Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Autumn Squash Soup (Copycat Panera) takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Autumn Squash Soup (Copycat Panera) takes 60 minutes to cook.

Autumn Squash Soup (Copycat Panera) makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Autumn Squash Soup (Copycat Panera) are:

1362 grams Butternut Squash (2.5-3 pounds)
1135 gram(s) Pumpkin (whole, raw) (2.5-3 pounds)
1 sweet yellow onion, raw (1 medium onion)
2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
8 oz Carrots
1/4 c. green onion fresh chopped -
2 clove Garlic
1 tsp Curry powder
.25 tsp Cinnamon, ground
8 cup (8 fl oz) Chicken Broth
8 fl oz Apple juice, unsweetened
2 tsp Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt
.5 cup Half and Half Cream
.25 tsp Pepper, black
.5 cup Dakota Style Sunflower Kernels
.25 tsp Paprika
.25 tbsp Curry powder

Here is how you make Autumn Squash Soup (Copycat Panera):

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line pan with foil or parchment paper. Cut squash and pumpkin in half. Scoop out seeds and strings. Drizzle a little olive oil on the squash and pumpkin flesh. Place cut side down on pan and roast 30-40 minutes until very tender. Remove and set aside to cool until you can touch it to remove the skin.While squash and pumpkin are roasting, heat oil in stockpot. Add chopped onions and carrots and saute for 3-4 minutes. Add minced garlic, curry, and cinnamon and cook another minute or so. Add broth, apple juice and salt and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 20 minutes. Add squash and pumpkin to soup and return to boil. Cook for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and puree with immersion blender until smooth. If you need to use a regular blender instead do it in small batches because the steam can blow the top off. Remove the center insert and place a folded towel over the hole so steam can escape. When soup is all pureed and smooth add half and half and pepper (salt and pepper to taste).Mix sunflower seeds (or pepitas) with curry powder and paprika and sprinkle into bowl of soup when serving.Serving Size: 8 bowlsNumber of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PAOMER.

The nutritional information for Autumn Squash Soup (Copycat Panera) is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 257.8

• Total Fat: 10.4 g
• Cholesterol: 11.2 mg
• Sodium: 1,343.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 40.6 g
• Dietary Fiber: 8.9 g
• Protein: 7.0 g