Roasted Butternut Squash Soup with Goat Cheese and Bacon

• Gluten free

• Meat

  • 3 strips Bacon, thick cut

• Produce

  • 1 1/2 cups Butternut squash puree, roasted
  • 2 cloves Garlic
  • 1/4 cup Parsley, fresh leaves
  • 1/2 Yellow onion, large

• Canned Goods

  • 2 1/2 cups Chicken or vegetable stock

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 Salt and pepper

• Dairy

  • 4 oz Goat cheese
  • 1/2 cup Milk

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Description

Ingredients

• 3 strips thick cut bacon, diced
• ½ large yellow onion, roughly chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
• salt and pepper to taste
• 2.5 cups chicken or vegetable stock
• 1.5 cups roasted butternut squash puree
• 4 oz. goat cheese, plus extra for garnish
• ½ cup milk (I used 1%)
• ¼ cup fresh parsley leaves, for garnish

Directions

• Put diced bacon pieces in a large pot over medium heat. Cook until fat has rendered and bacon is crispy, about 7-10 minutes.
• Remove cooked bacon to a paper towel-lined plate and set aside. Leave the bacon fat in the pot over medium heat.
• Add chopped onion and garlic to bacon fat and stir to combine. Sauté, stirring occasionally, until onion is translucent and slightly browned, about 4 minutes.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Add a splash of stock to the pan to deglaze, and scrape up any browned bits with a wooden spoon or stiff spatula. Add the rest of the stock and stir to combine. Bring mixture up to a simmer.
• When soup is simmering, stir in butternut squash puree and bring the mixture back up to a simmer.
• Remove soup from heat and blend with an immersion blender until smooth.
• Add goat cheese to soup and stir until cheese has melted.
• Add milk to soup and stir to combine. I like to use my immersion blender one more time here: blend until all milk and goat cheese are completely incorporated and the soup is smooth and velvety.
• Ladle soup into individual bowls and top with a sprinkle of goat cheese, a handful of the bacon you cooked at the beginning of the recipe, and a sprig of parsley. Serve immediately and enjoy!