Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Autumn Harvest Soup is for Soup.

Autumn Harvest Soup takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Autumn Harvest Soup takes 30 minutes to cook.

Autumn Harvest Soup makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Autumn Harvest Soup are:

1 medium butternut squash, finely cubed
2 medium scallions, diced fine
1 medium onion, diced
4 medium summer squash (zucchini), cut into discs
about 1/4lb spinach leaves, fresh
2 8-oz containers sliced mushrooms
6 oz precooked diced roast chicken breast, no skin
2 boxes Imagine Organic Free Range Chicken Broth, low sodium variety (approx 8 cups)
1 tsp garlic (minced, dried or fresh)
1 tbsp basil
.5 tsp black pepper
1 cup extremely fine, small dry pasta (I used Delallo pasta, 'acini di pepe' style (#70, or extremely fine dot pasta) or pearl couscous, depending on your preference.

Here is how you make Autumn Harvest Soup:

Cube the butternut squash and put it in a large stock pot. To this, add the chicken broth. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer. Add the diced scallions and onion. Let this cook at a simmer until the squash is half-soft.Add the pasta, stirring very well so it does not clump. Then add all of the mushrooms and the disc'd summer squash, stirring occasionally to keep an eye on the pasta. Add the basil, garlic, & black pepper. When the mushrooms & summer squash have softened to a nice consistency, and the pasta is al dente, add the spinach (yes, it's a lot) and stir well so that the spinach wilts into the soup.Makes 8 servings.VARIATIONS: If sodium is not a concern in your diet, add salt for flavor. If you like a little zing, add some tabasco or chili paste. If you like a little sweetness, add about 2 tbsp brown sugar, which will bring out the natural sweetness of the butternut squash and the summer squash.Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LADYPIXEL.

The nutritional information for Autumn Harvest Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 218.2

• Total Fat: 2.3 g
• Cholesterol: 17.3 mg
• Sodium: 127.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 38.5 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5.7 g
• Protein: 13.7 g

The dietary needs meet for Autumn Harvest Soup is Low Fat