Creamy Butternut Squash Soup
Try this Easy Creamy Butternut Squash Soup Recipe for a fall evening pleaser or a perfect course for Thanksgiving Dinner
This Creamy Butternut Squash Soup Recipe is a Thompson family favorite. I have to admit that I love all the members of the squash/pumpkin family and for that reason I have a great collection of squash and pumpkin recipes. They are satisfyingly filling and hence the perfect chilly weather foods. The bright color, the texture, everything about squash screams the warmth and comfort of autumn to me. When November rolls around with its miserable, grey, chilly, rainy days…..those days that just chill you right down to the bone…… a bowl of hot, creamy soup just hits the spot!
Butternut Squash is loaded with nutrition and lower in calories than Sweet Potatoes
Which is healthier: Butternut Squash or a Sweet Potato? Both are great sources of vitamins and minerals and both are loaded with antioxidants including beta-carotene. But the sweet potatoes are loaded with carbs, calories, and sugar, about twice the amount found in an equal serving of Butternut Squash. The squash also contains Vitamin C, Vitamin B6, Vitamin A, Potassium and Magnesium. Its also a great source of fiber.
Its called a winter squash but its harvested in the fall!
I love growing Butternut Squash in my garden because its easy to grow and as its vines trail thru the garden, the huge squash leaves help keep down the weeds. You harvest it in the fall but like pumpkins, they easily store for months. You can store your uncut squash in a cool dark place out of sunlight (which will hasten its ripening) and it should last for about 3-4 months. It takes about 110-120 days to grow from seed to harvestable squash so here in Maine I have to start my seeds indoors and then transfer my plants to the outside garden at the spring frosts aren’t a threat.
How to Pick a good Butternut Squash
When Butternut Squash are ripe, you shouldn’t be able to break the skin with your fingernail. Choose squash that are blemish-free. The stem at the top of the squash should be about 1-2 inches long and the skin should be hard and dull beige colored. A squash with its stem intact will keep longer. It should feel heavy. Avoid any squash that have brown patches, mold or punctures.
Easy Creamy Butternut Squash Soup
Yummy and nutritious…butternut squash soup!
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 45 min
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 8
- Category: Soup
- Method: Simmer
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- •1 large butternut squash
- •2 tbsp. butter
- •1 cup diced Vidalia onion
- •6 c. chicken stock
- •2 tsp. curry powder
- •1/2 tsp. nutmeg
- • 1 c. half and half (may use fat free)
- •Salt and pepper
- •Sour cream to garnish
- •Croutons to garnish
- •Parsley to garnish
Instructions
- Peel 1 large butternut squash.
- Cut squash in half and scoop out seeds and pulp.
- Cut into 1-inch chunks.
- Sauté diced Vidalia onion in 2 tablespoons butter until translucent.
- Add cubed squash and simmer on low for 5 minutes.
- Turn burner to medium and add 6 cups chicken stock, 2 tsp. curry powder, 1 tsp. nutmeg and simmer for 25 minutes.
- Puree soup with an immersion blender until smooth.
- Add salt and pepper, to taste.
- Stir in 1 cup half and half or milk (more for a thinner soup).
- Simmer on low heat for 5 minutes.
- Garnish each bowl with a dollop of sour cream and some chopped parsley and crusty croutons.
Notes
This soup can be low calorie by making substitutions such as canola oil for butter and and skim milk for cream or whole milk, and leaving out the dollop of sour cream. Its great for diabetics.
Keywords: Butternut Squash Soup, Easy, Creamy
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I love butternut squash soup! I can’t wait to try your recipe. Thank you for sharing at Celebrate Your Story! Link Party. You’ve being featured this week 🙂
Thank you for that honor, Rebecca! I love this soup and I hope that you enjoy it as much as the Thompson family does.
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This sound yummy! What is half and half please?
Its a USA thing -Half whole milk and half heavy cream, hence, “half and half”!
That soup looks delicious and perfect for this time of year 🙂
This looks divine — I like that you used half and half instead of heavy cream, so I’ll be adding this creamy butternut squash soup to my meal plan next week. Thank you so much for sharing this at The Mommy Monday Blog Hop – that’s how I found you! 🙂
I love butternut squash soup and your looks delish. My squash hasn’t come up yet. I hope I didn’t plant it too late. 🙂
Not sure where you are located but butternut squash takes a long growing season. Here in northern Maine, to have a successful harvest we start seedlings inside in mid-March. Because we have very late frosts, we can’t put any tender plants like tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, or pumpkins in the ground until the end of May. And we have our first fall killing frost in the third or fourth week of September. So that’s our squash growing season, and you can judge by your locale what yours would be. I love butternut squash because they store well and taste so good. This morning here in Maine we have beautiful fall foliage and the first snowcap on Mount Katahdin. It snowed an inch here on Saturday but it has all melted away now here in the lower elevations. I won’t be doing any gardening for a few months. It’s time to put our gardens to bed.
