Butternut Squash Soup
Butternut squash soup is nutritious, slimmed down, and simple to prepare. Using only 4 ingredients and easy instructions for a slow cooker you can prepare this comforting soup any night of the week.
Nutritious –
- Vitamin A – is good for your eyes and eyesight!
- Vitamin C – many health benefits including tissue growth
- Potassium – helps control blood pressure
- Low calorie and high Fiber – fill you up without packing on the pounds
The best part of this recipe is being able to throw everything in the slow cooker in the afternoon and then coming home to scrumptious, nutritious, warm soup ready by evening. I can talk to our girls about their day, take my time on my coach calls, take the pups for an autumn walk, and have a gourmet healthy dish ready. It’s like magic ✨.
If you are visual like me, here are some snapshots of what you’ll probably need to grab from the store:
Now let’s talk about eating this soup!
You can eat this soup chunky (how it is after cooking in the crockpot) but most prefer it smooth. Put it in the blender after cooking and process for about 20 to 30 seconds. Garnish with fat-free sour cream thinned out with a bit of reduced fat coconut milk. Drizzle the cream mixture over the soup in circles and pull out to make a pattern. Add some fresh thyme, pine nuts or pomegranate seeds in the center. Add a bit of extra salt and freshly ground pepper.
If you like this recipe be sure to try Crockpot Butternut Lentil Soup – I am obsessed with this butternut soup version with lentils!
