BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP WITH CHILLI & CRèME FRAîCHE

Butternut squash soup with chilli & crème fraîche image

Come in from the cold to a warming bowl of autumnal soup

Provided by Good Food team

Time 1h5m

Number Of Ingredients 8

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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

Steps:

Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6.
Cut 1 peeled and deseeded butternut squash into large cubes, about 4cm/1½in across, then toss in a large roasting tin with 1 tbsp of the olive oil.
Roast for 30 mins, turning once during cooking, until golden and soft.
While the butternut squash cooks, melt 1 tbsp butter with the remaining 1 tbsp olive oil in a large saucepan, then add 2 diced onions, 1 thinly sliced garlic clove and ¾ of the 2 deseeded and finely chopped red chillies.
Cover and cook on a very low heat for 15-20 mins until the onions are completely soft.
Tip the butternut squash into the pan, add 850ml hot vegetable stock and 4 tbsp 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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 264 calories, Fat 15 grams fat, SaturatedFat 7 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 28 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 17 grams sugar, Fiber 6 grams fiber, Protein 5 grams protein, Sodium 0.61 milligram of sodium