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Easy and Fast Acorn Squash Broth Soup is for Soup.

Easy and Fast Acorn Squash Broth Soup takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Easy and Fast Acorn Squash Broth Soup takes 30 minutes to cook.

Easy and Fast Acorn Squash Broth Soup makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Easy and Fast Acorn Squash Broth Soup are:

12 cup (8 fl oz) Water*, tap;
1 (4 inch dia) Squash, winter, acorn, raw (mine was bigger, maybe 5 in diameter; ''size doesn't matter'); can substitute different winter squash; could also use a few cups of frozen or cubed squash
1 cup Peas and carrots, frozen; just what I happened to have on hand; could add more/less
1 cup Tomatoes - sm cherry tomatoes
3 medium (2-1/2" dia) Onions, raw, diced
3 tbsp=0.25 cup Canola Oil or whatever oil you have on hand
3 tbsp=0.25 cup Parsley, dried
1 tbsp Salt
1 tbsp Pepper, black
Other herbs and spices as desired (blank canvas; use up what needs to go)

*I also used some pan scrapings & carmelizations from other things I was cooking; could also use broth, adjusting seasons

Could also add other vegetables, grains, legumes, cheese, croutons &/pasta; I was trying to keep this very low calorie, primarily another way to hydrate

Here is how you make Easy and Fast Acorn Squash Broth Soup:

1) Prepare squash: fastest is to plunge a knife into each rib separation then microwave until somewhat tender to tender (10-30 min) This can be done hours or a day ahead, then peel and deseed when coolOR cut in half, remove seeds and stringy pulp around seeds and roast in an oven for about half an hour, around 400F or soOR use fresh, peeled and cubed squash OR frozen squash(may need to add extra simmer time if using uncooked or frozen squash)2) Saute onion in oil, until at least translucent; I let some of mine carmelize (10-20 min);; add in squash to carmelize for a few minutes, then add water and other vegetables and seasonings; Bring to a boil, turn down and cook 20 minutes, then turn down heat and simmer until ready to serveServing Size: Makes 12 @ 1 cup servingsNumber of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SPARKNB.

The nutritional information for Easy and Fast Acorn Squash Broth Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 75.7

• Total Fat: 4.7 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 599.5 mg
• Total Carbs: 8.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.8 g
• Protein: 1.2 g

The dietary needs meet for Easy and Fast Acorn Squash Broth Soup is Vegan