
Winter squash is now in season. I look forward to this time each year so I can make soup. It is rare for me to make it in summer. My craving for soup and stew really kick in with the cooler weather. All it takes is a cool and rainy day and I am pulling out the soup pot. That is exactly what happened the other day. I made butternut squash soup.
The first thing I have to do is put on gloves. Unusual for a home cook right? I discovered I get contact dermatitis when peeling butternut squash. My skin turns orange and tightens up like you would not believe. You may want to take preventative measures and wear gloves while peeling the squash. Peel it thoroughly until all you see is orange color. Be sure to peel off the yellow-ish thin layer right under the skin.
Make sure you have a big, good, sturdy knife. Butternut squash is hard. Cutting through it is tough. I could see how some knives would not handle the job or break. The rest is easy once you have it chopped up. Oh, one other note...if you puree it in a blender, do not fill it to the top and loosely cover the blender. Hot soup expands as it blends. How do I know? I had butternut squash soup blow out all over my kitchen once. A great big orange mess. Lesson learned.
The Sunday Supper team is celebrating all things orange. Pam from The Meltaways is our event host. What a fun theme Pam picked to kick off October when you see the color orange all around. Take a look at these recipes:
Sunrise (Breakfast and Brunch)
- Paula from Vintage Kitchen Notes is bringing her Orange Ricotta Pancakes
- Erin from Dinners Dishes and Desserts is baking up some Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
- Heather from Girlichef is bringing Pumpkin Doughnuts with Spiced Buttermilk Glaze
- Nicole from Daily Dish Recipes is making Pumpkin Donut Puffs
- Patti from Comfy Cuisine is bringing Classic Orange Marmalade
- Sunithi from Sue's Nutrition Buzz is making Spiced Pumpkin Ricotta Muffins with Craisins and Walnuts
- Wendy from The Weekend Gourmet is cooking up some Pumpkin Maple Oatmeal
- Jamie from Mama Mommy Mom is bringing Butternut Squash Butter
- Chelsea from Chelsea's Culinary Indulgence is bringing Pumpkin Spiced Donuts with Chai Icing
- Kris from In The Kitchen With Audrey and Maureen made Sweet Potato Pancakes
High Noon (Soups, Salads and Sandwiches)
- Renee from Magnolia Days is serving up some Butternut Squash Soup
- Beate from Galactopdx is bringing her Carrot Ginger Soup
- Jen from Juanita's Cocina is making some Curried Sweet Potato Salad With Cranberries and Pecans
- Megan from I Run For Wine is making Skinny Roasted Butternut Squash and Italian Sausage Soup
- Sarah from What Smells So Good is filling our bowls with some Spicy Sweet Potato and Coconut Soup
- Alice from Hip Foodie Mom is coming with her Roasted Carrot and Red Quinoa Salad
- Susan from The Wimpy Vegetarian is making Cider - Spiced Sweet Potato Soup
- Tora from Tora's Real Food is bringing Butternut Squash and Tomato Soup
- Melanie from From Fast Food to Fresh Food is making Monty's Pumpkin Soup
- Lyn from The Lovely Pantry is bringing Roasted Pumpkin & Coconut Soup
- Kim from Cravings of a Lunatic is whipping up some Mandarin Chicken Salad
Sunset (Dinner and Main Dishes)
- Sarah from Crispy Bits & Burnt Ends is offering up some Pumpkin Ravioli
- Shelia from Pippis In The Kitchen Again is serving her Roasted Squash and Ricotta with Honey
- Pam from The Meltaways is making Spooky Stuffed Peppers
- Patsy from Famfriendsfood is bringing her Carrot Souffle
- Laura from Small Wallet Big Appetite is bringing Chicken and Sweet Potato Fritters
- Mehereen from Chattering Kitchen is making Sichuan Orange Glazed Chicken with Toasted Sesame Seeds
- Tammi from Momma's Meals is making Hearty Pork Stew
- Kristin from Kwistin's Favorites is making Orange Chicken
- Soni from Soni's Food For Thought is cooking up some Rigatoni with Pumpkin Ricotta Sauce
- Shelby from Diabetic Foodie is cooking up some Moroccan Vegetable Stew
- Dara from Generation Y Foodie is bringing Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese
- Brandie from Home Cooking Memories is sharing a DIY Baked Sweet Potato Bar
- Amber from Mama's Blissful Bites is bringing Rice and Fig Stuffed Mini Pumpkins
- Valerie from Val's Food and Or Art made Double Stuffed Roasted Acorn Squash
By The Bonfire (Sweets, Snacks and Sips)
- Carla from Chocolate Moosey is making Pumpkin Tiramisu with Pumpkin Butter Caramel Sauce
- Brie from Brie's Bites is making Peanut Butter Pumpkin Bites
