Chuck it in the Tin Butternut Squash, Chorizo and Butter Bean Soup

Name: Chuck it in the Tin Butternut Squash, Chorizo and Butter Bean Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: British, European
Ingredients: 1/2 butternut squash (about 375g once prepared) , peeled, deseeded and cut into 3cm cubes; 2 medium onions, about 150g in total, peeled and quartered; 1 tsp vegetable oil, or groundnut; 225g chorizo sausage, cut into slices, skin removed if you have time; 1 chicken stock cube, crumbled; 1 tsp ground black pepper; 800ml boiling water; 410g tin of butter beans, drained and rinsed

4 steps

Prep:15minCook:35min

I made this for a foodie trade fair where I was required to cook and bake for 12 hours straight each day. Hugely daunted by the prospect of feeding hordes of buyers looking for the perfect garlic crusher to bestow upon their customers, I did what any sensible girl might have done and introduced chorizo to the equation. This soup was snaffled faster than I could whizz it up with the stick blender. Me, well I love it because it delivers chorizo-flavoured punch without the texture, which I've never been too keen on.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 08:47:16 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories277.1 kcal (14%)

Total Fat15.8 g (23%)

Carbs21.2 g (8%)

Sugars3.5 g (4%)

Protein12.6 g (25%)

Sodium891.6 mg (45%)

Fiber4.8 g (17%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

375gbutternut squash

peeled, deseeded and cut into 3cm cubes

150gonions

medium, peeled and quartered

1 tspvegetable oil

or groundnut

225gchorizo sausage

cut into slices, skin removed if you have time

1chicken stock cube

crumbled

1 tspground black pepper

800mlwater

boiling

410gtin of butter beans

drained and rinsed

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 200°C/gas mark 6. Chuck everything except for the butter beans and the water into a roasting tin and roast in the oven for 30 minutes until the butternut squash is tender.

Step 2

Tip everything from the roasting tin into a large saucepan, add the water and blend with a stick blender until smooth. If you don't have a stick blender pour the mixture into a food processor, whizz until smooth and pour back into the saucepan.

Step 3

Turn the heat to low, add the butter beans and cook for 5 minutes until heated through. Serve with some bread, which can be spread with a little harissa paste if you're a heat fiend.

Ideas for Butternut Squash

Step 4

Roast cubes of squash for 30 minutes at 200°C/gas mark 6 then mash up and add some black pepper, salt and chopped coriander to make a slightly sweet mash. Or try making a speedy cheat's Thai curry using a bought paste - just fry off the paste with some onions, add some cubed squash and a tin of coconut milk, simmer for 20 minutes until the squash is tender and add a handful of frozen peas to cook off right at the end.