Butternut Squash Soup

Butternut Squash Soup is the perfect fall soup with apples that’s healthy and creamy and easy for weeknights or your holiday meal!

This easy Butternut Squash Soup is thick, rich, creamy and delicious. If you love this butternut soup, you can find other recipes like Baked Potato Soup and Black Bean Soup on our Soup Recipes page.

Butternut Squash Soup

BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP

Yes the holidays are coming and butternut squash soup is the answer to all your easy first course recipe requests I’ve been receiving. If you utilize pre-cut fresh or frozen butternut squash you could be serving this delicious soup in under 20 minutes. The added benefit to this easy and beautiful soup is it lends itself to awesome topping options which are easy and great for your holiday table. Want to add fun colors, try dried cranberries, chopped pecans and blue cheese crumbles. Want to add a crunch? Try croutons or pumpkin seeds.

Butternut squash is healthy, delicious and apparently not a squash at all. Who knew? It’s actually a fruit that had us all tricked. It is also delicious when you make it into a soup. A large pot of Butternut Squash Soup is a fantastic comfort food that you can enjoy all year round.

It’s one of our favorites because of how flavorful it is without you having to drop a ton of ingredients into it. Also, you can dress it up with all sorts of garnishes, like bacon and sour cream, serve it with some Homemade Dinner Rolls as great side for a fall dinner like Honey Apple Pork Loin.

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HOW TO MAKE BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP

  • Melt the butter in a large pot, and cook the onion, celery, carrot and apples for 5 minutes, or until lightly browned. 
  • Pour in enough of the chicken stock to cover vegetables. Add butternut squash.
  • Bring to a boil. Add salt and pepper.
  • Reduce heat to low, cover pot, and simmer 20 minutes, or until all vegetables are tender.
  • Blend until smooth.
  • Mix in any remaining stock to attain desired consistency.

Pot of Butternut Squash Soup

WHAT IS A GOOD GARNISH FOR BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP:

  • Sour Cream: A little dollop of sour cream makes a rich dish like Butternut Squash Soup even creamier.
  • Bacon: Everything is better with bacon. Crumble some up and sprinkle it over the Butternut Squash Soup for a savory crunch.
  • Chives: Finely chop up some chives and serve them on the soup or leave them long as a stylish garnish.
  • Nutmeg: Add a sprinkle of nutmeg and stir well to give the soup a richer flavor. For more of a holiday taste, your can also add a dash of ground cinnamon
  • Cilantro: Chop up a handful of leaves and sprinkle them over the top of the soup as a delicious garnish.
  • Coconut milk: A way to get that thick texture without packing on the calories is to use coconut milk instead. Coconut milk has less carbs and fat but still has that rich dairy feel to it.
  • Heavy cream: if you aren’t a fan of coconut milk, you can substitute heavy cream to get the same thick, rich texture.
  • Cheese: Blue Cheese crumbles (with chopped nuts or dried fruit), parmesan cheese or other hard cheeses.

One serving of Butternut Squash is a great source of many vitamins including:

  • Your daily requirement of Vitamin A (over 100%)
  • Almost half your daily requirement of Vitamin C (40% of daily requirement)
  • A good source of potassium (18% of daily requirement)
  • A good source of Magnesium (15% of daily requirement)
  • High in anti-oxidants and fiber and is almost 90% water
  • Full of beta-carotene and alpha-carotene (which your body converts to Vitamin A)

PERFECT HOLIDAY MAIN COURSES

 

HOW LONG DOES IT KEEP?

  • Serve: Don’t leave out for longer than 2 hours at room temperature.
  • Store: Butternut Squash Soup will last up to 3 days in the fridge if it is properly covered.
  • Freeze: You can freeze Butternut Squash Soup for up to 2 months.

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Butternut Squash Soup

Butternut Squash Soup is the perfect fall soup with apples that's healthy and creamy and easy for weeknights or your holiday meal!

Course Dinner
Cuisine American
Keyword Butternut Squash Soup
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 8 Servings
Calories 157 kcal
Author Sabrina Snyder

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 yellow onion , chopped
  • 1 medium carrot , chopped
  • 1 stalk celery , chopped
  • 2 green apples , cored and cubed
  • 4 cups chicken broth
  • 24 ounces butternut squash , diced
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

Instructions

  1. Melt the butter in a large pot, and cook the onion, celery, carrot and apples for 5 minutes, or until lightly browned.

  2. Pour in enough of the chicken stock to cover vegetables. Add butternut squash.

  3. Bring to a boil. Add salt and pepper.

  4. Reduce heat to low, cover pot, and simmer 20 minutes, or until all vegetables are tender. 

  5. Blend until smooth.

  6. Mix in any remaining stock to attain desired consistency.

Nutrition Facts
Butternut Squash Soup
Amount Per Serving
Calories 157 Calories from Fat 63
% Daily Value*
Fat 7g11%
Saturated Fat 3g19%
Cholesterol 10mg3%
Sodium 786mg34%
Potassium 666mg19%
Carbohydrates 25g8%
Fiber 4g17%
Sugar 10g11%
Protein 2g4%
Vitamin A 13932IU279%
Vitamin C 40mg48%
Calcium 78mg8%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Butternut Soup

About the Author: Sabrina Snyder

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  1. This soup was delicious, and had lots of flavor. To eliminate the time it takes to dice up the butternut squash, I just roasted it first and scooped it into the other ingredients before blending. I also added nutmeg and fresh ginger. Thanks for a wonderful recipe!

  2. This soup is absolutely AMAZING! The flavors blend so well and is extremely tasty! Thanks for the recipe, it’s our new favorite!

  3. Delicious! What fall’s cooler weather would taste like ? ??. I left the peels on my apples but only used half an onion instead of a whole.

  4. This was a very yummy and easy recipe. I also peeled my apples first and I did add a little cumin and nutmeg for additional flavor

  5. Is the 24 ounces of squash weight or volume? I made this today and it’s nice but a bit too sweet for me. I’m wondering if this is a pretty sweet soup or if I got the measurements wrong.

  6. Tastes good to me! Decided to peel the apples and ended up using frozen butternut squash. Added heavy cream towards the end too. Topped with pumpkin seeds and parsley. Yum!

    1. I didn’t because you’re blending the soup at the end so the texture isn’t an issue. Plus, it saves you some time. I hope you enjoy it!

  7. This was my first try at making butternut squash soup. I liked this recipe because it looked easy and not a lot of ingredients. It turned out delicious. This is a keeper.

    1. Sorry about that – I ended up not using the olive oil and the recipe card didn’t save when I changed it. It is updated now. 🙂

  8. I see a lot of dishes, soups, etc., prepared with butternut squash. Is there any reason why I could not use acorn squash, one of my favorites?