This Roasted Butternut Squash Soup is the perfect start to your Thanksgiving dinner! It’s super simple and deliciously smooth and creamy!
Hello friends!
I’m so excited to share today’s post, because today, it’s not all about the food.
Obviously, food is a big part of our holidays here at the BHK, but decorating for the holidays is also one of my favorite things.
Growing up, my mother taught my sisters and I well when it came to setting the holiday table.
Mom always made sure there was a beautiful centerpiece, sparkling candles, special glassware, china and silverware reserved especially for the holidays, a gorgeous lace tablecloth, fancy napkins and always a chocolate turkey on everyone’s plate.
And Mom always made sure our holiday table was set the day before, so that there was no need to rush the day of. That way everything was PERFECT!
This year we’ll be starting our meal with some of my favorite Roasted Butternut Squash Soup. This soup is a fall favorite. It’s deliciously smooth and creamy and such a great, colorful start to our Thanksgiving meal.
I make my soup the day before, so all the flavors meld together. It’s got a combination of the roasted squash, celery, onion, carrot and garlic with a bit of green apple for sweetness. I add two of my favorite fall spices, thyme and sage, and then I top the soup with some blue cheese crumbles.
A Few Cook’s Notes for Roasted Butternut Squash Soup Recipe:
I puree my soup with my immersion blender, but if you don’t have one, you can use your blender. Do not fill the blender. Puree in SMALL batches, so you don’t get burned.
I topped the soup for today’s recipe with some blue cheese crumbles, but you could also use toasted walnuts, toasted pepitas, or some extra fresh thyme leaves.
The soup will thicken as it cools, so depending on how thick you like your soup, you can always add some extra broth to thin it out if desired.
You can make the soup a day or two in advance and keep it in the refrigerator, covered, until ready to reheat and serve.
Hope you guys give this one a go this Thanksgiving. It’s a simple recipe that never fails to impress. Enjoy!
In addition to today’s recipe, I’m so excited to be hosting a special GIVEAWAY with my friends from Le Creuset and theFeedFeed this Thanksgiving! One lucky winner will receive a Le Creuset 16-piece dinnerware set and a 5 1/2-Qt. Dutch Oven, all in the color of your choice.
Pop on over to my Instagram to check out all the details! And HERE for all the official giveaway rules. Good luck!
Roasted Butternut Squash Soup
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Roasted Butternut Squash
- 1 large butternut squash, about 3 pounds, peeled, seeded and cut into 1-inch cubes
- 3 Tbsp. olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
Soup
- 2 Tbsp. olive oil
- 1/2 cup yellow onion, roughly chopped
- 1/2 cup carrots, peeled and roughly chopped
- 1/4 cup celery, roughly chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 small Granny Smith apple, peeled, cored and cut into small cubes
- 1 tsp. dried thyme leaves
- 1/2 tsp. dried sage leaves
- salt and pepper to taste
- 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
Instructions
Roasted Butternut Squash
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place rack in middle of oven. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Place butternut squash cubes on prepared sheet and drizzle with olive oil. Toss with your hands. Season with salt and pepper. Roast until tender and lightly browned, about 40 minutes, tossing once or twice. Remove from oven and set aside.
Soup
- Heat olive oil in a large soup pot over medium heat. Add the onion, carrots, celery and garlic and cook until softened but not browned, stirring often, about 7-8 minutes.
- Add the roasted squash cubes, apple cubes, thyme and sage leaves and season with salt and pepper to taste and mix until well combined.
- Add the chicken broth and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring occasionally until the apples are tender, about 20 minutes.
- Remove the soup from the heat. Puree the soup in small batches in a blender or by using an immersion blender. If using a blender, DO NOT overfill. Thin soup with additional broth, if desired.
- Ladle the soup into bowls and top with blue cheese crumbles, toasted walnuts and or toasted pepitas, if desired.
Ahhh! I love this post! And this soup! Just beautiful, Mary Ann! I love this time of year! Pinned!
Thanks so much Annie! I had so much fun with this one!
I giggled reading this–in my family, setting the table is something we usually forget until just before it’s time to eat, then we scramble to throw knives and forks and napkins around before everyone starts eating with their hands :). Your table is gorgeous, though, and I think it’s time for me to start setting the table the day before! And this soup? I’m not waiting for Thanksgiving to try it!
So funny Kelsie! Hope you enjoy the soup! Have a great week.
I want to have Thanksgiving at your house MaryAnn! It’s so pretty and the soup looks wonderful!
