchment lined jelly roll pan.
- Prepare your olive oil and Thyme – get out the S&P.
- Liberally brush the olive oil over the veg, and sprinkle with the thyme and S&P.
- Cover the veg with aluminum foil and bake for 1.5 – 2 hours.
- You know the veg is done when you can poke a fork through the butternut skin.
- Let the veg cool a bit. When the veg is cool enough to handle – scoop the veg out of their skins and into a big soup pot on the stove. Smoosh out the garlic from the skin and into the pot.
- Add your broth to the pot and puree with an immersion blender. If you don't have an immersion blender – use a traditional blender.
- Add the cream or milk and warm the soup – don't boil…
- Check the soup for spice / flavor. Add S&P if needed and serve !
