Recipe - Creamy Butternut Squash
Ingredients- 1 tbsp[15 mL] Crisco® Vegetable or Canola Oil
- 2 onions, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, chopped
- ¼ tsp [1 mL] red pepper flakes (optional)
- 8 cups [2 L] butternut squash (about 3 lbs/1.4 kg), peeled and cut into ½” (1.3 cm) pieces
- 8 cups [2 L] chicken stock, vegetable stock or water
- 1 tsp [5 mL] salt
- ¼ tsp [1 mL] pepper
- ¾ cup [175 mL] Carnation® Regular, 2% or Fat Free Evaporated Milk
Preparation
(Before adding the Carnation® Evaporated Milk you can see the soup is a bit loose)
Heat oil in a large saucepan or stock pot, on medium heat. Add onion and garlic (and red pepper flakes, if desired). Cook for 3-5 minutes, until tender and fragrant.
Add squash and cook for 2-3 minutes. Add stock, salt and pepper and bring to a boil. Cover pot, reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes or until squash is tender.
(Look how creamy it is with the addition of Carnation® Evaporated Milk)
Puree soup in blender, food processor or with an immersion blender. Return to heat. Stir in evaporated milk. Taste and adjust salt and pepper, if necessary.
TIP: Use already peeled and cut up squash for easy and quick preparation.
Family Thoughts
This was fabulous! The kids really enjoyed it, the perfect meal to discuss pumpkin faces and Halloween ideas over. This will be my comfort food of the season, without a doubt! Visit the Carnation® Evaporated Milk website for more delicious and creamy recipe ideas, including quick step-by-step videos that are full of great tips.
Available in Carnation® Milk Regular, 2% or Fat Free Evaporated Milk for the same rich and creamy flavor, use it for cooking your every-day dinner dishes - such a difference one can will make to a meal!
Although this post has been generously sponsored by Smucker Foods of Canada Corp. and they sent me free product samples, the opinions and language are all my own, and in no way do they reflect Smucker Foods of Canada Corp.