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Butternut Squash Soup w/ Pear is for Soup.

Butternut Squash Soup w/ Pear takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Butternut Squash Soup w/ Pear takes 15 minutes to cook.

Butternut Squash Soup w/ Pear makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Butternut Squash Soup w/ Pear are:

1 tbl. butter
1 cup chopped onion
1 tbl. brown sugar
1/2 tsp ground cumin
5 cups cubed and peeled butternut squash
3 cups fat free, less sodium chicken broth
1/2 tsp. salt
2 cups coasely chopped and peeled Bartlett pear (about 2)

Here is how you make Butternut Squash Soup w/ Pear:

Melt butter in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion, brown sugar, and cumin. Cook 5 minutes or until onions are tender, stirring occasionally. Add squash, broth, and salt and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Add pear; cover, reduce heat and simmer about 5 minutes or until squash is tender. Remove from heat. Cool slightly. Place 1/2 of mixture in a blender, puree until smooth. Pour into a large bowl. Repeat with the remaining squash mixture. Keep warm until ready to serve or refrigerate if making in advance. Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DUFFYDYER.

The nutritional information for Butternut Squash Soup w/ Pear is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 107.6

• Total Fat: 1.8 g
• Cholesterol: 3.8 mg
• Sodium: 370.4 mg
• Total Carbs: 23.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5.1 g
• Protein: 2.7 g