Roasted Butternut Squash Soup

This recipe is really really simple and easy....

You cut the butternut in half, scoop out the seeds, and then bake it in the oven.

Bake it at 375 deg. for about 45 min.

Then scoop everything out and put it in the blender.

Add chicken stock

Fresh Mint 

Salt & Pepper

Onions

Garlic

 Add some peas for texture.

Yum!

Butternut Chicken Soup

I really love cooking with all kinds of winter squash. Butternut is especially one of my favorites. It was also my kids favorite baby food that I would make. I made my own bone broth with 11 organic chicken drumsticks and over a two day period let the bones boil. I added garlic, onions, and salt. Then the last 30 minutes I added...carrots and celery. Butternut squash cooked quickly, so add it in about the last 10 minutes. Add the zucchini noodles very last. They are thin and will cook very fast.

I used a whole butternut squash and peeled it, scraped it out, and cut it up in cubes. One of the best things about winter squash is that they can sit on your counter for a really long time, or even months in a cool dark place.

Lastly, I julienned zucchini to make "noodles." I love my Titan Peelers that used to peel the impossible butternut squash outer layer and the handy julienne tool.

I added oregano, sea salt, and pepper to taste.

So Yummy!

Titan Peeler & Butternut Squash

I love cooking with butternut squash. Without my Titan peeler that my sister gave to me a few Christmas' ago I would not like cooking with butternut. The outer covering of most winter squash is tough tough tough! This peeler is amazing and I get it peeled quickly and then chop it up into cubes. Lifesaver! You can find this peeler also comes with an awesome julienne peeler at Bed, Bath, & Beyond for $15, but pay less with your 20% off coupon. They usually have a Titan demo video playing, you'll be memorized! Or find the video on YouTube I think. I'll get back to you on the right place to find it. 

Butternut Squash Pasta

I know this is not the prettiest photo, in fact I know not all of my food photos are. So, bear with me as it is a work in progress. :) These are organic pasta noodles with Dave's Gourmet Butternut Squash Pasta Sauce (excellent deal at Costco). I chopped up red onions and garlic (I love these two ingredients) and cooked them in the organic ground turkey meat on the stove. I chopped up zucchini and then threw them and the corn in the pan with the sauce and let it warm up, not cooking too long. I also like putting in raw pine nuts in pasta, something I picked up from a friend...Thanks Letha!