Butternut Squash Soup
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| Category: | Soup |
Ingredients
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Recipe
| 1 butternut squash, about 1 pound |
| 2 onions, quartered |
| 2 carrots, sliced |
| 3 celery stalks, chopped |
| 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt |
| 1/4 teaspoon(s) thyme |
| 2 cup(s) hot water |
| 3 cup(s) chicken broth |
| 1 meaty ham bone or 1/2 cup cooked cubed ham |
Butternut Squash Soup Directions
- Peel, seed, and cut up squash into 1 inch cubes.
- In a heavy saucepan, combine all ingredients. Cook about 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
- Put soup in a blender in small batches and blend until smooth, return to pot.
- Remove meat from ham bone and add pieces to blended soup.
- Adjust seasonings to taste, garnish with parsley or maybe a little sour cream.
- You can leave the hambone out entirely if you would like to make it a vegetarian dish.
