Butternut squash soup with chilli & crème fraîche

Butternut squash soup with chilli & crème fraîche

Come in from the cold to a warming bowlful of autumn

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 50 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian

Method

  1. Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Cut the squash into large cubes, about 4cm/1½in across, then toss in a large roasting tin with half the olive oil. Roast for 30 mins, turning once during cooking, until golden and soft.
  2. While the squash cooks, melt the butter with the remaining oil in a large saucepan, then add the onions, garlic and ¾ of the chilli. Cover and cook on a very low heat for 15-20 mins until the onions are completely soft.
  3. Tip the squash into the pan, add the stock and the crème fraîche, then whizz with a stick blender until smooth. For a really silky soup, put the soup into a liquidiser and blitz it in batches. Return to the pan, gently reheat, then season to taste. Serve the soup in bowls with swirls of crème fraîche and a scattering of the remaining chopped chilli.

264 kcalories, protein 5.0g, carbohydrate 28.0g, fat 15.0 g, saturated fat 7.0g, fibre 6.0g, sugar 17.0g, salt 0.61 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, October 2009.

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  • 12 January 2012

    Bren commented on this recipe

    I only had one onion when I started to make soup, but that didn't seem to be a problem. Also had to use Bart's chilli paste and garlic paste - that made it easy also to adjust the taste. I just used half the quantity of a low fat creme fraiche. Soup was still very rich and absolutely delicious. I always put a drizzle of yoghurt on my own bowl and this seems to cut through the sweetness. Froze half of soup. Hope it will still taste as good!

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    17 January 2012

    kaz rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Very tasty and easy to make, a firm favourite in my house :)

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  • 19 January 2012

    Gaby rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Lovely sweetish flavour with chilli in the background, very easy to make particularly as the squash is roasted. Butternut are the only squash able to be peeled with a peeler (or so I have read). Will definately make it again when I get a large squash in my veg. box.

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  • 19 January 2012

    Gaby commented on this recipe

    I used dried chilli flakes in place of fresh and added a little milk at the end instead of cream, it was fine.

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  • 22 January 2012

    Sandra rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Whole family love this. Even my daughter who would previously only eat a famous branded tinned tomato soup.

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  • 04 February 2012

    lafemmefrugal rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    My son made this and it was delicious.

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  • 07 February 2012

    Netsrik rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Absolutely beautiful soup, perfect for a cold February day. Was easy to make and tasted wonderful. A favourite in my house!

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  • 17 February 2012

    Linda rated this recipe

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  • 19 February 2012

    Grumpet commented on this recipe

    Lovely soup. Perfect for warming up on a cold day. I use chocked stock and a shake of dried chilli flakes. Yum

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  • Binder photo Vix

    22 February 2012

    Vix commented on this recipe

    I made this soup last night for my lunch today and it is YUMMY! I did make a few changes: - I omitted the crème fraîche (trying to be heathly) - used chilli flakes instead of chilli's and there is a lovely warming feeling off the soup - I used red onions instead of white

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  • Binder photo Vix

    22 February 2012

    Vix rated this recipe

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  • 27 February 2012

    KateD commented on this recipe

    Everyone enjoyed this soup when I made it for dinner on Saturday night. I made double. I cut the butternut squash in half & roasted it with the garlic & chilli for about 50 mins. It was easy to scoop out the flesh with a spoon. Added extra chilli too. Very good!

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  • 27 February 2012

    KateD rated this recipe

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  • 28 February 2012

    wee scot rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really delicious soup. I roasted a red pepper and the squash skin on for 50mins - then removed the skin rather than struggling to peel it when raw. I omitted the creme fresh and used less oil and butter to make it a bit healthier but it was still delicious with a nice kick. Will definately make again.

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  • 07 March 2012

    Danielle rated and commented on this recipe

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    I used chilli flakes as I didn't have any fresh chillies. Didn't remove the seeds and the heat added just the right punch to the soup.

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  • 07 March 2012

    karin rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is so tasty and easy. I often don't even peel the squash. The skin just disappears when blended.

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  • 23 March 2012

    Karen rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    Not spicy enough even with 2 chillis, also the texture was not to our liking. As there are so many great recipes out there we wouldn't choose to make this one again.

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  • 10 April 2012

    Kaz P commented on this recipe

    probably the best soup I've ever made - yum.

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  • 15 April 2012

    Petey's Grub rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I give this top marks - very easy, very tasty.

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  • Binder photo Jo

    02 June 2012

    Jo rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I've just made this soup today. I didn't read the recipe properly so I didn't peel the squash, but after blending it all together it doesn't seem to have had an adverse effect on the the soup. It definitely needed longer in the oven... but that could have been the skin lol

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 50 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 1 butternut squash , about 1kg, peeled and deseeded
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 2 onions , diced
  • 1 garlic clove , thinly sliced
  • 2 mild red chillies , deseeded and finely chopped
  • 850ml hot vegetable stock
  • 4 tbsp crème fraîche , plus more to serve
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264 kcalories, protein 5.0g, carbohydrate 28.0g, fat 15.0 g, saturated fat 7.0g, fibre 6.0g, sugar 17.0g, salt 0.61 g

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