Butternut squash lentil soup

Name: Butternut squash lentil soup
Ingredients: 1 butternut squash (small to medium size); 1/4 cup olive oil; 1 medium onion; 4 cloves garlic; 1 large potato; 1 cup red lentils (rinse); 8 cups water or (chicken or vegetable broth); 3 sprigs of thyme; 2 sprigs of rosemary; 1 tablespoon chicken bouillon powder; 1 teaspoon curry powder; 1 teaspoon turmeric; 1.5 to 2 teaspoons salt or to taste; 1/2 teaspoon black pepper; Croutons or crispy bread; Parsley; Aleppo pepper or chili flakes; Lemon slices

6 steps

There’s nothing better than a comforting pot of soup on the stovetop during the cold winter months. This Butternut squash lentil soup is Fast, easy, nutritious and it’s dairy free. It’s great to make a head and freeze for whenever you need it.

Updated at: Sat, 21 Oct 2023 16:56:27 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories301.6 kcal (15%)

Total Fat10.2 g (15%)

Carbs45.3 g (17%)

Sugars4.6 g (5%)

Protein10.6 g (21%)

Sodium1015.6 mg (51%)

Fiber7.4 g (26%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

¼ cupolive oil

8 cupswater

chicken or vegetable broth

3 sprigsthyme

2 sprigsrosemary

1 tablespoonchicken bouillon powder

1 teaspooncurry powder

1 teaspoonturmeric

1 ½ teaspoonssalt

or to taste

½ teaspoonblack pepper

garnish

Instructions

Step 1

1. Peel, take out the seeds and guts of the squash and cut into small chunks. Dice the onion, peel and dice the potato, peel the garlic.

Step 2

2. Place a Dutch oven on medium to high heat. Add in olive oil, the onion, garlic, squash, potato and sauté for about 8 to 10 minutes stirring occasionally.

Step 3

3. Next add in the rinsed Lentils, the water (or chicken, vegetable broth) give it a quick stir. Place the sprigs of thyme and rosemary on top, cover the pot and cook for about 25 minutes until the squash and potatoes are cooked, tender and soft.

Step 4

4. Remove the stems from the thyme and rosemary. Season with chicken bouillon, curry powder, turmeric.

Step 5

5. Take the Immersion Blender and blend until smooth. Lastly season with salt and pepper cover the pot again and simmer on low for about 10 minutes.

Step 6

6. Serve with some crispy bread, top with parsley, Aleppo pepper, if you don’t have Aleppo pepper, you can use chili flakes. Squeeze some lemon juice on top and enjoy.

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