Butternut Squash Soup

[UnicityKP]

Here's a very health soup that my sister recommended to me. Yum! - Katharine

Butternut Squash Soup
adapted from Food Network

1 sweet onion, chopped
1 Butternut Squash peeled, seeded and cubed. About 5-6 cups
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon brown sugar
dash nutmeg
salt and pepper to taste
4 cups chicken or vegetable broth
3 tablespoons cream or half and half, optional


Place onion and olive oil in large stockpot cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes. Add squash, brown sugar and seasonings. Continue to cook for about 5 minutes. Add broth and cook until squash is soft. Using an immersion blender, blend the ingredients in the stockpot until smooth. Add more salt and pepper to taste and cream, if desired. Garnish and serve.
Approx 6 servings.

Tips:
-If you are a curry lover, 1 teaspoon of curry powder would be a great addition.
-The easiest way I have found to peel a Butternut squash is with a vegetable peeler. Take long slow strokes.
-If you don't have an immersion blender, I feel sorry for you.
-What I meant to say was, if you don't have an immersion blender, take the soup from the pot in about 3 batches, and process (carefully) in a blender until smooth.

[sfarmer]

That looks way good. I'm going to try that this week. Thanks for the post!