Acorn Squash Soup

If you have about 2 hours and 40 minutes to spend in the kitchen, Acorn Squash Soup might be a super gluten free recipe to try. One serving contains 298 calories, 5g of protein, and 24g of fat. For $1.11 per serving, you get a soup that serves 10. It is brought to you by Foodnetwork. 13 people found this recipe to be scrumptious and satisfying. If you have sage, cayenne, parmesan, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Winter. Overall, this recipe earns a not so outstanding spoonacular score of 30%. Acorn Squash Soup, Blender Acorn Squash Soup, and Curried Acorn Squash Soup are very similar to this recipe.

Servings: 10

Preparation duration: 20 minutes

Cooking duration: 140 minutes

 

Ingredients:

3 whole acorn squash, approximately 8 cups when cooked

1/4 teaspoon cayenne

6 garlic cloves, peeled

1 cup heavy cream

4 cups chicken stock, low-sodium

3 tablespoons olive oil, plus 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil

1/3 cup grated Parmesan

1 tablespoon pepper, freshly cracked, plus more for seasoning

1 teaspoon sage, dry

1 tablespoon salt

6 shallots, 1 cup diced, 3 left whole and peeled

1 teaspoon savory

1 stick unsalted butter, in all

1/4 teaspoon white pepper

1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

Equipment:

oven

aluminum foil

baking sheet

dutch oven

blender

bowl

ladle

Cooking instruction summary:

Watch how to make this recipe. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Cut the squash in half on the equator and remove the seeds with a spoon. Cut a flat spot on each end so the squash will sit flat. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and arrange the squash, cut side up. To 3 of the squash halves, add a peeled shallot and to the other 3 add 2 garlic cloves on each. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons of olive oil and season with 1 tablespoon each of the salt and freshly cracked pepper. Roast in the hot oven until very tender and starting to caramelize and collapse, approximately 1 hour. Remove from oven and when cool enough to handle, remove the squash from the skin. Reserve the roasted shallots and garlic with the squash. Can be done ahead. In a large Dutch oven, heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil and 2 tablespoons of the butter over medium-high heat and when the butter is starting to foam, add the raw diced shallots and saute until they are starting to caramelize, about 5 to 6 minutes. Deglaze with 1/2 cup of the chicken stock and stir to remove any fond. Reduce the heat to medium-low and add in the reserved squash, roasted shallots and garlic and then the remaining chicken stock. Stir to combine, then puree with a stick blender. The mixture will be very thick. Add in the cayenne, white pepper and the herbs. Stir in the cream and Worcestershire sauce and heat slowly over medium-low heat. When the mixture comes to a slow simmer, mix again with the stick blender and stir in 1/4 cup of the Parmesan and turn heat to low. Serve with a fresh crack of black pepper, a nice drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil and a light sprinkle of remaining Parmesan. Ladle into soup bowls and serve.

 

Step by step:


1. Watch how to make this recipe.

2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

3. Cut the squash in half on the equator and remove the seeds with a spoon.

4. Cut a flat spot on each end so the squash will sit flat. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and arrange the squash, cut side up. To 3 of the squash halves, add a peeled shallot and to the other 3 add 2 garlic cloves on each.

5. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons of olive oil and season with 1 tablespoon each of the salt and freshly cracked pepper. Roast in the hot oven until very tender and starting to caramelize and collapse, approximately 1 hour.

6. Remove from oven and when cool enough to handle, remove the squash from the skin. Reserve the roasted shallots and garlic with the squash. Can be done ahead.

7. In a large Dutch oven, heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil and 2 tablespoons of the butter over medium-high heat and when the butter is starting to foam, add the raw diced shallots and saute until they are starting to caramelize, about 5 to 6 minutes. Deglaze with 1/2 cup of the chicken stock and stir to remove any fond. Reduce the heat to medium-low and add in the reserved squash, roasted shallots and garlic and then the remaining chicken stock. Stir to combine, then puree with a stick blender. The mixture will be very thick.

8. Add in the cayenne, white pepper and the herbs. Stir in the cream and Worcestershire sauce and heat slowly over medium-low heat. When the mixture comes to a slow simmer, mix again with the stick blender and stir in 1/4 cup of the Parmesan and turn heat to low.

9. Serve with a fresh crack of black pepper, a nice drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil and a light sprinkle of remaining Parmesan. Ladle into soup bowls and serve.


Nutrition Information:

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297k Calories
5g Protein
23g Total Fat
19g Carbs
4% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
297k
15%

Fat
23g
37%

  Saturated Fat
12g
79%

Carbohydrates
19g
6%

  Sugar
1g
2%

Cholesterol
59mg
20%

Sodium
812mg
35%

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Protein
5g
11%

Copper
0.77mg
39%

Vitamin A
1159IU
23%

Vitamin C
16mg
20%

Manganese
0.39mg
20%

Potassium
634mg
18%

Vitamin B6
0.3mg
15%

Vitamin B1
0.2mg
14%

Phosphorus
129mg
13%

Magnesium
51mg
13%

Calcium
119mg
12%

Vitamin B3
2mg
11%

Fiber
2g
11%

Iron
1mg
9%

Vitamin E
1mg
8%

Folate
28µg
7%

Vitamin B5
0.67mg
7%

Vitamin B2
0.09mg
5%

Vitamin K
5µg
5%

Zinc
0.52mg
3%

Vitamin B12
0.2µg
3%

Selenium
2µg
3%

Vitamin D
0.35µg
2%

covered percent of daily need
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