A LSSR: Celery Spiked Butternut Squash Soup

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  • Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
3 1/2 Cups Chicken broth, 99% fat free=(the box size)400 grams butternut squash after peeled (about 1 medium)2 Cups rough chopped sweet onion2 Cups rough chopped sweet apple1/2 tsp table salt (or to your taste)1 Tbsp butter1/4 tsp black pepper (or to your tasts)1 Tbsp pumpkin pie spice1 Tbsp celery seed (the seed ... not celery SALT)1 tsp dried parsley to garnish (optional)
Directions
Preheat oven to 350. Wash core and peel the apple. Rough chop apple and onion. Place onion in hot oven (to sweeten up) while you peel and rough chop the squash. Add Chicken broth, squash, apple and onion to a soup pot. Simmer uncovered about 10 min or until soft. Blend with immersion blender until smooth. Stir in the butter then let it cool long enough to comfortably taste. Add seasonings except parsley a bit at a time until desired taste is achieved . Sprinkle with parsley if desired and reheat gently to serving temperature. Serve with crusty bread for a light meal. This also freezes well.

Makes 6 (one cup) servings

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LADY-SHERRY.

Servings Per Recipe: 6
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 93.6
  • Total Fat: 1.7 g
  • Cholesterol: 5.4 mg
  • Sodium: 769.3 mg
  • Total Carbs: 19.7 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 4.3 g
  • Protein: 2.1 g

Member Reviews
  • 1CRAZYDOG
    I like this soup! - 2/4/19
  • SPAZWRITER
    This looks really good! I have really discovered how wonderful butternut squash is, and this recipe looks like one I'll have to try! - 9/11/10