Curried Butternut Squash Broccoli Cheddar and Goat Cheese Soup
It’s comfort soup in an even comfier bowl.
Somehow it is mid October and how that happened is beyond me. Life is a busy, awesome blur. A blur that has me stressing, happy, excited and tired all at the same time. It’s a good thing, and I am so not complaining, well actually I am complaining that is already mid October, but it really does seem that the older I get the faster time flies.
Most of the leaves have turned and fallen here, it is freezing the minute the sun goes behind the mountains around five-thirty and we have already seen our fair share of snow for the season. The first of the many resorts around here, A-Basin, opened yesterday.
I am so not ready for ready for the Colorado mountain winter to begin. I am trying to savor these last warmish days before the snow blankets the ground, but I better suck it up, winter is coming and I have a feeling it is going to be a very snowy year.
Some people are saying the wet summer means a heavy snow year. I am excited and scared at the same time. Excited for all the days leading up to December twenty-fifth or maybe even January first.
But scared the snow will last and last. That snow in April thing? Yeah, not really into that.
But it’s October, so let’s talk soup.
Mid October just means SOUP! Lots and lots of soup! At least that’s how it goes around here. Or at least that is how I am hoping it is going to go around here.
Most years it’s just chili. I mean chili NEVER fails. It is always good, always hot, always hearty and just plain awesome, but this year I am determined to throw in a few odd balls. Odd balls like curry, squash and goat cheese (!!!). Trust me, my family was looking at me like I was crazy. Especially about the curry part, they think they are not curry people, but I have proven them wrong a total of one, two, three and four times. Oh and now five. Yes!
This one was kind of a given though.
I combined everyone’s beloved broccoli cheddar soup with some spiced up curry and goat cheese. So basically, there was nothing for them not like. It’s a giant bowl of creamy butternut squash, with broccoli and tons and tons of cheese. Plus more cheese on top, then poured into a bread bowl. Pure creamy comfort.
I am actually really wishing this was dinner tonight.
Lately I am in a constant state of being just plain freezing. See I have this problem. When it’s sunny with not a cloud in the sky I can’t take picture in my kitchen. There is just too much direct sunlight streaming in. I love the sun, but oh my gosh, I really wish it did not shine directly in basically every single window in our house. Whatever, long story short is that I have had to resort to taking pictures with the front door wide open. It just happens to be the only light I am liking these days. Such a pain and SO cold.
I have been shooting in my big down puffy coat. It’s a pretty funny sight and I get some pretty interesting looks from the rare person who occasionally walks by. It’s getting colder and colder by the day, I need a new solution.
So I am basically now always craving warmth.
And soup, but again, I am not complaining. I love both these things.
Especially when they involve warm curry, butternut squash, cheddar cheese and goat cheese. Doesn’t get a whole lot better or cozier than that.
This soup is a one pot deal, which is awesome and it requires very little work. The hardest part is pureeing the soup and that is only hard if you don’t have an immersion blender, which of course I don’t.
Well, I did but it just broke on me one day last year. Ugh.
Oh, and over in these parts, today is the perfect soup kind of day. It’s snowing. Again. And I love it!
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Curried Butternut Squash Broccoli Cheddar and Goat Cheese Soup
By halfbakedharvest
Course: Soup
Cuisine: American
Keyword: butternut squash, cheddar, curried, goats cheese
It's comfort soup in an even comfier bowl.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon coconut oil
- 1 small onion finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic minced or grated
- 1 teaspoon fresh ginger grated
- 3 cups butternut squash cubed, about 1 small squash
- 4 cups fresh or frozen broccoli florets
- 1 ounce can coconut milk (lite or regular but I used regular), 14
- 4 cups chicken or vegetable broth plus 2 cups water to thin
- 1 tablespoon curry powder
- 1-2 tablespoon thai red curry paste use 1 tablespoon for less heat
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper or to your taste
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese plus more for topping
- 2 ounces crumbled goat cheese plus more for topping
- [easy no-knead pumpkin bread bowls | https://dev.halfbakedharvest.com/super-easy-crusty-knead-pumpkin-bread-bowls/]
- fresh cilantro chopped, for garnish
Instructions
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Heat a large heavy bottom pot over medium heat. Add the coconut oil and throw in your onion, garlic and a good pinch of salt and pepper. Cook gently for about 10 minutes until the vegetables are sweet and soft. Add the ginger, curry paste, curry powder and cayenne and stir until incorporated. Cook for 3-5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the squash, broccoli and broth to the pot, bring to a boil, cover and simmer for around 35-45 minutes.
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When the squash is soft and cooked through, whiz the soup with an immersion blender or pour it into a standard blender or food processor and pulse until you have a smooth puree. I like to take a few of the broccoli florets out, puree the soup and then re-add the broccoli florets back so there is a little chunkiness to the soup.
