Embark on a culinary journey to create a delightful butternut squash and apple soup infused with savory bacon. This comforting and flavorful dish harmonizes the sweetness of squash and apples with the smoky richness of bacon, resulting in a velvety and satisfying soup. Whether seeking a cozy meal for a chilly day or a flavorful addition to your culinary repertoire, this guide will lead you through selecting the finest ingredients, mastering essential techniques, and discovering delightful variations to elevate your soup-making skills.
Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!
BUTTERNUT, BACON AND APPLE HOTDISH
Provided by Molly Yeh
Time 1h40m
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- For the filling: Lay the bacon in a large oven-safe skillet (I like to use a cast-iron pan or braiser) and turn the heat to medium. Cook, flipping once, until crisp on both sides, about 7 minutes total. Remove from the heat and place on a paper towel-lined plate to drain and cool slightly.
- Drain half the bacon grease from the skillet, leaving just enough to coat the skillet. Add the onions and turn the heat to medium-high. Saute until soft, about 10 minutes. Add the squash, thyme, some salt, a few turns of pepper and a few pinches of crushed red pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, 10 more minutes. Add the wine and broth. Roughly chop the bacon and add it to the skillet along with the apples. Bring the mixture to a light boil, then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, while you make the biscuits.
- For the biscuits: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
- Whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl. Add the butter and, using a food processor, pastry cutter or your hands, incorporate the butter until the mixture is the consistency of raw oatmeal. Mix in the cream until the mixture comes together to form a dough. Turn it out onto a floured work surface, pat it out to 3/4-inch thick and then cut out round biscuits, re-rolling scraps as needed.
- Turn off the heat before dotting the top of the skillet with the biscuits. Brush the biscuits with the beaten egg and top with black pepper. Bake until the biscuits are golden brown, cooked through and flaky, about 25 minutes. Remove from oven and serve right from the skillet!
APPLE-BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP
A Thanksgiving-worthy soup blends tangy, sweet apples with mellow butternut squash. Meanwhile cumin, coriander, ginger, and cayenne add vibrant flavors.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Soups, Stews & Stocks Soup Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion; cook, stirring occasionally, until it begins to soften, about 4 minutes. Add squash, and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 10 minutes.
- Add apples, salt, cumin, coriander, ginger, cayenne, black pepper, stock, and the water (just enough to cover). Bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer, and cook until vegetables are very soft, about 30 minutes.
- Puree in batches in a food processor or blender until smooth, and return to saucepan. Heat over low, thinning with more water if necessary. To serve, ladle into shallow bowls; garnish with diced apples, jalapeno slices, and sour cream if desired.
ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP WITH APPLES AND BACON
I created this soup on Christmas Eve and it was a huge hit. The roasted squash caramelizes giving the soup that extra depth of flavor. This soup has a very creamy consistency but is completely dairy-free except for the optional garnish of sour cream (I did this on purpose due to a guest who is allergic to dairy). It is also extremely healthy. Don't shy away from the curry powder; it gives the soup that extra flavor. Feel free to play around with the amount of carrot, onion or celery, garlic to your taste. This soup can be made the day before and reheated.
Provided by LEXINOLE29
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Vegetable Soup Recipes Squash Soup Recipes Butternut Squash Soup Recipes
Time 1h40m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Place squash in a large bowl and drizzle with olive oil; mix to coat; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Spread squash into a single layer on a baking pan. Roast the squash in the preheated oven, turning once, until fork-tender and caramelized; 30 to 40 minutes.
- Place the bacon in a Dutch oven and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Remove the bacon slices to a paper towel-lined plate, reserving the drippings in the pan.
- Place the onion, celery, carrot, bay leaf, curry powder, thyme, and salt and pepper in the Dutch oven; cook in reserved bacon drippings until the carrots and celery are soft. Mix in the apples and cooked squash and cook another 5 minutes. Stir the garlic into the mixture and cook another 1 minute. Pour the apple cider over the mixture; reduce heat to medium-low and bring to a simmer; allow to reduce to about half its original volume. Stir in the chicken stock; simmer over medium-low heat for about 20 minutes.
