Wednesday WOW Recipe + Butternut Squash Soup

Butternut Squash Soup sounds like a WOW to me!  We are having a Christmas Life Group party this weekend and I’m dying to make this soup.  At first, when i heard that I was to bring soup, I panicked and confessed to the hostess I didn’t have a good soup recipe.  In fact, the last time I made homemade soup it was kinda a disaster.  Split pea soup gone bad.  I really messed it up.  So, i have committed to making soup.  Do you have any tips out there in bloggy land for a soup newbie?

“Delicious and very easy to make. You can use 3 to 4 cups of chicken broth instead of the water and bouillon cubes. Also works well with half as much cream cheese if you don’t want it too rich.” (allrecipes.com)

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons chopped onion
• 4 tablespoons margarine
• 6 cups peeled and cubed butternut squash
• 3 cups water
• 4 cubes chicken bouillon
• 1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese

Directions

1. In a large saucepan, saute onions in margarine until tender. Add squash, water, bouillon, marjoram, black pepper and cayenne pepper. Bring to boil; cook 20 minutes, or until squash is tender.
2. Puree squash and cream cheese in a blender or food processor in batches until smooth. Return to saucepan, and heat through. Do not allow to boil.