Thanks Chris! I’m counting the days! Can’t wait!
Such a gorgeous table and I just love that soup recipe. I have a set of the Le Creuset dinnerware in grey and it is much loved in our house. :)
I LOVE Le Creuset Alida! So many beautiful products in so many beautiful colors!
That is one beautiful table, Mary Ann!! You’ve certainly created a warming, welcoming mood, just perfect for the holidays….like this creamy butternut squash soup! Pinned! Happy Monday, my friend :)
Thanks Dawn! Happy Monday to you too my friend. Thanks so much for pinning! You’re the BEST!
Your table is beautiful! I love making everything extra special at the dinner table for our holiday meals. It makes it stand out from our everyday dinners. This soup sounds like a wonderful way to start the meal.
Thanks Kathy! I’m always looking to change things up a bit on our holiday menu. I’ve never done a soup for Thanksgiving before, but this year it’s on the menu! Have an awesome week!
Absolutely beautiful table! And your butternut soup looks like the perfect way to start your Thanksgiving dinner. So lovely and smooth!
Thanks Jennifer! I know Thanksgiving is already over in Cananda, so I guess you’re thinking Christmas, right?! Bet you’ll be sharing some wonderful holiday recipes soon. Can’t wait!
I have similar memories of my Mom setting a beautiful Thanksgiving table too! I haven’t been able to host the big meal yet myself, but I’m thinking a mini version with butternut squash soup should be in order.
I think it should too Aimee! Enjoy!
Beautiful post Mary Ann ! My mother arranges the similar happening but for Christmas over here. Thank you for the emotions you have awakened.
You’re so welcome! I’m so excited for the holidays this year! I have lots to be thankful for!
Chocolate turkeys will always make me think of my Grandmother! She always made sure we had those on our plates at Thanksgiving (even my plate, although I’m allergic to chocolate she never wanted me to feel left out). Anyways, beautiful table setting, Mare! Just let me know what time dinner will be ready on Thanksgiving and I’ll make sure I’m there with bells and whistles. ;) I absolutely love butternut squash soup! It is by far one of my fall favorites and yours looks just perfect! Creamy and dreamy, my friend! Pinned! Cheers!
How wonderful that would be if you’d show up to holiday dinner here Chey! What a fun time that would be! Your Grandmother is my kind of lady! It’s the simple little touches by the ones we love that make the holidays special! Thanks for pinning and hope you have a great week! XO
Mary Ann, I love this recipe, and totally love B-nut Squash soup! I especially like the addition of apple to it! That’s brilliant! Going to try this next time I make squash soup – thanks for this idea!
Thanks Laura! Hope you enjoy it!
Wish we were doing thanksgiving at your house! This is the perfect way to start off the big meal.
Wish you guys were too! How fun would that be?!
Can you please come by and set up my Thanksgiving table. Yours looks so lovely and I need help! How beautiful!
Lol! Thanks so much Karen!
My mom does the same thing for her Thanksgiving table, and it is always magical! This soup sounds amazing also!
Thanks Leigh Ann! Everything about the holidays is magical!
Soooo how do we get an invite to the BHK Thanksgiving?! ;)
Lol! Always a spot open for you guys! And Teddy of course!
To this day, my mother still sets the table a day in advance of a large dinner party, especially around the holidays. I’m not that organized, but maybe one day! As for this soup, I’m a huge fan of butternut squash soup, and I love that you topped it with blue cheese. Need to try that!
I am a Type A, overly organized, slightly OCDish kinda person Leanne! LOL! So my table is always set ahead, as is my menu weeks in advance!
This soup is perfect for the fall and your place settings are simple yet festive! Beautiful work!
Thanks Kev!
I love this Roasted Butternut Squash Soup!!!! one of my faves!!
Mine too Alice!
I like to cook but setting the table is not my thing . Your table looks gorgeous and your soup must be super delicious. Mary Ann , you should give classes in cooking and decorating.
Lol! Thanks so much Gerlinde! I have fun doing it all!
Such a gorgeous table, Mary Ann and with a most inviting soup. The apple and sage is a delicious addition! And what a fabulous giveaway you’ve got going on. The color of that Dutch Oven has my attention!
It really is a fabulous giveaway Traci! I’m loving that Oyster color of my new Dutch oven! Good luck!
I need an invite to the BHK Thanksgiving! :) Your soup looks so good!
Standing invite whenever you’re at the beach Laura!