- Heather from Hezzi D's Books and Cooks is offering up some Pumpkin Cake Truffles
- Shelia from Cooking Underwriter is bringing Sweet Potato Bacon Beet Salsa
- Anne from Webicurean is making some Drunken Pumpkin Bread
- Karen from In The Kitchen With KP is making Oven Baked Sweet Potato Chips
- Leslie La Cocina De Leslie is making Sweet Potato Atole
- Seet Fei from My Trials in The Kitchen is bringing Sweet Potatoes Mini Balls
- Tara from Noshing With The Nolands is bringing Oranges En Suprise
- Susan from The Girl in The Red Kitchen is making Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Scone with Pumpkin Glaze
- Conni from Mrs. Mama Hen is making Orange Glazed Poundcake
- Isabel from Family Foodie is baking up Moist Pumpkin Bread
- Cindy from Cindy's Recipes and Writings is baking up a Vegan Pumpkin Orange Cake
- Brenda from Meal Planning Magic is whipping up some Creamy Pumpkin Dip
- Laura from Family Spice is making some Unprocessed and Gluten Free Pumpkin Bread
- Kathya from Basic and Delicious is baking up Butternut Squash and Carrot Bread
- Liz from That Skinny Chick Can Bake is serving up Pumpkin Roll with Cream Cheese Filling
- Stephanie from The Cookie A Day Challenge is whipping up some Pumpkin Ice Cream Sandwiches
- Katie from She Like Ruffles, He Likes Truffles is bringing Pumpkin Harvest Cookies
- Nancy from Gotta Get Baked is baking up some Orange Macadamia Dark Chocolate Cookies
- Angie from Big Bear's Wife is bringing Orange Soda Pumpkin Patch Cupcakes
- Katy from Happy Baking Days is bringing Carrot Cake with Orange Glaze
- Sandra from Midlife Road Trip is bringing Orange ya glad it's fall! Hungarian Apricot/Walnut pastries
That is one great list of orange culinary delights. What a way to brighten up a meal. A feast for the eyes and the tummy!
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Butternut Squash Soup
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large onion Vidalia or sweet recommended, chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic minced
- 2 butternnut squash peeled and seeded
- 64 ounces vegetable broth
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon fresh grated nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon allspice
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt divided
- Few grinds of fresh ground pepper
- Juice from 1 orange
- Splash of orange liqueur optional
- Heavy whipping cream optional
- Pepitas for garnish optional
Instructions
- In a 7-quart or larger soup pot or dutch oven, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the chopped onion and ½ teaspoon of salt. Cook (sweat) the onions until translucent. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute, until fragrant. Add the squash, broth, ginger, nutmeg, cumin, allspice, bay leaf, 1 teaspoon salt, and pepper. Stir ingredients together and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Cover and turn heat to low. Cook, covered, about 1 hour until the squash is very soft. Remove and discard bay leaf.
- Puree using an immersion blender or in batches using a blender or food processor. Stir in the orange juice and liqueur (if using). Stir in some heavy cream if desired (about 1 to 3 tablespoons). Garnish with pepitas if desired. Serve hot.






I too have made the hot soup in a blender mistake. 🙂 Standing on a chair trying to clean the ceiling of soup was an interesting mistake to make. Butternut squash soup is our family's sick soup during the fall. Every time someone gets sick I make up a big batch, it is healthy and so soothing.
Add me to the soup in a blender club too! Yours looks so delicious and creamy! Beautiful pictures as always! Thank you so much for joining in this week!
I love pumpkin soup, but this recipe has so much going on. Love the spices and of course want to try the liqueur dash! Wonderful instructions Renee! Have a wonderful sunday!
Love your Butternut Squash Soup with all the spices....great combination!
This is one of my favorite soups of autumn along with sweet potato bisque!
Love butternut squash (I made one this week too!). Your version looks and sounds amazing.
I would love this as a starter for Thanksgiving Dinner! Love this recipe!
Oh yum - butternut squash soup always makes me think of fall...and it is so comforting!
I love butternut squash soup and this looks amazing!
How strange that you can eat the squash but not touch it! This looks amazing!!!
I haven't fallen into the blender trap, yet, but rest assured, I've had plenty other gaffes in the kitchen! This soup looks and sounds amazing.
