Butternut Squash Bisque

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 -2 1/2 lbs butternut squash
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 carrots, sliced
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 1 large potato, cubed
• 5 -7 cups chicken broth or 5 -7 cups vegetable broth
• 1 teaspoon curry powder
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)

Recipe

• 1 peel and seed squash and cut into cubes.
• 2 melt butter in large soup pot. add carrots, onion and celery and saute until soft.
• 3 stir in squash and potatoes (i leave the peel on the potatoes). saute for 3 minutes.
• 4 add chicken (or vegetable) stock and bring to a boil.
• 5 reduce heat and simmer partially covered for 40 minutes.
• 6 add curry, ginger, nutmeg.
• 7 puree in batches in blender. (you can only puree 1/2 of the soup if you want a chunky hearty style soup.).
• 8 return to soup pot. add more stock to thin if needed.