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Recipe: Kid-Friendly Butternut Squash Soup

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Kid-Friendly Butternut Squash Soup
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Recipe type: soup
 
Ingredients
  • 1 Onion, chopped
  • 3 carrots, chopped
  • 1 Butternut Squash, peeled, seeded and cubed
  • 2 Tbs coconut oil
  • 2 potatoes, cubed
  • 3Tbs grated ginger, more if desired
  • 1 t. salt
  • 1 can coconut milk
  • 2 Tbs maple syrup (optional)
  • ? t. cinnamon
  • ? t. nutmeg
  • ? t. thyme
  • 4 cups water
Instructions
  1. In large stock pot, saut? the onion, carrot, squash, potato and ginger. Cook for 10 minutes.
  2. Then add the water and bring it to a boil.
  3. Reduce the heat to simmer and add the salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and thyme. Let cook for 30 minutes.
  4. Then puree the soup until smooth.
  5. Add the maple syrup, and coconut milk.
  6. Return to heat and simmer for 10 more minutes.
  7. Adjust salt to taste.

Step by Step Photo Instructions

In large stock pot, saut? the onion, carrot, squash, potato and ginger.

butternut squash

Cook for 10 minutes.

carrots and onions

Then add the water and bring it to a boil.

Reduce the heat to simmer and add the salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and thyme. Let cook for 30 minutes.

Then puree the soup until smooth.

puree soup

Add the maple syrup, and coconut milk.

Return to heat and simmer for 10 more minutes.

Adjust salt to taste.

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