Butternut squash is so tasty. I’m sure this soup is delish! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Merry Monday.
Oh yummy!! Butternut squash is one of my favorite fall time flavors, I have to pin this to our #MMBH board. Thanks for sharing with us 🙂
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I just got an immersion blender, so this is a perfect recipe for me. Thanks for sharing on Tuesday Greens!
This recipe looks so yummy! Thanks for sharing @ Inspiration Spotlight! Hope to see you again this week!
Oh yum! I have wanted a good Butternut Squash soup recipe. Pinning for Fall. Thanks for sharing with SYC. Guess I will plant some Butternut squash this year.
hugs,
Jann
Oh my this LOOKS DELISH!!! I am going to try this soon. I’ve always wanted to make a butternut squash soup! Thanks!
Thank, too you for linking up in the Crafty Showcase last week! I’m slow at getting to do all my visit this week! We care that you link up and LOVE LOVE LOVE visiting your blog to see what all you are up to!
have a super week!
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Hi there! Just wanted to let you know that your recipe was featured on What’s Cooking Wednesday this week! Thanks for linking up and I would love to see you back again!
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Thank you for the feature! Glad you enjoyed the post!
This sounds delicious! I just wish my husband liked butternut squash… I’m cohosting the link party at Him and Her and am featuring you on my link party tomorrow! I hope you stop by and say hello!
I’m lucky that Bill is willing to try just about anything. In fact, the only thing he won’t eat is cantaloupe. I always say we have the perfect marriage…..I love to cook and he loves to eat!
Thank you so much for sharing this yummy recipe this week with us at Pretty Things!!
xo, Tanya
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Your butternut squash soup recipe was featured at A New Creation party this week! Thanks!
I’ve been wanting to try butternut squash soup and this sounds like a great recipe with the bit of curry in it! Pinned. Just read your recipe disclaimer too — love it!!!! LOL Thanks so much for linking on Busy Monday!
I’ve never had any type of squash soup but this looks delicious. I may give it a try. Thanks for joining us at Transformed Tuesday.
Hugs,
Peggy
It is very creamy and satisfying. I never tried doing creamy soups till I got my immersion blender (love that thing) and now I do them all the time.
This looks beautiful and delicious.
Thanks so much for linking up and sharing. I shared it over on my How to Meal Plan Facebook Community.
Thanks for sharing it on Facebook! It’s as yummy as it looks!
This looks delicious! Thanks for sharing.
This butternut squash soup looks amazing, love anything with nutmeg in it!
Krista
This sounds delicious! Thanks for sharing at A New Creation. I’m a big fan of butternut squash but have yet to try a soup. This will be going on our menu!
Thanks for leading the way 🙂 We had a great party. We’ll look forward to seeing what you create next Thursday!!
I’ve never had a squash soup of any sort, but this just might change my mind. It looks delicious!
YUM!!!! I’m totally drooling over this recipe. I’ve never peeled a squash before (I usually roast it, skin on in the oven), is it hard to peel? I hope not because I will be making this ASAP! Thanks for sharing.
They can be a little tricky to peel. A sharp knife is a must!
Again…DE-LISH!
Jessica
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Looks like a great dinner on a cold winter night!
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This looks amazing. I think I may try for dinner tonight.
You’ll love it! Very filling and comforting, especially on a winter day!
One of my favorite soups. I can’t wait to try this version!
Looks and sounds delicious! 🙂 I found your recipe near my link up at the Winthrop Chronicles party. Megan
This is a wonderful soup for us. We love butter-nut squash.
I’m just gonna replace the chicken broth with vegetable broth
Thanks for the recipe!!
Looks delicious! I’d love to have you stop by Tuesday Greens on http://www.craftygardenmama.com. Have a great week!
I made a similar recipe last fall to take hiking in the mountains and it was a huge hit! Have you ever tried a little sage in it? Hope you can stop by the enchanted oven.
xo,
Lisa
This looks so yummy. I cannot wait to make it.
Oh I love butternut squash! Thanks for sharing at Show Me Your Plaid Monday’s!
This looks yummy! Visiting from “Flour Me with Love” 🙂 Have a wonderful day!
Looks delicious, unfortunately don’t get squash in New Zealand.
Looks yummy!
