Creamy Bacon Roasted Butternut Squash Soup

• Gluten free

• Meat

  • 5 slices Bacon

• Produce

  • 1 Butternut squash, peeled and cut into 1" cubes
  • 1/4 cup Chives
  • 2 Garlic cloves
  • 1 Red onion
  • 2 tbsp Sage, fresh
  • 1 tbsp Thyme, fresh
  • 3 Yukon potatoes, cut into 1" cubes

• Canned Goods

  • 4 cups Vegetable broth

• Baking & Spices

  • 1/4 tsp Cinnamon, ground
  • 1/4 tsp Nutmeg, ground
  • 1 Red pepper
  • 1 Salt & pepper

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 2 tbsp Olive oil

Found on joyfulhealthyeats.com

Description

Ingredients

• 1 butternut squash, peeled and cut into 1 cubes
• 3 yukon potatoes, cut into 1 cubes
• 1 red pepper, seeds removed cut into 1 cubes
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• salt & pepper
• 5 slices of bacon, diced
• 1 red onion, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tablespoons diced fresh sage
• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme
• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 4 cups vegetable broth
• ¼ cup diced chives

Directions

• Preheat oven to 400.
• Add butternut squash, potato, and red pepper to a large bowl. Season with olive oil, salt, and pepper.
• Spread out on a baking sheet in a single layer.
• Bake for 25 minutes.
• In the meantime, heat a large dutch oven to medium high heat.
• Add bacon and cook until crispy. (about 5-6 minutes)
• Remove bacon from the pan using a slotted spoon and place on a paper towel lined plate and set aside.. Leave the remaining bacon grease in the dutch oven and add the onions to it. Saute onions until translucent, about 2-3 minutes. Add garlic to pan and saute for 30 seconds. Add in the fresh sage, fresh thyme, salt, pepper, and ground nutmeg. Saute for 30 seconds and add in the vegetable broth. Stir to combine.
• At this point the vegetables in the oven should be done. Add those vegetables to the dutch oven. Stir and cover. Let cook for 10 minutes.
• Add soup mixture to a blender and blend until smooth, or use an immersion blender.
• Serve, top with fresh herbs, crispy bacon, and chopped chives.

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