Name: Savory Squash Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 1 medium Butternut Squash (peeled, seeded and cut into small cubes); 1 large onion (chopped); 2 cloves garlic (about ½ teaspoon minced); 2 tablespoons olive oil; ½ teaspoon dried thyme leaves (or 2 teaspoons fresh time, minced); ½ teaspoon dried rubbed sage; 1 teaspoon dried basil (or 2 teaspoons fresh basil, chopped); ¼ teaspoon oregano; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 medium white potato (peeled and diced); ½ cup dry white wine; 1 ½ cups milk alternative (I used coconut milk); ¼ teaspoon pepper (or to taste); 1 ½ cups water; 2 tablespoons candied ginger (chopped, optional ingredient)

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Savory Squash Soup (with Butternut Squash, Thyme, Basil, Oregano & Sage) is such a savory, creamy, scrumptious soup. It takes about 40 minutes to make. Top it with a little candied ginger for an amazing flavor.

Savory Butternut Squash Soup, topped with candied ginger, is super good.

Savory Butternut Squash Soup makes a quick, delicious meal.

This is my favorite recipe for Butternut Squash Soup. The combination of spices—thyme, basil, oregano, and sage—and a little white wine in this soup satisfies my need for comfort food. Adding a little candied ginger as a garnish is brilliant. If you roast the squash instead of steaming it, the flavor will be even better.

Garnish with basil and candied ginger for a pretty finish to this delicious soup.

This is a favorite soup for a night like Christmas Eve when we need a quick meal before we go listen to the awesome Mennonite singers at Park View Mennonite Church. The music is delightful. Those Mennonites can sing. I suspect we won't be able to attend live services this year, but we can probably enjoy it online. Really, I think any night is a good night for soup, especially this savory, robust soup.

Food Pairings

We like to eat Savory Butternut Squash Soup with a good green salad and some homemade Dillie Bread (it's yummy). When I make soup, I generally freeze a container or two for another meal. Do you do that?

What You Need

For this recipe, you need a soup pot or Dutch Oven, knives, a cutting board, vegetable steamer, measuring cups and spoons and a good vegetable peeler. You also need an immersion blender, regular blender or food processor to blend the cooked squash and other ingredients to a smooth consistency. I prefer the immersion blender because it's so easy.

Butternut Squash Soup (Savory) Recipe

Savory Squash Soup

Recipe Idea Shop/Lois Carter Crawford

This Butternut Squash Soup is creamy and savory.

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Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 30 mins

Total Time 45 mins

Course Soup

Cuisine American

Servings

Ingredients

1 medium Butternut Squash peeled, seeded and cut into small cubes
1 large onion chopped
2 cloves garlic about ½ teaspoon minced
2 tablespoons olive oil
½ teaspoon dried thyme leaves or 2 teaspoons fresh time, minced
½ teaspoon dried rubbed sage
1 teaspoon dried basil or 2 teaspoons fresh basil, chopped
¼ teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon salt
1 medium white potato peeled and diced
½ cup dry white wine
1 ½ cups milk alternative I used coconut milk
¼ teaspoon pepper or to taste
1 ½ cups water
2 tablespoons candied ginger chopped, optional ingredient

Instructions

Peel the squash and remove the seeds.
Cut the squash into cubes and put it in your vegetable steamer.
Peel and cube the potato. Put it in your vegetable steamer with the squash.
Steam the squash and potatoes until soft and tender, about 12-15 minutes.
While the squash and potatoes are steaming, heat the oil in your soup pot or Dutch oven over medium heat until it is hot.
Add the onions to the soup pot and sauté them until the onions are transparent (5-10 minutes). Add the garlic and continue cooking for 30 seconds.
Mix in the thyme, sage, basil and oregano.
Add the salt and pepper.
When tender, place the squash and potatoes in the soup pot and stir to combine.
Add the milk and water to the soup pot and continue cooking until the mixture starts to thicken.
Add the wine and continue cooking for a minute or two, stirring to mix, heating gently.
Using an immersion blender, pulse the soup to smoothly blend.
Adjust the seasonings, if necessary, and serve hot. Top with fresh chopped basil and/or chopped candied ginger.

Keyword butternut squash soup, savory soup, squash soup

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Recipe Nutrition Information

This recipe is GF, NF, SF, EF, CF (use sea salt), V, VG*

The information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

Savory Squash Soup Nutrition. Each serving is about one and a half cups.

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This Savory Butternut Squash Soup is my favorite squash soup.

*Allergen Key

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This recipe was originally posted on Recipe Idea Shop Dec. 29, 2019 and updated October 12, 2021.