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I first made this soup for Cameron last fall when my mom brought me loads of Butternut squash from her garden.  Well, it’s that time of year again.  Squash and apples are in season – and this soup uses both!  It’s nice and sweet, a great way to sneak in vegetables to your kids’ diet, and super easy to make.

Tasty Butternut Squash Soup

1 butternut squash cubed

1 apple (I didn’t bother to peel it) cubed

3 carrots cut in big chunks

2 onions cut in big chunks

2 cloves of garlic

Butter, Olive Oil

Low Sodium Chicken Stock

nutmeg, salt, and pepper to taste

Here’s what it looked like before I pureed it

Saute the onions and garlic in 1 TB of olive oil and 1TB of butter on medium heat until translucent. Add the rest of the veggies and fruit, stir around and let cook another minute or so. Add enough chicken stock to cover all the veggies. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer untill everything is tender – 30 minutes or so.

Puree or use a food mill. Add nutmeg, salt, and pepper to taste. I didn’t really add any salt to the soup, but instead added it to my portion as I heated that up. Also to mine I added some hot sauce.

You can serve this soup over some rice or orzo, or just on its own.

I’m pretty sure you could make this soup with any squash, and just throw in any veggies you have in the fridge!