Sausage Butternut Squash Soup

Sausage butternut squash soup is cozy and comforting. It's loaded with veggies, spicy sausage, baby kale plus a variety of seasonings. It's also made dairy free by using canned coconut milk!

Prep Time10

Cook Time20

Total Time30

Course: dinner

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Sausage and butternut squash, sausage and butternut squash recipe, sausage buternut squash soup

Servings:

Calories: 239kcal

Ingredients

Butternut Squash Mixture

1 tbsp olive oil
2 cloves garlic roughly chopped
1 small yellow onion roughly chopped
1 12oz bag frozen butternut squash steamed
¾ cup chicken broth
1 tsp EACH: dried thyme and dried sage
½ tsp EACH: garlic powder, salt and pepper or to taste

Ground Sausage

1 tbsp olive oil
1 pound spicy ground turkey sausage or chicken sausage or pork sausage
garlic powder, salt and pepper to taste

Added Ingredients

1 cup light coconut milk
1 cup chicken broth + more broth depending on the consistency you like
1 12oz potato gnocchi
1 5oz package baby kale

Instructions

Start out by grabbing a large pan or skillet with tall sides. Sauté the onion and garlic (this will be for the butternut squash broth mixture) with oil over medium heat. Sauté until fragrant, about 3-4 minutes. Then, add the sautéed mixture to the bottom of a high speed blender.
Meanwhile, microwave your frozen butternut squash (it should come in a microwaveable steam friendly bag). Once steamed, add the squash to the blender with the onion and garlic. Add in the chicken broth and seasonings. Blend for 1-2 minutes or until the mixture is smooth. Let is rest while we prepare the rest of the soup.
Using the same pan you used for the garlic and onion, brown the sausage in one tablespoon of oil over medium heat. If you are using full sausages, make sure to remove the casings so you can ground it in the pan. Brown the sausage until full cooked through.
Now, pour in the blended butternut squash mixture into the pan with the sausage.
Then add in the coconut milk, broth, gnocchi, and kale. Bring the soup to a simmer. Let it simmer for 5-10 minutes until the gnocchi is cooked and the kale is wilted. You can add more broth to get the soup to the consistency of your liking. Enjoy!

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