• Creamy Butternut Squash Soup

  Filed under Slow Cooker, Soup
  Dec 6
  

  I am finally getting out the Christmas decorations today.  I know, I know – it’s already the 6th of December. Some people have theirs up right after Halloween, and I’ve waited until the 2nd week of December!  The biggest reason is that I have been having a hard time dragging my pregnant belly out to the garage to dig for the boxes.  The second reason is that we buy a fresh tree every year, and we are getting our tree tonight – hopefully – and really, it’s not decorated until you have a tree!  I’m super excited, though, and can’t wait for it to feel like Christmas in my house.

  One thing it has been feeling like around here is winter.  The snow has finally melted off the ground in the last couple days, but it is still nice and cold outside.  And when it gets cold, I always find myself gravitating towards soup!  I’ve actually made this twice in the last month, I liked it so much.  The first time was for a church lunch, and I got tons of compliments on it.  Right before I took it, I tasted it, and almost decided to just stay home with it – me and my spoon!!  But I did take it, and it was completely emptied.  I needed a bowl of it to myself, so I made it the next week for us to enjoy at home.  This is seriously delicious.  Maybe my favorite soup of the winter this year – and the winter has just started!!

  Creamy Butternut Squash Soup

  adapted from Pillsbury Slow Cooker Recipes

  serves 6

  Prep time:  20 minutes

  Cook time:  8-9 hours

  2 tablespoons butter

  1/2 cup chopped onion

  1 (2-lb.) butternut squash, peeled and cubed

  2 cups water

  1/2 teaspoon dried thyme

  1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper

  1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

  4 chicken-flavor bullion cubes

  1 (8-oz) package cream cheese, cubed

  Melt the butter in a skillet.  Add the onion and cook until translucent, stirring occasionally.

  In a 3 1/2 – 4-quart slow cooker, combine the onion and all remaining ingredients except the cream cheese.\

  Cook on low for 6 to 8 hours.

  About 40 minutes before serving, place about 1/3 of the mixture at a time in a food processor or blender and blend on high speed until smooth.  Return the mixture to the slow cooker.

  Add the cubed cream cheese and stir.  Cover and cook on low an additional 25 to 30 minutes or until the cheese is melted, stirring with a whisk until smooth.

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  11 Comments

11 Responses to “Creamy Butternut Squash Soup”

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   Rosa's Yummy Yums said on December 6th, 2010 at 4:36 pm

   A delicious looking soup!

   Cheers,

   Rosa

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   Tasha said on December 6th, 2010 at 4:56 pm

   As crazy as I cam about butternut squash, I don't make soup with it often enough. This one sounds awesome. I've never seen a version that has cream cheese- it must make it so creamy.

   Enjoy your decorating!

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   Georgia (The Comfort of Cooking) said on December 6th, 2010 at 5:27 pm

   Glad to hear your decorations are up and putting you in the Christmas spirit! This soup certainly makes me wish for a little snow here in SoCal (though unlikely)! It looks wonderful and so delicious, Deborah. Great job!

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   teresa said on December 6th, 2010 at 5:37 pm

   i LIKE the sound of that soup, especially with the cream cheese, YUM!

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   Joanne said on December 6th, 2010 at 5:44 pm

   It's really getting frigid here as well! Definitely soup season…specifically…butternut squash soup. Delicious!

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   Vivienne said on December 7th, 2010 at 9:34 am

   i want to take a spoon and dig into that soup! so interesting that its got cream cheese in it…never thought it could be used for soups!

   haha have fun xmas tree decorating! i havent got mine out yet!

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   kat said on December 7th, 2010 at 3:55 pm

   We just got our tree up this weekend, though no outdoor lights yet, its been too cold! Love the idea of cream cheese in this

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   Abby said on December 8th, 2010 at 12:25 am

   Brad would eat soup every day, and this is a nice switch from his favorite, tomato.

   And I finally got the ornaments on our tree today! (Though we've had the tree almost two weeks. Sad. I know.)

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   grace said on December 8th, 2010 at 1:14 pm

   the ratio of squash to cream cheese and the lovely pale color of this soup lead me to believe that it is, without a doubt, the best squash soup ever.

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