Banana Squash Soup with Sweet Potato and Green Apple

Banana squash, sweet potatoes, and green apples are simmered and blended together creating a warm and light soup for winter days.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 154 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon curry powder
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 white onion, diced
• 1 tablespoon coconut oil
• 1 teaspoon crushed bay leaf
• 4 cups chicken broth, or as needed
• 1 pound banana squash, cubed
• 1 pound sweet potatoes, cubed
• 1 green apple, cubed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat coconut oil and butter together in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat; cook and stir onion and garlic in the hot oil-butter mixture until slightly softened, 1 to 2 minutes. Season with salt and black pepper.

Step 2

Stir squash, sweet potatoes, and apple into the onion mixture and cook until heated through, about 5 minutes. Pour in chicken broth and bring to a boil; add basil, curry powder, and bay leaf. Reduce heat and simmer until sweet potatoes and apple are softened, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from heat and season with salt and pepper.

Step 3

Puree soup in the pot with a hand blender until smooth.