Butternut Squash and Sausage Soup

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 05:07:25 GMT

Step 1

Dice onions, carrots, celery, and bell pepper into small pieces and set aside

Step 2

Add 1 tsp oil to a Dutch oven or soup pot and put on medium heat. Once warm, add ground Italian sausage

Step 3

Once sausage is cooked through, remove from pot and set aside. Remove excess oil/grease if desired but leave enough to lightly coat the bottom of your pan and add the garlic and all the veggies except for the squash.

Step 4

Add your seasoning - be careful with the salt at this point because of the salt content in your chicken broth. You can always add more later! Let the veggies cook until soft.

Step 5

Add the squash and stir generously to coat in seasonings and oil and let cook for 3-4 minutes. Add the chicken broth.

Step 6

Put the lid on and let the soup come to a low boil then cook until the butternut squash can easily be pierced with a fork.

Step 7

Taste the broth and adjust your seasoning but remember there is still sausage to be added and, depending on the brand and style, you may have more salt/flavor coming in at the end.

Step 8

Once taste is to your preference, use an immersion blender or blender to CAREFULLY puree the soup until smooth or your preferred texture. Add cream and taste to check seasoning level - adjust if needed (this can often tone done any seasonings you were too heavy on earlier in the process!).

Step 9

After adding the cream, let it come back to a simmer then add the sausage and allow it to warm fully, mixing to disperse flavors. Once warm, you're ready to serve!

Step 10

Feel free to substitute the protein, veggies, seasonings, etc. To your liking! It's a great way to sneak in extra veggies and you can top it with croutons, sautéed spinach, sautéed mushrooms - or whatever sounds good to you!!

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