Butternut Squash Soup Recipe

I got all crazy Chef Boyardee today and combined a few different recipes that I found on the internet. Awesome results ensued. Here’s the info:

Ingredients

* 4 T butter
* 1 small onion chopped
* 1/2 C half and half (or whole milk)
* 2 pressed garlic cloves
* 1 stalk celery finely chopped
* 1 carrot chopped
* 2 potatoes cubed
* 1 butternut squash (peeled, seeded, and cubed)
* 4 cups chicken broth
* 1/2 tsp cinnamon
* 1 pinch of nutmeg
* 1/2 tsp curry powder
* salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1. Melt the butter in a large pan, and brown the garlic and onion
2. Add celery, carrot, potatoes, and squash – simmer for 5 to 10 minutes
3. In a pot heat chicken broth and mix with half and half (or milk), cinnamon, nutmeg and curry powder.
4. Add the vegetables to the pot and simmer for 45 – 60 mins.
5. Blend the vegetables in a blender and return to heat and season with salt and pepper.