Chunky squash and ham soup

Name: Chunky squash and ham soup
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 125 g (4oz) butter; 2 Spanish onions, roughly chopped; Around 1.6 kg (31⁄2lb) butternut or acorn squash, peeled, deseeded and diced; 1.1 L (2 pints) vegetable stock; 200 g (7oz) piece smoked ham off the bone, cut into bite-sized chunks; 20 g pack fresh basil, roughly chopped

A wonderful warming autumnal soup recipe - serve with wholemeal bread for a weekend lunch.

By The GH Kitchen TeamPublished: 05 April 2004

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Yields:

Prep Time:

20 mins

Cook Time:

1 hr

Total Time:

1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

125 g (4oz) butter
2 Spanish onions, roughly chopped
Around 1.6 kg (31⁄2lb) butternut or acorn squash, peeled, deseeded and diced
1.1 l (2 pints) vegetable stock
200 g (7oz) piece smoked ham off the bone, cut into bite-sized chunks
20 g pack fresh basil, roughly chopped

Directions

1. Step 1
  Melt the butter in a large pan and fry the chopped onions for 10-15min until very soft and golden.
2. Step 2
  Add half the squash, toss well, then add the stock and bring to the boil. Simmer gently for 30min.
3. Step 3
  Blend the soup until smooth, then return to the pan. Add the remaining squash, the ham and basil, then season. Bring to the boil, then simmer gently for a further 20min until the squash is just tender.
4. Step 4
  To freeze. Cool quickly and store in a freezerproof container for up to three months.
5. Step 5
  To serve. Thaw overnight at cool room temperature. Pour into a pan and heat gently to serve.
  
  Take a look at our selection vegetable soup recipes if butternut squash doesn't take your fancy.
  
  There is nothing better than a freshly made soup, try these other great soup recipes below:
  
  Slow cooker French soup
  
  Watercress and goats cheese soup
  
  Summer garden soup with minted oil
  
  Chilled pea and chorizo soup
  
  Quick winter minestrone soup

Per Serving:

Calories: 220
Total carbs: 17 g
Total fat: 14 g
Saturated fat: 9 g

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