Slow Cooker Carrot Butternut Soup

• Meat

  • 2 slices Bacon, cooked

• Produce

  • 16 oz Butternut squash
  • 6 Carrots, large
  • 1/4 cup White or yellow onion

• Refrigerated

  • 1 cup Almond milk, unsweetened plain

• Canned Goods

  • 2 cups Vegetable broth

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 dash Cinnamon, ground
  • 1 pinch Salt + paprika
  • 1 tbsp Sesame seeds

• Nuts & Seeds

  • 2 tbsp Pepitas

• Other

  • recipe yields about 4 cups of soup,perfect for 4 small servings or 2 bowls

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Description

Ingredients

• 16 oz butternut squash, cubed
• 6-8 large carrots, peeled and chopped
• 1/4 cup white or yellow onion, chopped
• 2 cups vegetable broth
• pinch salt + paprika
• 1 cup almond milk (plain, unsweetened)
• tasty toppings:
• 2-3 slices of bacon, cooked + crumbled
• 2-4 TBSP pepitas (pumpkin seeds)
• 1 TBSP sesame seeds
• a dash of ground cinnamon
• recipe yields about 4 cups of soup,perfect for 4 small servings or 2 bowls

Directions

• For maximum flavor, lightly drizzle veggies with your favorite healthy oil and roast for 30-40 minutes. This can be done in advance as part of the previous nights dinner (roasted veggies make an awesomely easy side dish!) and you can squirrel away enough leftovers for this soup. If youre jonesin for a bowl and dont want to roast the veggies you absolutely can skip it and amp up the flavor with your choice of seasoning and mix-ins.
• Set your slow cooker (any size will work!) to either LOW or HIGH setting and add squash, carrots, onion, veggie broth, salt, and paprika.
• Cover and cook on LOW for 6-8 hours or on HIGH for 3-4 hours.
• Once the veggies are fabulously tender, turn off the crock-pot and add your almond milk, or your favorite dairy or dairy-free equivalent.
• Blend using an immersion blender (my most favorite space-saving appliance ever!) and youre good to go!
• Alternatively soup can be poured into a blender or food processor and blended in batches. Be sure to leave some space at the top because liquid expands when its hot.
• Ladle soup into bowls and add all your favorite toppings!
• Enjoy!