Oh my… this looks delicious! I hope you’ll come and share at my Super Saturday Show & Tell today 🙂 http://www.whatscookingwithruthie.com xoxo~ Ruthie
I’m so glad you came to share at Super Saturday Show & Tell… come back again next week to party with me again 🙂 xoxo~ Ruthie
That is one beautiful soup! I’m going to have to try it … thanks for sharing the recipe 🙂
Featured today! Thanks for linking up 🙂
Thanks for the feature! I just put your feature button on my post!
Such a beautiful bowl of soup – and it sounds like just the right thing to warm me up in this cold, drizzly weather!
Sounds very good.I roast my squash with other veggies which is also very tastie.I will definitley give yours a try too
Congratulations!
Your recipe is featured on Full Plate Thursday this week. Hope you are having a great weekend and enjoy your new Red Plate.
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Miz Helen
Thanks so much for sharing this creamy butternut squash soup recipe on Simple & Sweet Fridays. It looks delicious, have to make some up!!
Jody
Oh my this looks delish! I love soup this time of year and can’t wait to try this recipe. Thanks so much for linking up to Creative Thursday. Can’t wait to see what you share this week! Have a wonderful week.
Michelle
Fall is a “soupy” time of year. Soup just warms you through and through. After getting wood piled yesterday, Bill and I sat down to a nice supper of tomato basil soup and grilled cheese and tomato sandwiches. Nothing fancy but it just hit the spot. Yesterday was a perfect day for working on the winter wood supply with the temp in the 50’s. The last two nights the thermometer has dipped down into the low 30’s…….definitely “soup time”!
I love squash but have never tried it as a soup. Looks really good!
Thanks for linking up with my NO RULES Weekend Blog Party!
Paula
lifeasweknowitbypaula.blogspot.com
I’ve been craving soup since our unseasonable stupid cold cold snap. Your soup might help me feel my toes again.
How timely! We just got 2 butternut squash in our CSA basket. Thanks for sharing on Tout It Tuesday! Hope to see you tomorrow.
I’ll be there and thanks for featuring it as a favorite from last week! I posted your Favs button on the post!
I love butternut squash soup. I’ll try your version next time. It is good to ‘meet’ you. Thanks for linking up with me. 🙂
Sounds delish & very similar to the one I usually make at home although mine has a more Thai flair and we add a few sauteed shrimp to it. LOVE butternut squash soup — actually having leftovers from the freezer again tonight 🙂
Your version sounds very interesting and exotic! Thanks for the ideas!
Pass a bowl please, giggle. Thank you for sharing at the Thursday Favorite Things hop. I’m sorry it’s taken me so long to stop by and say thank you. xo
YUM!! this looks and sounds just so good! I have tasted this before but never made it..! I will now. thank you!
I am your newest follower from the hop..pls follow back if you can.
Yum…I wonder whether I can substitute pumpkin?
Yes you can. And any of the other “winter squashes, like hubbard and buttercup or even acorn. And I have used acorn and added a little maple syrup to make an even more interesting flavor combo.
Yes, you could or even any of the other “winter” squashes like hubbard, buttercup, and acorn. I tried it with acorn and added a little maple syrup which made for an interesting flavor combo.
My senior mom might love this soup. I’ll have to show her the recipe. She LOVES soups of all kinds. Thank you.
Saw your recipe at Family Home and Life Link Party. I pinned it and am trying it for sure. Looks delicious. Will follow your request too and like Facebook. Would love your following too.
Sheryl….first of all the presentation in this picture is just beautiful! Also thanks so much for sharing this recipe as I have some butternut squash and pumpkin that I have canned and froze that I need to use up! Also thanks so much for linking up your lovely post to “The Ole’ Saturday Homesteading Trading Post”monthly blog hop!
Hi Sheryl,
We just love Butternut Soup and your Creamy Butternut Squash Soup looks delicious. We have Butternut Squash in our garden and this is a perfect recipe to try. Enjoy your weekend and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
Come Back Soon!
Miz Helen
I’ve been wondering what to make with the Butternut squash sitting on my counter….this looks amazing…thank you.
Cheers:)
This looks amazing. My mouth is watering!
This is on my “must try” list for fall! Thanks for sharing…
T’is the season for soup♫ Thanks for sharing….happy weekend♥
Great fall soup. The weather is just now turning here in the south. Visiting from FarmGirl Blog Hop, Olive
Lucky you! We have been having nights in the 40’s for the last month and had 2 killing frosts last week. We often have an early snow storm in mid to late October. The kids in these parts have to wear their Halloween costumes over a snowsuit usually.
There’s no question I’ll be making this soup in the next week!! Thanks for sharing at Foodtastic Friday!
This looks so good! The colder weather has me wanting new recipes to warm us up. Thank you for sharing!
