Spiced Apple-Butternut Squash Soup
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1⁄8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 6 cups butternut squash, peeled, chopped
- 2 medium granny smith apples, peeled, chopped
- 3 (14 1/2 ounce) cans vegetable broth
- 1⁄2 cup philadelphia honey nut flavor cream cheese spread
directions
- Melt butter in large saucepan on medium heat. Add onions; cook 4 minutes or untl tender-crisp, stirring occasionaly. Stir in nutmeg; cook 1 minute. Add squash, apples and broth; stir. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat ot medium-low; cover. Simmer 50 minutes. or until squash and apples are tender, stirring occasionally.
- Cool soup slightly. Add in batches, to food processor or blender; cover. Process until smooth; return to saucepan. Cook on medium-low heat until heated through, stirring occasionally.
- Ladle soup into eight serving bowls. Just before serving, add 1 tablespoon of the cream cheese spread to each bowl; stir gently to swirl.
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