Roasted Butternut Squash Soup

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Roasted Butternut Squash Soup
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Ingredients:

2 Tablespoons Olive Oil

4 cups raw Butternut squash, cut into 1-inch cubes

Sea salt and Pepper

2 Tablespoons Olive oil

½ cup Onion, diced

¼ cup Celery, diced

¼ cup Carrot, diced

1 Cinnamon stick

Sea salt and freshly ground Pepper

3-4 cups Chicken broth

½ teaspoon ground coriander (optional)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400F.

Toss butternut squash with 2 Tablespoons olive oil and season with sea salt and pepper to taste. Roast in preheated oven for 15-20 minutes.

Meanwhile, heat 2 Tablespoons olive oil in a Dutch oven. Add onion, celery, carrot and cinnamon stick to pot and cook 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Add 3 cups chicken broth and bring to a boil. Add roasted butternut squash to stock and simmer over low heat 10-15 minutes.

Remove cinnamon stick from the pot and pour ½ of soup mixture into a blender or food processor. Puree until smooth. Return pureed squash to the pot and mash the remaining chunks to bite sized with a fork. Add more broth if desired and season with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. Add ground coriander if using. Return soup to a low simmer until ready to serve.

Makes 4 servings

This recipe was inspired in whole or in part by The Food Network