Roasted Butternut Squash and Sun Dried Tomato Soup, Squash and More Squash

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This silky-smooth Butternut Squash Soup is jampacked with flavor. Vibrant butternut squash is roasted and blended with sweet yellow onion, broth, coconut milk, and Organic Sun-Dried Tomato Purée to create a dynamite combination your whole family will love. Talk about a soup-er star recipe!

No butternut squash, no worries!  Any good hearty winter squash will work. I love all different types but butternut happens to be one of my faves….can you tell?.

Assorted Squash
Assorted Squash

If you’re a pumpkin fan, go for it!  I do love cooking and baking with pumpkins but have yet to carve one into those cute Jack-o’-Lanterns! (I’m so bad at carving pumpkin — no matter how hard I try, they look terrible) nor will I waste them making pumpkin pie… (shhhh….don’t tell my mom, but I’m not a big fan of pumpkin pie, not even hers— the texture is just way too mushy for me.)  

This past weekend, my husband and I met up with his sisters and brother-in-law at this great little coffee shop in St. Paul, The Buttered Tin.   Normally an hour wait for a table is not all that fun, but when the St. Paul Farmer’s Market is right down the street, no one complained!  We had plenty of time to walk through the market….we sampled different types of apples, we chatted with Prairie Pride Farm Vendors as we picked out some spicy sausage.  I also found a different variety of Butternut Squash is according to the vendor, “a bit drier, sweeter and not quite as soft as a traditional butternut.  It’s a super sweet butternut!”  This may be my favorite yet!

"sweet Butternut Squash"
“Super Sweet Butternut Squash”

I have a feeling this will be my best batch of  Roasted Butternut Squash and Sun-dried Tomato Soup yet.  I seriously make this soup every year with the first couple squash from the market.  

In case you haven’t figured out, I love squash and I really love this soup.  It is so satisfying.  There’s just something about the combination of roasted squash, onion, sun-dried tomato, and fresh sage blended with rich broth that makes me smile.

I’m not ashamed to say that I could honestly eat this soup for dinner every night….Tonight will be the third night in a row.  Luckily my husband loves it as much as I.  OH Yes, obsessions…

Anyways, the secret of this recipe is in roasting the butternut squash, onions, red pepper flakes and garlic with fresh sage, and then blending them right up.

Don’t have time to cook during the week? This soup freezes great. You can freeze individual portions and warm them up whenever its convenient. But you need to try it because it’s (almost) life-changing.  

ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH & SUN DRIED TOMATO SOUP WITH FRESH SAGE

Ingredients: 

  • 1 butternut squash
  • 2 medium onions, peeled and chopped
  • 3 tablespoons of olive oil
  • 1 cup sun dried tomatoes
  • 1 quart chicken stock
  • 1/4 tsp of chile flakes
  • 2 tablespoons of finely chopped fresh sage
  • sea salt and fresh ground pepper
  • Creme fraiche (optional)

Directions:

  1. Place your squash in a 350 oven for about 25 minutes.  Remove from oven and let cool enough to handle.  This step makes cutting squash in half lengthwise, peeling and cutting into chunks much easier.  (Don’t worry, your squash won’t explode….I’ve been asked this so many times!)  
  2. Place cut up squash, onions, garlic, red pepper flakes and sage on a large roasting tray.  Roast in 350 oven for about 50 minutes or until almost caramelized.  
  3. Place all your ingredients in a large dutch oven or soup kettle.  Add your chicken stock and sun dried tomatoes.  Simmer 30 minutes.  Puree with hand held blender.  You can thin soup with more broth or water if necessary.  
  4. Add more fresh sage and season to taste with salt and pepper.  Simmer gently about 10 minutes.  Ladle into heated bowls and serve with creme fraiche or cultured cream…. or yogurt if you must?.

Favorite squash?

Favorite recipe using squash?

Do you carve pumpkins??



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