A delicious and hearty flavoursome soup with chicken and cubes of butternut squash, flavoured with curry spices.
Chicken Butternut Squash Soup
This is one of those soups where you combine some tasty and wholesome ingredients into a pot. Season with different spices. Let it do its work and voila a pot of comforting goodness that will keep you well fueled on cold winter or busy days.
It's an awesome soup for freezing. So feel free to double or even triple up the ingredients for this Curried Chicken and Butternut Squash Soup and then you will have plenty left over to freeze up in handy little tubs.
Soup Base
Whenever I make soup I always start off with a base of onion, carrots and garlic (occasionally leeks or celery too). Then I select whatever spices/seasonings I think will compliment the main ingredients of the soup I am making. As I was adding chicken and butternut squash, I decided a curry type flavour would be perfect.
Bulking out Soup
Usually when making soup, if I am not adding protein or some sort then I will usually add a grain or some legumes to bulk it up, but this one really doesn't need any extras.
Best of all, this Curried Chicken and Butternut Squash Soup is gluten and dairy free and because it is lighter on the carbs, you get a nice filling bowl for not many calories.
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Curried Chicken and Butternut Squash Soup
A delicious and hearty flavoursome soup with chicken and cubes of butternut squash, flavoured with curry spices.
Ingredients
- 340g (12oz) of raw skinless chicken breast (or can use 4 boneless skinless chicken thighs if you prefer)
- 1 large onion, finely chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic, crushed
- ½ teaspoon of turmeric
- 2 teaspoon of freshly grated ginger
- 2 medium carrots, diced
- 1 butternut squash, peeled, deseeded and roughly chopped (approx 800g/28oz whole)
- 1.5 tablespoon of curry powder (use mild, medium or hot depending on your spice level)
- 2 tablespoons of tomato paste
- 6 cups (1.4 litres) of chicken stock
- salt and pepper to season
- spray oil
- freshly chopped coriander (to garnish)
Instructions
- Spray a large saucepan over a medium high heat with some spray oil. Add the chicken and cook till lightly golden and cooked through. Remove the chicken and set aside to cool.
- Spray the pan with a little more spray oil and add the onion, garlic and ginger and fry till softened. Add the turmeric and continue to fry for a additional minute.
- Add the carrots, butternut squash, curry powder, tomato paste a little bit of the stock and stir to coat.
- Add all the stock, bring to a boil, then cover and simmer for approx 45 mins (until all veg is softened)
- With a stick blender, roughly blend part of the soup (still leaving some chunks of veg)
- Shred up the pieces of chicken and add back to the soup and simmer for approx 8-10 mins.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Ladle into warm bowls and garnish with freshly chopped coriander.
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Nutrition Information
Yield
4Serving Size
1 SERVINGAmount Per Serving Calories 252Total Fat 2gSaturated Fat 2gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 8gCholesterol 79mgSodium 674mgCarbohydrates 36gFiber 8gSugar 9gProtein 25g
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Elaine McLaren says
I made this last night and have just had it for my lunch. I think I might have added a touch too much curry powder! Popped in a splash of milk to balance it out. Lovely.
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Debra says
Absolutely love this! Made it time and time again and love it just as much every time!
Lauren says
Can this be used for sp days?
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
Hi Lauren - it sure can. If you look to the top of the recipe box on all of my recipes, to the left of the little picture, it will tell you whether it is SP friendly or not. Hope that helps 🙂
Emma says
For the slow cooker would chicken need to be cooked prior to popping in?
Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
you can brown before adding it if you prefer, but it is fine just to add everything in to the slow cooker as is. 🙂
Alison says
OMG this is absolutely georgeous. All the family loved it, had made it for work but will have to make another batch!!! Added some extra curry powder and a stick of celery.
SusQ says
Just made this using one of my homegrown butternuts, wow this is delicious. Makes absolutely tonnes of soup which I’ve batched up ready for the freezer. I added an extra half tablespoon of medium heat curry powder, juice of half a lime and a fresh red chilli at the end to give it an extra kick. Beautiful!