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I bought a beautiful butternut squash to make my dairy-free butternut squash soup, then changed my mind. Instead I added apple and made this rich and creamy Butternut Squash Soup with apple and bacon that is easy, delicious, and has a hint of elegance. I had the idea that it would be the perfect first course for a tea party luncheon and pulled out the punch glasses I bought recently. How elegant does “Would you like a cup of Butternut Squash Bisque?” sound?!

Butternut Squash Soup with Apple | www.realthekitchenandbeyond.com

I served the bisque for dinner, and while the kids ate it, it took a little coersion and creativity, so I’m not going to say your kids will love it. They most likely won’t but that just means there is more for you. I am packaging it into individual servings so I have some easy lunches over the next few days. Nothing like a good healthy heat and eat lunch to keep me on the right track for my day.

Butternut Squash Soup with Apple and Bacon | www.realthekitchenandbeyond.com

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Butternut Squash Apple Bisque

  • Author: Heather McCurdy
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 1 hours 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hours 25 minutes
  • Yield: 4 1x

Ingredients

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  • 14 pound butternut squash
  • 1 medium apple
  • 1 medium onion
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3 cups milk
  • 3 slices bacon

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400.
  2. Cut butternut squash in half lengthwise and scoop out seeds.
  3. Chop apple and onion.
  4. Mince garlic.
  5. Fill hole in butternut squash with apple, onion, and garlic.
  6. Divide cinnamon and ginger between 2 sections, sprinkling over top.
  7. Put on cookie sheet and cover with foil.
  8. Bake 45 minutes – 1 hour, until soft.
  9. Set out to cool for 10 minutes.
  10. Scrape squash and filling into a bowl, removing skin.
  11. Puree with 3 cups milk.
  12. Heat in pan.
  13. While heating soup, dice and fry bacon.
  14. Serve bisque with bacon pieces sprinkled on top.

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9 Comments

  1. Looks delicious and love the ginger and apple in it! !
    I posted a mushroom soup recipe this week that I called a bisque because I also thought the name sounded elegant. I looked up the definition of bisque vs soup and it said that bisque traditionally bisques contained seafood and cognac. But I’m with you I think it makes a creamy soup sound very elegant !

    1. I looked it up too and it does say that thick vegetable based soups can be called bisque too so I went with it. We can always throw a splash of cognac in, haha.

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