Kathies Butternut Harvest Chicken Soup Recipes

ROASTED CHICKEN AND BUTTERNUT SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In a roasting pan or rimmed baking sheet, toss together chicken, squash, onion, and oil; season with salt and pepper. Arrange in a single layer and roast until squash and chicken are cooked through, about 30 minutes.
• Transfer chicken to a plate and let cool. Transfer squash and onions to a medium pot and add broth, cumin, and coriander. Bring to a simmer over medium-high. With a potato masher or back of a wooden spoon, mash some vegetables until soup is thick and chunky. Discard skin and bones from chicken; cut meat into small pieces and add to soup. Stir in lemon juice; season to taste with salt and pepper. To serve, top with fresh cilantro, if desired.

KATHIE'S BUTTERNUT HARVEST CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Peal & chop all vegetables into bite sized chunks. Toss w/olive oil & sprinkle w/salt & pepper. Roast in oven at 450 for 20 min's until semi soft.
• Meanwhile ... while veggies are roasting, cut chicken into bite sized pieces & quickly brown in large pot or dutch oven (whatever pot you are using to prep soup) drizzled with olive oil. Add 2-3 minced garlic cloves during last minute of browning. Once browned, remove chicken from pot & set aside. OR simply use 3 cups shredded ready made rotisserie style chicken.
• Add chicken stock, dried herbs, & HALF of roasted vegetables to pot. Simmer for 15 minutes. Using handheld immersion blender (or whatever you have) puree veggies, herbs & stock together to create a thickened "creamy" broth.
• Now add browned chicken and remaining roasted veggies to pot. Simmer 5 min's till heated through. Optional: Add baby spinach before serving just till wilted. Also makes a great after ThanksGiving soup using leftover turkey: ) ** Perfect for those following Primal/Paleo Diets

BUTTERNUT AND APPLE HARVEST SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in leeks and onions, and cook until the onion softens and turns translucent, about 5 minutes. Add potato, squash, carrots, apple, and chicken stock. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the vegetables are soft, about 20 minutes.
• Carefully puree the soup in batches in a blender, or use a stick blender to puree the soup right in the pot. Once the soup has been pureed, return it to the pot and stir in wine and cream. Season with nutmeg, salt, and pepper; simmer gently for 5 minutes. Ladle into bowls and garnish with chopped chives.

HARVEST CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Chop one onion; set aside. Quarter the other two; place in a Dutch oven with the chicken, water, celery, salt and pepper. Cover and simmer for 2 hours or until the chicken and vegetables are tender. Remove the chicken; set aside. Discard celery and onion. , To broth, add the tomatoes, carrots, bouillon and chopped onion. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until the carrots are tender. , Debone and cube chicken; add to soup with zucchini and peas. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until zucchini is tender. Spoon into bowls. Garnish with avocado.