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Home » Lunch » Potato Butternut Squash Soup

Potato Butternut Squash Soup

Created: October 6, 2017 Updated: October 4, 2022 by lyuba 40 Comments

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This Potato Butternut Squash Soup is a delicious and comforting winter soup. Creamy potato soup made with addition of butternut squash and pureed to smooth perfection. Serve it with crispy croutons on the top, green onions, and a dollop of sour cream.

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Potato Butternut Squash Soup

Fall season is a time for some of the best vegetables. Potatoes, sweet potatoes, yams, and squash to name a few. There are so many variations of each one of those vegetables, we’ll never even see them all at the store. I have a few favorite

I’m a simple girl, I tend to go for the basics. Butternut squash, pumpkin, and acorn squash are my three favorite ones. When it comes to taste, acorn squash is a more savory out of the three, pumpkin is a little sweeter, and butternut squash is the sweetest one.

As fast as potatoes go, I’m a little more picky. Potatoes are my favorite. I like golden potatoes the best because of their soft, creamy texture. I love using it in potato soups.

This flavor combination of a little sweetness from butternut squash with potatoes is very pleasant in this soup. These vegetables make it very comforting on cooler days.

Potato Butternut Squash Soup in a bowl with crotons, sour cream, and chives

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Butternut Squash Potato Soup

Potato and Butternut Squash Soup is a comforting and creamy potato soup made with sweet butternut squash. This is a beautiful soup to serve in cooler weather. Top it off with some croutons and a dollop of sour cream. 
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Course: Soup
Cuisine: American
Keyword: butternut squash soup, potato soup
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 6
Calories: 211kcal
Author: Lyuba Brooke

Ingredients

  • 1 medium butternut squash
  • 2 large gold potatoes
  • 1 medium yellow onion
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 3 cups vegetable stock just enough to cover the veggies
  • salt
  • fresh cracked pepper
  • 1/2 tsp paprika
  • 1 small bay leaf
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup mild cheddar cheese

Toppings:

  • sour cream
  • diced chives
  • croutons
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Instructions

  • Heat and melt the butter in a medium pot, on medium heat.
  • Peel squash and take out the seeds and membrane. Chop it into small cubes.
  • Peel and chop potatoes and onion. Cut potatoes and butternut squash into cubes that are the same size.
  • Add onion to the pot and saute until transparent.
  • Add potatoes, pressed (or minced) garlic, and butternut squash. 
  • Add paprika, salt, and pepper and saute for 5-10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Add just enough stock to cover the veggies. Cook until veggies are fully cooked and tender, about 20 minutes. (Time may vary depending on how small you cut potatoes and squash.)
  • Take out the bat leaf and discard.
  • Slowly transfer content of the pot into a food processor, make sure to crack the lid to let the steam out. Blend well and return to the pot.
  • Add the heavy cream and cheese. Stir until all blended. Be careful here, the soup will bubble and splash when it starts to heat up. Keep stirring. When cheese is melted, soup is all done.
  • Serve with a dollop of soup cream, chives, and croutons.

Notes

All images and text ©Lyubov Brooke for ©Will Cook For Smiles. Please do not use my images without prior permission. If using my posts in collections and features, please link back to this post for the recipe. Disclaimer: Nutrition information shown is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate as most ingredients and brands have a slight variation.

Nutrition

Calories: 211kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 33mg | Sodium: 577mg | Potassium: 723mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 13990IU | Vitamin C: 34.6mg | Calcium: 158mg | Iron: 2.9mg
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 The Best Potato Butternut Squash Soup in a bowl with croutons, sour cream, and chives, on a table with a spoon next to it

This recipe was originally posted on Will Cook For Smiles on October 6, 2012.

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ABOUT LYUBA

I’m Lyuba Brooke, mother of 2, the cook, recipe developer, photographer, and author behind willcookforsmiles.com. I share many classic and original recipes, cooking tips, and tutorials. My passion is sharing delicious meals for everyone to try. Read more...

