Butternut Squash Soup

Category:
Soups
 
  

 Ingredients
3 T butter
1 onion coarsley chopped
1 T. chopped fresh sage
1 butternut squash (2 3/4 lbs. peeled and chopped)
5 C. canned low-salt chicken broth
1/3 C. freshly grated parmeson cheese
salt & pepper to taste
24 fresh sage leaves
 
 
 Instructions
Melt 1T. butter in heavy pot over med heat. Add onion and sautee covered for about 7 min. Add chopped sage, stir 1 min. Add squash and broth, increase heat to bring to boil. Simmer until squash is tender, about 25 min. Cool slightly

puree in batches in blender until smooth. Return soup to pot, add parmeson and seasonings.

Melt remaining 2 T butter add sage leaves and saute until brown and toasted, about 2 minutes. Bring soup to simmer, ladle into bowls and garnish with fried sage leaves.


* I mistakenly used 1 acorn squash for this, and only 28 ounces of broth. It turned out very tasty, maybe slightly thick. Yum yum