- Puree the soup in small batches in a blender, or use an immersion blender. If using a blender, don't fill the blender more than half-way. Always remove the center lid piece of a stand blender when blending hot liquids so the steam can escape. Cover the hole with a dish towel while blending. Stir the nutmeg into the soup. Garnish each bowl with 1 tablespoon of sour cream and some of the bacon pieces to serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 218.6 calories, Carbohydrate 29.2 g, Cholesterol 19.8 mg, Fat 10.4 g, Fiber 6.6 g, Protein 5.7 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, Sodium 947.4 mg, Sugar 9.6 g
BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND APPLE SOUP
Soup made with traditional fall crops, butternut squash and Granny Smith apples.
Provided by daniellegray
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Vegetable Soup Recipes Squash Soup Recipes Butternut Squash Soup Recipes
Time 1h10m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Melt butter in a large pot over medium-high heat. Saute butternut squash, leeks, carrots, and celery in hot butter until vegetables are softened, 10 to 12 minutes.
- Stir apples, thyme, and sage into the squash mixture; pour in chicken stock and cider. Bring mixture to a simmer, reduce heat to low, cover pot with a lid, and cook until vegetables and apples are tender, about 30 minutes. Remove soup from heat and cool slightly, about 10 minutes.
- Pour soup into a blender no more than half full. Cover and hold lid down; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend. Puree in batches until smooth. Return mixture to pot and season with salt to taste. Garnish individual servings with crumbled bacon.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 219.5 calories, Carbohydrate 32.9 g, Cholesterol 26.1 mg, Fat 10.4 g, Fiber 4.7 g, Protein 2.8 g, SaturatedFat 6.3 g, Sodium 604.7 mg, Sugar 13.8 g
BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP WITH APPLE AND BACON
I got this recipe from a co-worker. It is delicious. Vegetable broth can be substituted for the chicken broth. You can also add a little garnish of shredded cheese or croutons/bread crumbs if you wish.
Provided by Micki Lea
Categories Apple
Time 40m
Yield 6-7 Cups, 6-7 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a 5 qt or larger stockpot set over medium heat, cook the bacon, stirring occasionally, until crisp and golden, 8-10 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the bacon to a plate lined with paper towels.
- Increase the heat to medium high. Add the squash to the pot with the bacon fat and cook until lightly browned, 4-6 minutes (resist the urge to stir too often or it won't brown).
- Stir in the apple, sage, salt and pepper and cook for about 4 minutes (you'll see more browning occur on the bottom of the pot than on the vegetables).
- Add the broth, scraping up any browned bits in the pot with a wooden spoon.
- Bring to a boil over high heat, reduce the heat to maintain a simmer and cook until the squash and apples are very soft, 6-8 minutes.
- Remove from heat & let cool somewhat.
- Add about half the bacon to the soup and puree, using a stand or immersion blender (you'll need to work in batches if using a stand blender).
- Taste and add more salt and pepper if needed.
- Reheat the soup and garnish each serving with the remaining bacon.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 173.2, Fat 6, SaturatedFat 1.9, Cholesterol 7.2, Sodium 532.3, Carbohydrate 27.7, Fiber 4.4, Sugar 7, Protein 6.4
BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND APPLE SOUP WITH BACON
Steps:
- In a skillet cook bacon until crisp and drain, reserving 1 1/2 tablespoons fat. Crumble bacon.
- In a heavy saucepan cook onion, leek, garlic, and bay leaf with salt and pepper to taste in reserved fat over moderate heat, stirring, until softened.
- Add squash, apple, peeled and chopped, broth, and 1/2 cup water. Simmer mixture, covered, until squash is very tender, about 15 minutes, and discard bay leaf.
- In a blender purée mixture in batches, transferring as puréed to a clean saucepan, and add enough additional water to thin soup to desired consistency.