Have a good day, Nancy
YUM! You should stop by my blog and submit this to Orange You Glad It’s Friday, a meme dedicated to the color orange! Hope to see you there!
This looks wonderful! I love butternut squash
Have a lovely weekend!
WOW this is beautiful and looks delicious. I have two butternut squashes saved up.. gonna make this!
I had a butternut squash soup the other day that was to die for! It was the first one I’ve tried that I liked. But yours, sounds delish too! I love that you add some curry powder to the soup. That’s really interesting! I love curry!
I host a weekly foodie blog hop called Friday Food Fight. I would love you to link up and share your soup.
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The addition of the onions must make this soup so wonderful.
It does. It gives it just a different savory background note to add to the heartiness!
This soup looks awesome! I just received a butternut squash in my box this week too 🙂 Looking forward to giving this recipe a try.
Thanks for sharing and linking up!
That looks like comfort in a bowl! I love the sour cream swirl too! New twitter follower! I host the Photo Friday Blog Hop and welcome you to join up with this or any other post you think readers would enjoy. Hope to see you there. Cheers!
Sounds very tasty!
Now this is my kind of soup. My hubs eats soup everyday…he is a soup junkie!
I’ve never had butternut squash soup before, but it sounds delicious.
Mine too! He loves soups! And I have to admit that the whole house smells yummy when a pot of soup is simmering. We have heated with wood for years and I always take advantage of the “free” heat in the winter time by putting a pot of soup to simmer on the Vermont Castings Aspen. It helps humidify the house and a lot more mouth watering than the simmering potpourri!
It is true comfort food. You can adjust the texture to your liking – smooth or a little chunky – dependent on your taste and your “blending” equipment.
Looks and sounds yummy! Great photography ~ (A Creative Harbor)
I found your site through Tilly’s Nest Blog Hop and I’m enjoying looking around. That recipe sounds delicious! We are supposed to have our first cold day this coming Saturday so it would be perfect for dinner. Thanks so much for sharing.
I’ll have two bowls of this for lunch please!! YUM!
Thanks so much for sharing this at The DIY Dreamer.. From Dream To Reality!
I’m absolutely crazy about this kind of soup & your recipe looks fantastic! Thanks for sharing it.
Warmly, Michelle
Hello, new follower here! I would love to have you link up with my Clever Chicks Blog Hop this week!
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I hope to see you there!
Cheers!
Kathy
The Chicken Chick
Thanks for the invite and I will surely be there. Love your chicken coop….so cute! When I showed it to my husband he said, “Don’t get any ideas!” LOL
This soup looks and sounds soooo darned good! Just coming by from the Down Home Blog Hop… I’m hopping too! I’ll give your soup a try!
I am definitely going to try this this week! Sounds delicious and looks amazing! Thank you for linking up to the hop this week. Feel free to grab the button and add it to your sidebar as well. I would be honored. Have a wonderful day!~Melissa
I really enjoy your blog….of course, I have a huge soft spot for Buff Orpingtons and chickens in general!
yum.. sounds soooo good! and a perfect dish for fall. thanks so much for linking up to tip-toe thru tuesday!
Found you on trick or treat tuesdays! This looks awesome!!!!!! Love soups in the fall and I just found some chopped butternut squash at the grocery last week. I hate hate chopping it myself. Now I can make this soup 😉
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I have to agree that butternuts are a lot of work to cut up. The are so hard. I can remember my grandmother using a hammer to hit the knife to drive it through the squash. I have tried that technique too! An electric carving knife works well also.
i looove butternut squash soup! it’s a dreary day here, so i could totally go for some soup for lunch or dinner.
Soup is such a great comfort food for those kind of days. A great way to warm up!
This looks delicious! I love butternut squash. So comforting!
Love this recipe… there are so many different kinds of squashes in the farmer’s markets!
And it works with all of the “winter”squashes like Blue Hubbards, Buttercup, Acorn, etc. It is very filling and comforting on a chilly fall day!
We have a lot of frozen squash in the freezer. Do you think we could use those?
You certainly could. Frozen squash will work fine. Also other varieties of “hard” squash like Hubbard, Buttercup, Acorn will also work.
Looks wonderful…I need to make some soon. Thanks for sharing this recipe.
I love butternut squash casserole, and have wanted to find other ways to use it in the fall. I will definitely be trying this one out very soon! Visiting from Inspire Me Mondays. 🙂
It was so good for a cold, rainy night supper! I, too, am a big fan of butternut squash and am always looking for recipes to use it. Over the years I have accumulated quite a few so follow me on Twitter so you can catch more of them as I post them this fall!
This looks great! THanks for sharing at Must Try Monday.
This looks super scrummy! I love butternut squash :]
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