Keep It Simple: 5 Ingredients for Delicious, Butternut Squash Soup
This Butternut Squash Apple Bisque celebrates simple fall flavors. Five seasonal ingredients come together. Start with sweet butternut squash and apples. Then, onion adds a savory twist. Finally, fresh rosemary and sage add classic seasonal notes. Plus, you roast it all together to bring out
Culinary School Lesson: Keep It Simple
One of the first lessons in culinary school: Keep it simple. In our first block of classes, Chef Clumsky would constantly encourage us to think about unnecessary ingredients. “What can you take out of that recipe?” He stressed that every ingredient should have a purpose.
“Can you taste every ingredient?“
This is a lesson I encourage for improving your cooking. As you gain more experience in the kitchen, remember to taste your food often. When you taste, though, you aren’t just asking “Is it delicious?” Rather, ask yourself “Can I taste every ingredient in here?”
If you added 2 cloves of garlic, can you taste them? If a recipe called for a tablespoon of tomato paste, can you taste it? Then, if you can’t taste it, ask yourself if that ingredient was necessary. If so, add more. If not, let it go.
Sometimes the best cooks are the ones with the most restraint.
Chef Katie’s Healthy Cooking Tips for Simple, 5-Ingredient Butternut Squash Apple Bisque Soup:
Spice Tip: If you have poultry seasoning on hand you can use this instead of the sage, and rosemary. Simply use 2 tablespoons of dried Poultry Seasoning instead of the fresh herbs.
Freezer-Friendly: This soup is incredibly freezer-friendly. Make a big batch and freeze extras for future meals.
Add enough water to cover the bottom of the pan. 
An immersion blender makes quick work of pureeing hot soup to a creamy, satisfying consistency. 
Fall Squash Varieties: Use any varieties of fall squash for this recipe. Red Kuri squash, pumpkin, and Sweet Dumpling are some of my favorite. You need about a 2 to 2 ½ pound squash for this recipe.
Fall Squash Varieties: Use any varieties of fall squash for this recipe. Red Kuri squash, pumpkin, and Sweet Dumpling are some of my favorite. You need about a 2 to 2 ½ pound squash for this recipe.
Fancy Microgreens: Microgreens are harvested from the tiny buds produced as plants just start to sprout. They are packed with nutrients and add a pop of flavor. Chefs like to use these as a simple way to add beautiful elegance and bright color to creamy soups like this Butternut Bisque
You’ll love this Simple, 5-Ingredient Butternut Squash Apple Bisque Soup. It is:
- Full of Seasonal, Fall Flavor
- Easy to Make
- Freezer-Friendly
- Kid-Friendly
- Creamy and Satisfying
Simple 5-Ingredient Butternut Squash Apple Bisque Soup with Microgreens
Enjoy this on its own or pair with Kale Waldorf Salad or Big ‘Ole Italian Salad for a healthy, plant-based, oil-free dinner.
- Easy
- Servings: 4
- Ready In: 75 minutes
- Yield: about 8 cups
Enjoy!
Simple 5-Ingredient Butternut Squash Apple Bisque Soup with Microgreens
Ingredients
- 1 medium Butternut squash peeled, seeded, and cut into chunks
- 1 apple cored and cut into chunks
- 1 small sweet onion cut into chunks
- 2 tablespoons fresh rosemary
- 2 tablespoons fresh sage
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- Dash ground black pepper
- 4 to 6 cups water as needed
- Broccoli or Kale Microgreens optional garnish
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 425F.
- To make the Simple 5-Ingredient Butternut Squash Apple Bisque: Place the butternut squash, apple, onion, rosemary, and sage in a large baking pan. Add enough water to come 2/3 of the way up the sides of the pan. Place the pan in the oven and roast for 45-60 minutes, stirring every 10-15 minutes, until the squash is completely tender. Remove from the oven. Add the salt and pepper and let cool at least 5 minutes.
- Working in batches, transfer the roasted squash mixture to a high-speed blender. Add hot water, as needed, to reach a smooth, pourable consistency. Taste to adjust seasoning.
- Pour into bowls. Garnish with microgreens and serve immediately.
- Microgreens add simple elegance to this easy, vegan Butternut Squash Bisque recipe
Nutrition Facts
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings 4.0 | |
| Amount Per Serving | |
| calories 115 | |
| % Daily Value * | |
| Total Fat 0 g | 1 % |
| Saturated Fat 0 g | 1 % |
| Monounsaturated Fat 0 g | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat 0 g | |
| Trans Fat 0 g | |
| Cholesterol 0 mg | 0 % |
| Sodium 164 mg | 7 % |
| Potassium 657 mg | 19 % |
| Total Carbohydrate 29 g | 10 % |
| Dietary Fiber 5 g | 21 % |
| Sugars 12 g | |
| Protein 2 g | 4 % |
| Vitamin A | 304 % |
| Vitamin C | 59 % |
| Calcium | 13 % |
| Iron | 9 % |
| * The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA. | |
Shopping and Gear List
- McCormick Gourmet Rubbed Organic Sage, 0.75 oz
- Simply Organic Rosemary Leaf Whole Certified Organic, 1.23-Ounce Container
- Grow
‘n Serve Microgreen Kit – Attractive Table Centerpiece Planter Tray
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