- Whisk in sour cream or crème fraîche and salt and pepper to taste and heat soup over moderately low heat until hot (do not boil).
- Serve soup topped with crumbled bacon and accompaniments.
5-INGREDIENT APPLE-BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP
Although it has very few ingredients, this soup is intensely flavorful because the squash is browned before it's simmered. Simmering it in coconut milk instead of stock makes it extra rich and creamy. Don't skimp on the drizzle of olive oil at the end; it's there not only for presentation, but also to balance the flavor.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Time 40m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Add 1 tablespoon of the olive oil to a Dutch oven or large pot and heat over medium-high heat. Add half the squash and 1 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the bottom of the pot and some of the squash pieces are browned, 4 to 5 minutes. Transfer the squash to a bowl. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil and uncooked squash to the pot with 1 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring occasionally and deglazing the brown bits on the bottom of the pot with a splash of water and a wooden spoon if it looks like it's going to burn, about 4 minutes. Add the rest of the cooked squash back to the pot.
- Add the coconut milk and apples to the pot and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook until the squash is quite tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Puree with an immersion blender until smooth, or transfer the squash and apple chunks with a slotted spoon to a blender to puree, then return the blended mixture to the pot and stir to combine. Taste and adjust the seasoning as necessary.
- Serve the soup topped with apple slices and big drizzles of olive oil.
CREAMY BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP WITH APPLES AND BACON
From the forums on Mothering.com. Sounds amazing! She says: WARNING! This soup has a bit of a kick to it, so you might want to reduce the red and/or black pepper. It's not much kick, mostly heat, but I wanted to put out an FYI for those of you don't appreciate the heat so much. I'm posting this here to make this week. ETA: I used 5 pieces of thick-cut bacon and 1 Braeburn apple, and 4 cups of water + 2 tsp of chicken boullion and 2 tsp of beef bouillion and forgot the lime and it is AWESOME!
Provided by lolablitz
Categories Vegetable
Time 1h15m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Cook bacon in large soup pot until crispy. Remove bacon and set aside to drain. Discard bacon grease, reserving 2 tablespoons in the pot. (Crumble bacon when cool.).
- Add onions and carrots to soup pot. Saute for approximately five minutes over medium heat until onions are soft. Add celery and apple and saute for another five minutes. Add garlic and saute very briefly, approximately one minute.
- Add squash and chicken broth. Increase heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat again and allow to simmer for about 20 minutes until carrots are tender.
- If you have an immersion blender, process the mixture in the pot until smooth. If not, CAREFULLY process the mixture in a blender or food processor until smooth. Return mixture to pot.
- Stir in lime juice. Add all remaining ingredients (except garnish) and 2 pieces of reserved crumbled bacon. Simmer for an additional ten minutes until thickened. (Be sure not to boil again as the cream will not be so lovely.).
- Garnish with remaining bacon, sour cream, and red pepper.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 313, Fat 14.6, SaturatedFat 5.7, Cholesterol 26.5, Sodium 930.2, Carbohydrate 40.9, Fiber 6.3, Sugar 14.5, Protein 9.1
Tips for Making the Best Butternut Squash and Apple Soup with Bacon
- Choose ripe, flavorful butternut squash. Look for squash that is firm and heavy, with a deep orange color.
- Roast the butternut squash before adding it to the soup. This will caramelize the sugars in the squash and give it a rich, sweet flavor.
- Use a variety of apples in the soup. This will add complexity and depth of flavor. Good choices include Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, and Pink Lady apples.
- Cook the soup low and slow. This will allow the flavors to meld and develop.
- Season the soup to taste with salt, pepper, and nutmeg. You may also want to add a touch of cayenne pepper for a little heat.
- Garnish the soup with crispy bacon, chopped chives, or a dollop of sour cream before serving.
Conclusion
Butternut squash and apple soup is a delicious and comforting dish that is perfect for a fall or winter meal. It is easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste preferences. With its rich, creamy texture and sweet and savory flavors, this soup is sure to be a hit with everyone at your table.
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