This rich and creamy BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP is a blend of pureed squash, potatoes, garlic, onions and chicken stock. Serve this delicious fall soup with a crusty loaf or a salad for a hearty lunch or dinner.
Butternut squash soup is one of my family’s all-time favourite homemade soups. My husband, kids and my daycare kids (even the picky ones!) go crazy for it. The flavour is incredible!
We call it squash and potato soup, and I imagine you can make it with other varieties of squash, but I always use butternut squash for this recipe.
It’s almost as good as my homemade tomato soup but that’s more of a summer/fall soup. Butternut squash soup on the other hand, is hearty and filling and much more of a fall and winter soup.
This recipe is so easy, you’ll be making it from memory before you know it.
Part of what it makes this soup so popular with kids, is that once the squash and potatoes are fully cooked, I puree the soup until it’s silky smooth. Most of my kids wouldn’t touch if there were lumps of squash and potato floating in the bowl.
I use this cuisine art Hand Held Blender (as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases) to puree all of the soups and sauces I make for my kids and daycare kids. It pretty much guarantees that they’ll eat them and love them.
My very favourite way to serve butternut squash soup is with a loaf of my homemade honey-oat bread. The bread is soft and slightly sweet and quite filling. It goes well with the rich, sweet taste of the soup, and when they’re served together, it makes for a really hearty meal.
Printable version of this recipe at the bottom of this post.
Ingredients for Butternut Squash and Potato Soup:
- 4 cups butternut squash, peeled & cubed
- 2 cups potato, peeled & cubed
- 1.5 c onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed/minced (optional)
- 1/4 c butter
- 4 c chicken broth
- 1 c milk
Some butternut squash soup recipes call for celery and carrots, but my recipe does not. All that’s going into this squash soup as far as vegetables go are onions, squash, potatoes and garlic.
It’s super-easy to make! Or should I say soup-er easy. Ha!
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How to make your soup:
- Saute onions over med heat until clear.
- Add garlic, and saute another 30 seconds
- Add broth, potatoes and squash. Bring to a boil, and then reduce to simmer for 30 mins (until vegetables are tender).
- Remove from heat, and purée until smooth (I use my hand-held immersion blender).
- Stir in milk, return to stove-top, and heat through.
Served with a crusty loaf or delicious homemade dinner rolls, a bowl of this butternut squash soup makes a hearty lunch or dinner.
And for an extra treat, top it with some homemade croutons!
Bowl of soup via Shutterstock
See? I told you it was easy! Before you know it, you’ll be making butternut squash soup from memory, and it will rise to the top of your family’s list of favourite winter-time meals.
Easy Butternut Squash Soup Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 cups butternut squash peeled & cubed
- 2 cups potato peeled & cubed
- 1.5 c onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic optional, crushed/minced
- 1/4 c butter
- 4 c chicken broth
- 1 c milk
Instructions
- Saute onions over medium heat until soft and translucent
- Add garlic, and saute another 30 seconds
- Add broth, potatoes and squash. Bring to a boil, and reduce to simmer for 30 minutes until vegetables are tender.
- Remove from heat, and puree until smooth (I use my hand-held emulsion blender for this)
- Stir in milk, return soup to stove-top, and heat through
- Garnish with croutons, parsley or sour cream if you wish
Nutrition
More Easy Homemade Soup Recipes:
Zuppa Toscana (an Olive Garden Knock Off)
Slow-Cooker Chicken Salsa Soup
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Jackie is a mom, wife, home daycare provider, and the creative spirit behind Happy Hooligans. She specializes in kids’ crafts and activities, easy recipes, and parenting. She began blogging in 2011, and today, Happy Hooligans inspires more than 2 million parents, caregivers and Early Years Professionals all over the globe.
Emilee W.
I made this tonight! It was amazing 🙂 Thank you for the recipe.
happyhooligans
Oh yay! So glad you loved it, Emilee! I just picked up a squash the other day. The weather’s turning cooler, and it’s soup season again!
naby33
can this be done without milk? my daughter cant take dairy 🙁
happyhooligans
It would probably be fine without the milk, Naby33. The milk just gives it that creamy richness. I imagine you could leave it out, or maybe could you substitute with soy milk or whatever dairy substitute you use?
Anthony
This looks so delicious but really easy to make. Thank you so much for this recipe, I will try to make this for my family !
Amy
Do you typically use one squash for this?
Jackie Currie
Yes, one average size squash should do it, Amy.
Gracebs
Can we freeze this soup for future meal?
Jackie Currie
Yes! I freeze this soup often, Grace!