Roasted Butternut Squash Soup

This Roasted Butternut Squash loaded with roasted root vegetables will quickly become your family’s favorite of the season!

Need a new go-to recipe for the holidays?? Your guests will be begging for this one!

Roasted butternut squash soup is the all-around comfort food!  It is thick, creamy and delicious!  Perfect for a chilly fall day or as a dish at your holiday dinners! ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Kudos to my husband for expanding my food palate; I would have never tried this without his prodding.Let me tell ya – I am a LOVER​​​​​​​ of this soup and I can almost bet that it’s gonna become a family staple for those you feed it to!​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Let me tell ya – I am a LOVER​​​​​​​ of this soup and I can almost bet that it’s gonna become a family staple for those you feed it to!​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Here’s how to make our Roasted Butternut Squash Soup:

• 1 Butternut Squash (approx 3 pounds)
• 1 lb carrots
• 1 lb parsnips
• 2 large potatoes
• 1 large sweet onion
• 8 oz cream cheese
• 3 cloves garlic
• 4 cups chicken stock
• dash cayenne pepper
• dash nutmeg
• 1 tsp thyme
• 1 tsp sage
• 1 bay leaf
• olive oil
• salt and pepper to taste
• scallions

Cut butternut squash in half lengthwise.  Drizzle with olive oil and place face down on cookie sheet.

Peel and cube (large) carrots, potatoes, parsnips, and onion. On a cookie sheet, generously drizzle all with olive oil. Toss with thyme, sage and bay leaf sea salt.

​​​​​​​Roasting the vegetables at 350 degrees for an hour is what gives this recipe the flavor that it needs.  It gives the veggies a nice glaze that will spill over into the soup that you will highly appreciate.Bake at 350 for one hour or until vegetables are tender.

Remove from oven and place into a large stove-top pot.  Add chicken stock, garlic, and cayenne pepper and nutmeg.  Boil for 10 minutes. 

Add cream cheese and using an immersion blender, blend all of the ingredients together to puree.  

Top with pine nuts and chopped scallion and you’re gonna knock the socks off of your guests!!  I’ve made this for years now for Thanksgiving and it is always the most requested dish!  I’ve added a recipe card for you to print out and keep handy in your recipe file!!  OR, you can PIN it and always have it at your fingertips!

What is one of your go-to recipes for the holidays?

If you’re looking for some other delicious side dishes that you can serve this Thanksgiving, check these out:

• Roasted Carrots with Thyme from That’s What Che Said
• Wild Rice Stuffing from Suburban Wife City Life
• Easy Thanksgiving Stuffing Cups with Play Party Plan
• Green Fluff Side Dish from Sugar Bee Crafts
• Baked Polenta Bites Butternut Squash Brushetta from The Pretty Life Girls
• Sweet Hawaiian Bread Stuffing from Made In A Day
• Perfect Green Beans with Bacon from Rachel Teodoro
• Roasted Brussel Sprouts with Maple Bacon Syrup from Julie Measures
• Make Ahead Sweet Potato Casserole from It Happens In A Blink
• Butter Pecan Sweet Potato from Liz on Call