Chicken Acorn Squash Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 acorn squash
• butter, melted
• brown sugar
• 2 large chicken breasts
• 2 medium carrots
• 1 medium onion
• 1 medium potato
• kosher salt
• fresh ground pepper
• 1 -2 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 4 cups chicken broth

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350.
• 2 cut squash in half and lay on baking sheet.
• 3 bake uncovered for 40 minute.
• 4 turn squash over, brush with melted butter, and sprinkle with brown sugar.
• 5 bake 5 minute longer.
• 6 set aside to cool.
• 7 season whole chicken breasts with salt and pepper. let rest.
• 8 chop carrots, onion, and potatoes into small pieces.
• 9 cut chicken into bite-size pieces.
• 10 in a dutch oven, heat oil over medium heat.
• 11 cook vegetables, except squash, in oil until starting to soften.
• 12 add chicken and cook over medium heat until chicken is cooked through.
• 13 sprinkle with cumin and stir.
• 14 meanwhile, spoon cooled squash out of skin and mash in a bowl.
• 15 add chicken broth and squash to vegetables and chicken.
• 16 heat to boiling.
• 17 reduce heat to low.
• 18 cover and simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.