Creamy Butternut Squash Soup with Fresh Ginger and Quinoa recipe

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 onion, chopped
4 cups chicken broth
1 butternut squash - peeled, seeded, and cubed
1 (1 inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled and grated
1 teaspoon ground cumin
salt and ground black pepper to taste
2 cups water
1 cup quinoa
1 tablespoon butter

Nutrition Info

244.1 calories
carbohydrate: 40.1 g
cholesterol: 10.2 mg
fat: 8.1 g
fiber: 5.8 g
protein: 6 g
saturatedFat: 3 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 65.2 mg
sugar: 4.5 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Heat 1 tablespoon butter and olive oil together in a skillet over medium heat, cook and stir onion until softened, 5 to 10 minutes. Add chicken broth, butternut squash, ginger, and cumin to onion and simmer over medium heat until squash is very soft, about 20 minutes.

  2. Pour squash mixture into a blender no more than half full. Cover and hold lid down, pulse a few times before leaving on to blend. Puree in batches until smooth. Season soup with salt and pepper.

  3. Bring salted water and quinoa to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until quinoa is tender and water has been absorbed, 15 to 20 minutes. Stir 1 tablespoon butter into cooked quinoa and season with salt. Spoon quinoa into soup.

Recipe Yield

6 servings

Recipe Note

This is a healthy and complete winter food. For thicker soup, add a cubed potato with the squash. Also good served with some sour cream or yogurt.

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