Slow Cooker Butternut Squash Soup

This Slow Cooker Butternut Squash Soup is a hands-off and delicious soup for cold fall or winter days (bonus: it makes your house smell amazing!)

Slow Cooker Butternut Squash Soup

Despite being a food blogger, I can be real lazy when it comes to dinner time. I’ll throw an assortment of blogging experiments on a plate and call it a day, with nothing entirely going with each other.

So more and more I’ve been relying on my slow cooker to cook a well-rounded dinner because it’s just so easy. Throw a bunch of yummy stuff in, let it cook all day while I work, and have a meal magically appear before us when dinner time rolls around.

This Slow Cooker Butternut Squash Soup is the epitome of that, filled with fresh veggies and seasonings (and minimal ingredients mean less prep!)

And did I mention that making this soup is easy? Because it’s so easy. Cutting the butternut is probably the most time intensive part. Then just throw the diced butternut in your slow cooker along with a Granny Smith apple, which brings the perfect amount of sweet zinginess, onion, garlic, thyme, and seasonings.

Cook it on high in as little as 2 hours, or let it simmer on low heat for 6 to 8 while you’re at work. Then just blend, add creamy coconut milk, and serve! I love to serve mine topped with roasted chickpeas or crispy Brussels sprouts (if I’m feeling fancy).

To make this Slow Cooker Butternut Squash Soup you’ll need:

• 1 butternut squash (about 4 to 5 cups diced)
• 2 cups vegetable broth
• 4 cloves garlic
• 1 white onion
• 1 granny smith apple
• ½ tsp salt
• ¼ tsp black pepper
• 1 sprig fresh thyme
• 1 cup canned coconut milk

Kitchen tools you may find useful:

• Slow cooker
• Handheld blender or countertop blender
• Soup ladle
• Serving bowls

We hope you enjoy this slow cooker butternut squash soup, you won’t be disappointed!

And with soup season in full swing, now is the perfect time to introduce you to some more of our favorite soup recipes, one of which is this Italian sausage tomato orzo soup. This savory, comfort soup is on the table in only 30 minutes.

Caramelized onions in a reduction of white wine and sherry with herbs of thyme and bay leaves in a clear beef broth make this French Onion Soup delicious. The topping of French baguette bread wrapped in 3 cheeses then melted to a golden, crispy crust, make it ultra-satisfying.

And we can’t forget this delicious cream of asparagus soup for lunch, dinner, or an appetizer. So good!

Slow Cooker Butternut Squash Soup

Course: Dinner, Lunch

Cuisine: American

Keyword: butternut squash, crockpot, fall recipes, slow cooker, soup

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 2 hours

Total Time: 2 hours 5 minutes

Servings: 4 servings

Calories: 267 kcal

Author: Live Eat Learn

This Slow Cooker Butternut Squash Soup is a hands-off and delicious soup for cold fall or winter days (bonus: it makes your house smell amazing!)

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Ingredients

• 1 butternut squash about 4 to 5 cups diced
• 2 cups vegetable broth
• 4 cloves garlic peeled
• 1 white onion roughly chopped
• 1 granny smith apple deseeded and roughly chopped
• ½ tsp salt
• ¼ tsp black pepper
• 1 sprig fresh thyme on the stem
• 1 cup canned coconut milk

Instructions

1. Peel, deseed, and roughly chop butternut squash.

2. Add butternut to slow cooker along with broth, garlic, onion, apple, salt, pepper, and thyme. Stir to combine then cook for 6 to 8 hours on low, or 2 to 4 hours on high. Soup is ready when butternut is easily mashed with a fork.
3. Pick out the sprig of thyme. Use a handheld immersion blender to puree the soup (alternatively, carefully transfer to a countertop blender and puree).

4. Stir in coconut milk and serve. I like to serve topped with a drizzle of more coconut milk, thyme, and smoked paprika.

Nutrition Facts

Slow Cooker Butternut Squash Soup

Amount Per Serving (2 cups)

Calories 267 Calories from Fat 126

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 14g 22%

Saturated Fat 12g 60%

Sodium 779mg 32%

Potassium 918mg 26%

Total Carbohydrates 36g 12%

Dietary Fiber 6g 24%

Sugars 13g

Protein 3g 6%

Vitamin A 404.1%

Vitamin C 56.4%

Calcium 11.4%

Iron 13.7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.