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Filed Under: 30 Minute Meals, Fall Recipes, Lunch, Soup, Vegetarian Tagged With: potato soup, potatoes, squash

All images and text ©Lyubov Brooke for ©Will Cook For Smiles. Please do not use my images without prior permission. If using my posts in collections and features, please link back to this post for the recipe. Disclaimer: Nutrition information shown is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate as most ingredients and brands have variations.

Comments

  1. Deb@CookingOnTheFrontBurner says

    May 26, 2013 at 9:42 am

    Love your recipe… I’ve only made butternut squash soup once. This recipe looks like a keeper!

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      May 26, 2013 at 10:20 am

      Thank you dear!

      Reply
  2. Kristen says

    October 11, 2013 at 11:07 am

    This is hands-down my favorite butternut quash soup recipe, I made it 4 times last year and I cannot wait to make it this year! I appreciate the simple ingredient list as well, more affordable and delicious. Thank you.

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      October 15, 2013 at 9:47 am

      Aww, I’m so happy that you like it! Thank you, Kristen!

      Reply
  3. Blair says

    December 4, 2013 at 9:24 pm

    This was great! Thank you! I didn’t have cream at home, or cheddar, so I substituted with sour cream and parmesan cheese 🙂

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      December 4, 2013 at 9:32 pm

      I’m so happy that you liked it!! Those were great substitutions 🙂

      Reply
  4. Carla says

    February 5, 2014 at 2:09 pm

    Love this recipe, came out perfect! Thanks for sharing

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      February 15, 2014 at 12:33 am

      I’m so happy you liked it, Carla! (I’m sorry, little behind on my comment answers 🙂 )

      Reply
  5. LI nanny says

    December 28, 2014 at 8:42 am

    Made the soup last night and it was delicious and so easy!

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      December 28, 2014 at 10:45 am

      I’m so happy you liked it!! Thank you 🙂

      Reply
  6. Darryl Anne says

    May 6, 2017 at 2:55 pm

    great recipies

    Reply
  7. Darryl Anne says

    May 6, 2017 at 2:55 pm

    tries the soups and loved them

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      May 11, 2017 at 8:15 am

      I’m so happy to hear that! Thank you 🙂

      Reply
  8. Brittany says

    February 3, 2019 at 8:15 pm

    5 stars
    We enjoyed this! I’m not a huge soup person but I had a butternut squash and potatoes laying around waiting to be used so this was perfect! Paired it with some herb roasted chicken and brussels and broccoli! Thank you!

    Reply
  9. Kate says

    May 4, 2020 at 5:05 pm

    Excellent soup!! Great with beer bread!

    Reply
    • LyubaB says

      May 6, 2020 at 3:20 pm

      Thanks, Kate! So happy you enjoyed it!

      Reply
  10. Erin U says

    November 16, 2021 at 1:31 pm

    5 stars
    I doubled up the recipe and made this with some slight modifications, where I oven baked the butternut squash and then threw the baked squash in with the potatoes and broth to cook down together. At about two thirds of the way through immersion blending I added a bulb of oven roasted garlic instead of adding the garlic in woth the veggies, a dash of cayenne pepper for some subtle heat, and about a teaspoon of truffle oil and the result came out wonderfully warm and cozy. Perfect for the fall and winter seasons. This soup is plenty good on its own but is a great addition as a side to other dishes. I’ve added this recipe to my rotation amd I recommend others add it to theirs as well.

    Reply
    • LyubaB says

      November 17, 2021 at 12:40 pm

      Glad you like it, Erin! Thanks for stopping by to let me know!

      Reply
  11. Jack says

    December 9, 2021 at 8:16 am

    Recipe doesn’t instruct when to add the bay leaf. Just 8nforming you, do you have all the information.

    Reply
    • Jack says

      December 9, 2021 at 8:22 am

      *Recipe doesn’t instruct when to add the bay leaf. Just informing you, so you have all the information.

      Reply
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