Acorn Squash and Apple Soup

Name: Acorn Squash and Apple Soup Recipe
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 yellow onion chopped; 1 clove garlic chopped; 1 rib of celery chopped; 1 carrot chopped; 1 Tbsp butter; 1 acorn squash peeled seeds removed chopped; 1 tart green apple peeled cored chopped (squash and apple should be at a 3 to 1 ratio); 3 cups chicken broth (or vegetable broth if vegetarian); Pinches of nutmeg cinnamon salt and pepper

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Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

1 yellow onion, chopped1 clove garlic, chopped1 rib of celery, chopped1 carrot, chopped1 Tbsp butter1 acorn squash, peeled, seeds removed, chopped1 tart green apple, peeled, cored, chopped (squash and apple should be at a 3 to 1 ratio)3 cups chicken broth (or vegetable broth if vegetarian)Pinches of nutmeg, cinnamon, salt and pepper

Directions

Combine butter, onion, garlic, celery, and carrot in large saucepan. Cook for 5 minutes. Add squash, apple, and broth. Bring to boil. Simmer for 10-20 minutes or until squash is soft. Puree. Add spices to taste.

Makes approximately four 2-cup servings, or 5-6 smaller ones.

*I think you could use EVOO in this, but the butter lends itself to the overall sweet-and-savoriness of the dish. Besides, in moderation, some butter can actually be a bit good for you! If in doubt, please read "Real Food: What to Eat and Why" by Kendra Planck. Yum!

**To make this vegetarian (or even vegan), use oil instead of butter, and vegetable broth instead of chicken.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LOVELYMRSB.

Servings Per Recipe: 4

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 106.0
Total Fat: 3.3 g
Cholesterol: 11.4 mg
Sodium: 801.9 mg
Total Carbs: 18.9 g
Dietary Fiber: 3.4 g
Protein: 2.1 g

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Member Reviews

1CRAZYDOG
Left the cinnamon out and anyone can add their own, but it is delicious! - 1/28/20
JIACOLO
This looks really good
- 12/3/19
DAVENOHE
This was awesome! I made couple changes...just added some left over sweet potato to the mix. This is a keeper! - 2/19/19
KJBDOIT
used pressure cooker for squash and vegetables. 12 minutes for squash, 8 for vegetables. peeled squash and put back into cooker along with vegtables. - 10/26/15
SIRCHRISRR
Fantastic! Did not change anything, except to cook the pepper and salt into the soup. Going to be a favorite around our house! - 10/25/11
ROBBIEB25
This turned out well but I did make a couple of changes. First I baked my acorn squash ahead of time. I also left the skin on my apples and processed them with the veggies before cooking. I added 1/2 chicken breast for some extra protein.I cooked it chopped w/ the veggies. It adds 55 cal per serv. - 9/25/11