Butternut Squash Soup

Butternut Squash Soup

To me, this Butternut Squash Soup says Autumn is here. On a crisp, chilly Fall day, coming home and curling up with a bowl of this soup is as comforting as it gets. Once you get a mouthful of how rich, creamy, and velvety smooth the texture is, you’re never going to believe that a cup is only 155 calories, or only 4 WW Points. To view your current WW Points for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, click here! This Butternut Squash Soup is also great to serve company. I recall my mom serving both this and White Chicken Chili along with crusty bread and a big vinaigrette-tossed salad with dried cranberries, nuts and blue cheese to guests for a “soup and salad” dinner and it was a huge hit.

I’ve heard that some people have issues peeling/cutting butternut squash. To make it easier, you can poke a few holes and microwave the squash for 2-4 minutes before you cut and peel it to soften it up a bit. If you need more help, here’s a great tutorial!

Butternut Squash Soup

Butternut Squash Soup
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Butternut Squash Soup

This Butternut Squash Soup is rich, creamy, and velvety smooth with rich flavor, perfect for fall!

Ingredients

  • 4 tablespoons light butter, I use Land O'Lakes
  • 6 tablespoons chopped onion
  • 6 cups peeled and cubed butternut squash
  • 3 cups vegetable broth
  • ½ teaspoon dried marjoram
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 4 oz 1/3 less fat cream cheese
  • Pumpkin pie spice, sprinkled to taste (optional)

Instructions

  •  In a large pot, melt the butter over medium-low heat and add the onions. Saute onions for a few minutes until tender. Add the squash, broth, marjoram, pepper and cayenne and stir together. Cover the pot and bring the mixture to a boil. Turn the heat down to a simmer and simmer covered for 20 minutes or until the squash is tender.
  • When soup is done cooking, add the cream cheese and puree the soup completely, either by using an immersion blender directly in the pot or by pouring the soup in batches into a normal blender, until smooth. Sprinkle a bit of Pumpkin Pie Spice on each serving.

Notes

To view your current WW Points for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, click here!
Nutrition Information:
155 calories, 20 g carbs, 5 g sugars, 8 g fat, 4 g saturated fat, 3 g protein, 3 g fiber (from myfitnesspal.com)
MyWW SmartPoints per (1 cup) serving: (SP calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)
Green: 4 SmartPoints/ Blue: 4 SmartPoints/ Purple: 4 SmartPoints
Weight Watchers Points Plus:
4 per serving (P+ calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)
Source: my lovely and amazing Mom