Butternut Squash Soup (In Half An Hour!)

Servings: 8

Preparation duration: -1 minutes

Cooking duration: -1 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1 butternut squash, peeled, seeded and cut into small cubes

1 can black-eyed peas

Collard greens (my choice), kale, spinach, beet greens, etc. cut into small pieces

Leftover cooked quinoa

1 piece of kombu

Nutmeg

2 T butter, ghee, or olive oil

salt and pepper

1 32 oz. organic vegetable broth (I like the Pacifica brand for its lack of unnecessary ingredients)

1-2 small yellow onions, cut up

Equipment:

pot

slotted spoon

blender

Cooking instruction summary:

  1. In large pot, saute onion in butter, ghee or olive oil until soft
  2. Add cubed squash and saute for a couple of minutes
  3. Add vegetable stock and 1 3 inch piece of kombu and bring to a boil
  4. Reduce heat and simmer until squash is soft (about 15 minutes)
  5. Using a slotted spoon, remove squash and puree in blender
  6. Return squash to pot and stir in black-eyed peas and cooked quinoa.
  7. Add greens for about five minutes until soft
  8. Add nutmeg, sea salt and pepper to taste

 

Step by step:


1. In large pot, saute onion in butter, ghee or olive oil until soft

2. Add cubed squash and saute for a couple of minutes

3. Add vegetable stock and 1 3 inch piece of kombu and bring to a boil

4. Reduce heat and simmer until squash is soft (about 15 minutes)Using a slotted spoon, remove squash and puree in blender

5. Return squash to pot and stir in black-eyed peas and cooked quinoa.

6. Add greens for about five minutes until soft

7. Add nutmeg, sea salt and pepper to taste


Nutrition Information:

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251 Calories
8g Protein
6g Total Fat
42g Carbs
86% Health Score
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Calories
251k
13%

Fat
6g
10%

  Saturated Fat
1g
8%

Carbohydrates
42g
14%

  Sugar
5g
7%

Cholesterol
0.0mg
0%

Sodium
666mg
29%

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Protein
8g
17%

Vitamin A
12025IU
241%

Vitamin K
161µg
154%

Manganese
1mg
61%

Folate
179µg
45%

Vitamin C
33mg
40%

Fiber
8g
34%

Magnesium
122mg
31%

Phosphorus
236mg
24%

Vitamin E
3mg
22%

Potassium
672mg
19%

Vitamin B1
0.29mg
19%

Copper
0.37mg
19%

Vitamin B6
0.36mg
18%

Iron
3mg
17%

Calcium
158mg
16%

Zinc
1mg
11%

Vitamin B2
0.19mg
11%

Vitamin B3
1mg
10%

Selenium
4µg
6%

Vitamin B5
0.61mg
6%

covered percent of daily need
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