We are soup lovers 🙂 and your butternut squash soup looks divine. I cannot wait to make it - we will just leave out the heavy cream and replace it with some plain soy creamer to make it "Galactosemia" safe 🙂 ~ Bea
I love soup but fall ones are my favorite. This looks perfect!!
Ooh I just love these warm comforting soups in this weather!Love the spices going in this soup and I think I would really enjoy a bowl right now for my lunch 🙂
Wow, I'm really surprised to hear about that contact dermatitis! Is it just squash?! Maybe pesticides? Well, I'm glad you can still eat squash because this soup is very comforting. As far as cutting, I end up boiling it for a few minutes (kinda like blanching) just so it's soft enough to cut but not actually cooked (if that makes sense).
Your soup is beautiful and I like that cream is optional. I always feel like pureed soups are creamy enough without the addition!
The perfect recipe for a cold afternoon.
Hot Soup in a blender is a mistake we all make 😉 I am looking forward to making this soon!!!
Love this because it's not sickly sweet like most canned stuff.
Love this soup. I adore adding petit as as well.
Love the sound of this soup. The spices really complement the sweetness of butternut squash. My hands tighten up when I cut butternut squash too! I always just assumed I hadn't gotten all the juice off or something. I also ended up with orange nails for a few days, which isn't perhaps the most attractive look but it's worth it for delicious soup!
I love Butternut Squash and this soup is so perfect for this wonderfully chilly weather.
This is a soup I could make a lot. It looks fantastic and I love that it's actually a thicker soup. Hearty and warm ... the perfect Fall & Winter comfort food. Looks delicious Renee, I could go for a bowl right now. 🙂
I seriously need to experiment on soups like this so I can eat this delicious creation! Thanks for sharing another amazing one.
I love butternut squash soup but have never made my own. This recipe sounds amazing.
I'm a total soup girl, and butternut is one of my favorites. Love the idea of adding a little orange liqueur!
This soup looks warm and inviting.
Oh yummy! And a splash of orange liqueur?? I like that idea!
Lol poor Renee! Exploding soup is the last thing you want to deal with! I love butternut squash but have never cooked with it myself because I know how hard it is to peel and cut. With so many beautiful and delicious butternut squash recipes for this week's Sunday Supper, like your creamy, thick, flavorful soup, I'm wanting to try now!
I should try the glove thing with tomatoes. Great idea.
Great recipe. I think my hubby would just love this one.
I truly enjoy your posts, Renee. This one reminded me of a period in time when I used to give my blender a side eye stare. Yes, I too had a blender incident. I figure it must have been a soup, I can't remember now. But I was covered a hot thick substance...face, clothes, cupboard doors, floor. I can't tell you how much I enjoy my immersion blender now lol! This soup looks tasty and comforting, lovely presentation as always!
Looks beautiful. Have to give this one a try
I love butternut squash, but I've never tried it in soup. Looks so silky and smooth!
Thank goodness I'm not allergic because I absolutely cannot function while wearing gloves. I love winter squash soup and your version looks so, so good. Can't wait for cooler weather.
Both beautiful and tasty, Renee! I love all the yummy spices you added for this wonderful #SundaySupper soup 🙂
That is so crazy about your hands! Glad you can still eat the product. Beautiful picture!!
This is stunning! Wonderful colour and it sounds like it tastes amazing. It is definitely soup weather now, I can't wait to try this!
Love the addition of nutmeg & all spice. Must be so savory. Healthy too.. mmm delish !
I love soup when it's chilly out and this looks so creamy and good. My market sells already peeled and cut butternut squash and I admit I always buy it, even if it's a bit more expensive. So, so, so much easier. 🙂
I am so excited that fall is here for thick and comforting soup!
This soup looks amazing and I love the crunchy seeds on top. Once it cools down in Florida, I will be trying this recipe. Thank you for sharing it during #SundaySupper!
Yum! Can't wait to make this! This will certainly hit the spot on a cold, rainy day here in seattle! 🙂
I had to google why my hands felt tight after cutting butternut squash. I'm so glad it's not some oddity only I have. I oven roasted the squash when I made my soup but I will have to cry cooking it on the stove. Maybe I'll get a smoother texture. Yours looks so much smoother than mine! thanks for sharing the recipe and the tips.
Orange Liqueur? YUM! I love butternut squash, especially a good creamy soup. I'm intrigued by the added flavors from the liqueur.
Jamie @ http://www.mamamommymom.com
Yes, orange liqueur. It adds an extra oomph like cooking with wine.
Beautiful soup! I love that you added some pumpkin seeds. So festive!