Pumpkin And Butternut Creamed Soup Recipes

BUTTERNUT PUMPKIN SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large saucepan, cook onion, stirring, until soft.
• Stir in pumpkin and potato, cook, stirring, 5 minutes.
• Stir in stock, bring to a boil, simmer, uncovered, about 20 minutes or until pumpkin is soft, stirring occasionally.
• Blend or process soup, in batches, until pureed.
• If desired, push through food mill or large sieve into a large clean saucepan.
• Serve topped with a dollop of sour cream and a few chives (optional).
• If adding cream:.
• Just before serving, add cream, stir over heat until soup is hot.

CREAMY PUMPKIN AND BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium-low heat, sauté onions in butter and oil for 10 minutes. Add pumpkin, squash, broth or stock, 2 teaspoons salt and pepper. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes until squash is very tender. Process mixture until smooth with a hand blender or in a food processor. Add half-and-half and reheat slowly over low heat: add remaining salt to taste. Top servings with Gruyere cheese and croutons, if desired.

PUMPKIN AND BUTTERNUT CREAMED SOUP

Steps:

• Place the butternut squash cubes in a saucepan, cover with water, and bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat; simmer until tender, about 30 minutes. Drain off water, and set the squash aside.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.
• Melt the butter in a large skillet, then cook the carrots, onion, and celery until tender, about 10 minutes. Place the vegetables, cooked butternut squash, cream, and sour cream into a blender. Cover, and puree until smooth, working in batches if necessary. Transfer the blended vegetables to a soup pot; stir in the chicken broth, nutmeg, black pepper, and salt. Bring the mixture to a simmer over medium-low heat, then simmer gently for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• While the soup is simmering, place the pumpkin halves, cut sides up, on the prepared baking sheet, and bake in the preheated oven until the pumpkin flesh is cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes. Start the broiler, and place the pumpkin halves under the broiler about 6 inches from the heat source to brown the cut side of the pumpkins, if desired. Place a pumpkin bowl into a decorative soup plate; serve soup in the pumpkin bowls, and sprinkle each serving with Asiago cheese.

CREAMY BUTTERNUT SOUP

Steps:

• In a 6-qt. stockpot, combine first six ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until vegetables are tender, 15-20 minutes., Puree soup using an immersion blender. Or, cool slightly and puree, soup in batches in a blender; return to pan and heat through. If desired, serve with sour cream and chives.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH-PUMPKIN SPICE SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Mix together cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves in a small bowl. Set pumpkin spice mix aside.
• Place butternut squash and onions in a large bowl. Drizzle with olive oil and toss to coat. Transfer to a baking sheet.
• Roast in the preheated oven until soft, 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and transfer to the bowl of a food processor. Add vegetable broth, cream, and salt; blend until smooth. Add 4 tablespoons of the reserved pumpkin spice mix, and blend until combined. Ladle into 6 microwave-safe soup bowls.
• Cook each serving in the microwave on high for 1 minute. Stir soup and continue to cook and stir, every 30 seconds, until hot. Top each serving with 1 1/2 tablespoons Greek yogurt and 1/2 teaspoon of pumpkin spice mix.

CREAM OF BUTTERNUT SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan coated with cooking spray, cook onion and celery in butter until tender. Stir in the broth, sugar, bay leaf, salt, ginger, turmeric and cinnamon. Add the squash and potatoes. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until vegetables are tender. , Remove from the heat; cool slightly. Discard bay leaf. In a blender, puree vegetable mixture in batches. Return to the pan. Stir in milk and sherry; heat through (do not boil).