Soups

Roasted Butternut and Pear Soup

Gina Garrene
October 05, 2014
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I've been road testing some new recipes keeping the holidays in mind. I've made this soup a couple of times now and my family gives it a big thumbs up. I fortified this soup with pureed quinoa. I began doing this over the summer when I was trying to encourage my dad to eat. He wouldn't eat any meat, he'd decided that he would choke on the meat so I had to find a protein alternative. I take 3 cups of cooked quinoa, place it in a blender with about a cup of liquid(water or stoc

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2 large butternut squash, peeled, seeded and diced
(If you don't want to hassle with that, buy 3 large containers of diced butternut squash. I find mine in the refrigerated produce section)
1 large onion, cut in half and peeled
4 pears peeled,core removed and halved
2 large shallots, halved and peeled
6 cups chicken stock
1tsp dried thyme
salt and pepper to taste
1 cup heavy cream
olive oil
toasted pecans and crumbled gorganzola cheese for garnish
Preheat the oven to 425. Place the squash pieces in a large bowl, toss with olive oil, salt and pepper. Spread out on a baking sheet that is lined with foil or a silpat. Place the pear halves, onions and...
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Nutritions

Calories
268

Sodium
361mg
15% DV

Fat
16g
25% DV

Protein
7g
15% DV

Carbs
21g
7% DV

Fiber
4g
19% DV
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