Creamy Butternut Squash Apple Soup
Creamy Butternut squash apple soup made with roasted vegetables, warm flavors, and crispy bacon. Cozy, smooth, and easy to make!
Servings: 10
Ingredients
- 5 cups butternut squash peeled, seeded, and chopped
- 2 medium Granny Smith apples cored & chopped
- 2 large carrots peeled & chopped
- 2 medium potatoes peeled & chopped
- 1 medium sweet potato peeled & chopped
- 3 celery stalks chopped
- 1 medium onion peeled & chopped
- 6 cloves garlic minced
- ¾ cup butter divided
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 4 cups vegetable stock
- 1 ½ cup milk
- 1 cup yogurt
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 6 bacon pieces cooked and crumbled
- Fresh parsley chopped (optional, for garnish)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Place the squash, apples, carrots, potatoes, sweet potato, celery, and half of the onion in a large casserole dish. Season with salt and pepper, dot with ¼ cup butter, cover with foil, and bake for 40 minutes. Remove foil and bake 10 more minutes, until vegetables are tender.
- While the vegetables roast, heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the remaining onion and cook until soft. Stir in garlic and cook for 30 seconds, just until fragrant.
- Add the roasted vegetables, vegetable stock, and remaining butter to the pot. Blend with an immersion blender until smooth and creamy.
- Simmer the soup for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in the milk and cook for another 5 minutes.
- Ladle 1 cup of hot soup into a bowl and whisk in the yogurt until smooth. Return it to the pot and stir well. Season with additional salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve warm, topped with crumbled bacon and fresh parsley if desired.
Notes
- To keep the yogurt from curdling, always temper it with hot soup before adding it back to the pot.
- For a vegetarian version, simply skip the bacon garnish.
- This soup tastes even better the next day and reheats beautifully.
Nutrition
Calories: 293kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 45mg | Sodium: 559mg | Potassium: 701mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 13417IU | Vitamin C: 28mg | Calcium: 136mg | Iron: 1mg
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