Creamy Butternut Squash and White Bean Soup
Butternut squash soup is a wonderful dish for fall, but dealing with the awkwardly shaped squash can be a little intimidating. Look for pre-cut squash in the produce section of your grocery store to save time! Roasting the pre-cut squash brings out a caramelized sweetness that pairs wonderfully with the other ingredients and the white beans add a creamy texture.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Saute
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
- 16 ounces cubed butternut squash
- 1 yellow onion, peeled and quartered
- 2 tablespoon olive oil, divided
- 2 small carrots, diced
- 2 cloves of garlic, chopped
- 1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes, plus juices
- 1 (32-ounce) box vegetable stock
- 1 (15.5-ounce) can cannellini beans, drained
- 1/2 tablespoon fresh sage, chopped
- Thyme leaves from 3 sprigs
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F.
- Toss the butternut squash cubes and onion pieces with 1 tablespoon of olive olive. Spread them out evenly on a baking sheet. Roast the vegetables for 20-30 minutes at 425 degrees or until fork tender.
- About 5 minutes before butternut squash and onion are done, heat the other tablespoon of olive oil over medium heat in a stock pot. Add the diced carrot and let it cooking, stirring occasionally, until the it starts to soften, about 5 minutes or so. Add the garlic, roasted butternut squash, roasted onion, diced tomatoes (plus the juice from the can), and vegetable stock. Give it all a good stir and then add the cannellini beans, sage, and thyme leaves. Bring the soup to a simmer and let it all cook together for 15-20 minutes.
- Once the soup has simmered, remove it from the heat and puree it using either an immersion blender or stand blender (be sure to let the soup cool before using a stand blender and then reheat for serving). Stir in the apple cider vinegar – don’t skip this! The vinegar adds a nice acidic brightness to the soup – and then add the heavy cream.
- Makes approximately 6 one cup servings.
Notes
You can roast the butternut squash up to a day in advance and keep it in the refridgerator until you’re ready to make the soup.
If you want to freeze the soup, I recommend not adding the cream until you’re ready to serve it.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 of recipe
- Calories: 346
- Sugar: 11.3g
- Sodium: 1050.6mg
- Fat: 10.5g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6.4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 54.4g
- Fiber: 14g
- Protein: 12.9g
- Cholesterol: 4.2mg
