Old World Butternut Squash Soup is a delightful medley of orange veggies and sweet/savory flavors. Super healthy for you. Make this soup vegetarian — or not. Either way it’s delicious on a blustery winter day with some hot-out-of-the-oven whole grain bread or a scone and a leafy green salad.
A perfect winter meal:
Old World Butternut Squash Soup
INGREDIENTS
- 1 large onion, diced
- 3 celery stalks, chopped
- 2 fat carrots, diced
- 6 large cloves garlic, chopped finely
- 1 T olive oil
- 4 Italian sausages
- 2 to 3 boxes organic chicken or vegetable broth (I use the 32 oz. boxes)
- 1 rutabaga, diced small
- 2 cups cabbage, shredded
- 2# butternut squash peeled & cubed
- 1 or 2 large tart apples, cut into chunks (leave the peel on)
- Salt, pepper
- 2 bay leaves
- 1T Herbs de Provence
- 1 t. thyme leaves
- 1 t. rosemary leaves
PREPARATION
- Cut/Chop/Dice all the veggies so everything is ready to cook
- Remove sausage meat from casings and cook in a frying pan until done, crumbling it as it cooks. Set aside
- In a large soup pot, heat the olive oil and saute the onion, celery and garlic
- Add the cooked sausage, broth, carrots, rutabaga, cabbage, squash, apple and herbs
- Add a little salt to taste and adjust the amount of broth to your liking
- Simmer for two hours or so, until everything is very tender or cook in slow cooker for 4 hours.
- Adjust the salt to your liking and add lots of fresh ground black pepper
- Enjoy with a healthy green salad and maybe a scone or slice of whole grain bread
