Butternut Squash Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 cups parsnips, chopped
• 2 cups onions, chopped
• 2 cups celery, chopped
• 4 cups butternut squash, cubed
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon dried sage
• 6 cups chicken stock

Recipe

• 1 melt butter and olive oil in a soup pot, over medium heat.
• 2 add parnsips, onion, and celery. cook about 10 minutes until slightly carmelized.
• 3 add squash, continue to cook for 5 minutes.
• 4 add salt, pepper, and sage.
• 5 add about a 1/2 cup of stock and loosen carmelized bits on the bottom of the pot. once removed, add the remaining stock.
• 6 bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for at least a half hour.
• 7 puree in blender and return to pot to bring up to heat.