I'm not a big fan of squash, but when I saw this soup recipe in the Detroit Free Press last fall, I had to try it. So easy! I tweaked it by adding some extra seasoning and the green onion. It was rich and creamy and easy! I liked that the bits of apple, bacon, and green onion added a bit of texture to the soup.
I used this soup and apple sauce from Trader Joe's.
Butternut Squash Soup with Apple and Bacon
1 Granny Smith apple
4 slices of bacon
1 box (32 ounces) creamy butternut soup
1 cup unsweetened apple sauce
salt
pepper
cayenne pepper
thyme
chopped green onion
Peel, core, and chop the apple. Chop the bacon into bite size pieces and fry in the soup pot. Remove the bacon and drain on a paper towel. Pour off the bacon grease but don't wipe out the pot (to leave some of the bacon flavor). Add the soup, apple, and apple sauce to the pot and heat for about 5 minutes over medium heat. Season to taste with salt, pepper, cayenne pepper (to add a little bite, just a touch, can omit), and thyme. Garnish with the bacon and the chopped green onion.
5 comments:
Interesting....I may give this a try. A nice bowl of soup is just what we need with the weather we're having.
Oh! Looks delicious! I guess if you don't have a Trader Joe nearby, one must make the soup from scratch?
Yaya, I think you could find a similar squash soup at a regular grocery store. Take a look!
I may have to try this too. I'll have to hubt as there isn't a Trader Joe's within two hundred miles.
Yummy, yummy. And it has bacon. I am going to try this.
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