This soup is creamy, full of flavor and rich in taste. It’s the PERFECT Fall soup… but honestly great at any time. Do not be discouraged by doing this from scratch… it is really simple. It does take a bit longer, but it is easy and totally worth it! You might want to make a double batch so you can freeze some for the holidays!
In this recipe we are going to…
- Cook the squash
- Cook the sausage
- Prepare the soup base
- Finally, we will put it all together for some creamy magic in a bowl
THE INGREDIENTS FOR BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP with sausage
This soup is based around healthy ingredients and the butternut squash is the star of the show!
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Onion
- Italian Sausage
- Garlic
- Chicken Broth
- Creamy Chicken Soup
- Bay Leaves
- Salt
- Pepper
- Old Bay
- Heavy Cream & Lemon Juice – we did not use but you can
THE SQUASH FOR BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP
Split it, season it, roast it and scoop the goodness out.
THE SAUSAGE
THE SOUP BASE FOR BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP
Sausage & Butternut Squash Soup
Ingredients
BUTTERNUT SQUASH
- 2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- sprinkle Salt
- sprinkle Pepper
- few sprigs Thyme
SAUSAGE
- 1 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 5 cloves Garlic – diced
- 1/2 Onion – diced
- 1 tbsp Bay Leaves – chopped up
- 1 teaspoon Old Bay
- 1 teaspoon Black Pepper
- 1 pound Sausage – ground
SOUP BASE
- 5 cloves Garlic – diced
- ¼ Onion – diced
- 4 Bay Leaves – chopped
- ½ teaspoon Black Pepper
- 32 oz Chicken Broth
- 1 can Creamy Chicken Soup with herbs
Might Need
- as needed Lemon Juice
- as needed Heavy Cream
Instructions
SQUASH
- Preheat oven to 400° – line pan with parchment paper
- Cut squash in half
- Brush the squash with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper, place some sprigs of thyme
- Place the squash face down – roast for about 30minutes
- * make the sausage and the soup base while the squash is roasting
- Let cool – scoop seeds and other goodies out and set aside
- Scoop the rest of the squash out and place in the soup base
SAUSAGE
- Sauté' all the ingredients listed under sausage, then add the sausage in and cook completely
- remove sausage and set aside
SOUP BASE
- Sauté the garlic / onion and bay leaves
- Add in the chicken broth and the chicken soup – simmer on low
- Scoop the roasted squash into the soup base and continue to simmer for about 15 minutes
BLEND
- Dump the soup into the blender and blend until smooth
- Strain if needed.
- Add in the sausage and cook on low for 15 minutes
- TASTE – taste the soup – if needed add lemon juice and cream – VERY LITTLE at a time.
- * you can also add the sausage as you plate if you do not want to add directly to the soup.
TOPPING / SERVING SUGGESTIONS
- I think this soup pairs perfectly with our creamy sausage empanada’s (coming soon)
- Bay leaves – boil some butter until the edges are brown and then throw in some whole bay leaves and sauté’ until they have a bit of a crisp.
- Nuts – you can always throw some fresh nuts on top of this soup when serving… try some crushed pralines
TIPS & TRICKS
- YES – You can store in the fridge for about 3 days, cover it tightly.
- YES – You can freeze this for up to one month!
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