Never ate Squash Soup till I moved up to Iowa. Then fell in love with it. Growing it was easy too so I was in 7th heaven. Checked online for some recipes and came up with this one.
chicken broth - 6 cups
butternut squash cut up into cubes
carrots - handful
onions - handful
celery - handful
2 small regular potatoes, peeled & cubed
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
1/8 tsp ginger
salt & pepper to taste
cook till tender, blend using your blender or an immersion hand held blender till smooth or to your liking. I like just a little chunky.
Add 1/2 cube of cream cheese and 1/2 package of 8 oz shredded cheese or the whole package if desired. I also chop up a ring of Johnsonville sausage and add it to the pot.
This makes a huge pot, enough to split in half and freeze for later in the season. Its just me so after about a week of this I get tired of it so split it for the freezer.
It comes out nice and thick.