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Return the soup back to it's pot and place over medium heat. Add the coconut milk, salt and pepper. Simmer for 10 minutes or until it is warmed through. Stir in the shredded cheddar cheese and goat cheese, stirring until melted. If the soup seems too thick, add 1/4 cup water at a time until your desired consistency is reached. Taste and season with salt and pepper to your liking.
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Serve the soup in hollowed out [pumpkin bread bowls | https://dev.halfbakedharvest.com/super-easy-crusty-knead-pumpkin-bread-bowls/] and top with crumbled goat cheese and fresh chopped cilantro.
P.S Top with lots and lots and lots of goat cheese. Trust me, it’s going to make your day better.
I LOVE this!! So many delicious things in one soup! And I kind of know what your family mean about the curry, but just like them, I seem to love it every time I have it – so I’m sure this would be the same. Any excuse to sprinkle loads of goat’s cheese on my food is a winner for me! 🙂
Thank you so much, Becca!
This just might be the very best soup in all the land! These flavor combos are my favorites! And I can barely stand how good that bread bowl looks!! Pinning!!! Super delish!
Haha! Thank you and thank you for pining!
I love this flavour! Plus, bread bowls are the best 🙂
Thank so much, Katrina! The soup and bread bowl combo is my favorite!
One pot deal! I love it! And your photos make me want it now!
Thank you so much, Amanda!! One pot meals are the best! 🙂
Get a big white sheet and hang it over your windows! You still get the awesome light but it is so much softer. It makes all pictures so much better…and warmer 🙂
Thanks for the tips!!
I’ve fallen in love with butternut squash soup this year. This looks so good!
Thanks Melanie!
This looks amazing! So warm and fall-like!
Thanks Carrian!
I’m going to move in to your kitchen, okay? 🙂
Yes! Please do! We would have so much fun! 🙂
I love this soup! Love that you used this bowl even more!!!!
Thanks Robyn! The bread bowls are so fun and good!
What a soup!
Thanks Kevin! 🙂
Oh goodness! This is fall in a bowl, so vibrant in color and gorgeous flavors!
Thanks so much, Maria!
Ohhhhh girl! You and I sister…we’ve gots to take a vacation…together…somewhere tropical…mai thais….just sayin! I’m actually relieved to know someone else is busy as hell and stressing out too. Keep it up, love…it’ll slow down one of these days! Your soup is killing me! I need one of them bread bowls! And all the goat cheese ever! Such a delicious meal to get us through the loooooong winter months!
Yes, yes, yes!! Let’s plan it!! 🙂
Hang in there! Your TWO books will be well worth it! THanks Julia!
Ohhhhh my gosh! I love this! Stop being so good, LOL! YUMMMMM!
Thanks Sophia!
I LOVE soup!! Especially with all of my favorites in it like this one. I feel you with the CO weather. After moving from CO to Utah, I realized I am just not a cold weather person.
Hah! I think I am the some way, but I still live here. Sometimes I love it (like now) and sometimes I don’t (like after Christmas)!
Thanks Chelsea!
Is it possible to connect with a soup on an emotional level? I feel like the flavors here just really get me and sum up everything I want in the fall. I’m going to need at least 8 gallons of this.
Ha! I totally think it can! 🙂
Thanks so much, Kelly!
This soup must be so delicious! And so cute in the bread bowls! Love it 🙂
Thank you so much, Charlie!
I think this soup belongs in Better Homes and Gardens. Seriously.
And your bread bowls are so cute!
pinned.
hanks so much, Abbie! Hope you have a great Monday!
I agree- mid-October is officially SOUP season. And I love goat cheese so much I’d eat it on an old shoe if I had to, but this curried (!!) squash soup is a WAY better option.
HA! Yeah, I would go with the soup! Thanks Ruthy! 🙂
The perfect soup for those scrumptious bread bowls!
Thanks Laura! Soup in a bread bowl is so good!
I think all food bloggers need to set up some kind of service where we can taste test each other’s food. I would like to be paired up with you!
Haha! We SO need to do this! LOL!
Thanks so much, Meagan! That is such a compliment and i would LOVE to be paired up with you!
Tieghan, you pictures are so beautiful and scrumptious looking! This soup has all my favorite flavors. As long as you have a cozy soup like – I say let it snow! 🙂
I could not agree more! Let it snow!
Thanks Grace! 🙂
I just want to snuggle right on up in this soup! Bread bowls for the win!!
It is a snuggle soup! LOL!
Thanks Julie!
These are beautiful! Your pics are awesome. So glad I found your site 🙂
Thank you so much, Liz!! Happy to have you as a new reader! 🙂
Just beautiful, Tieghan! You’re right…life is a crazy, busy awesome blur. This soup is just what we need and I love your styling and photography here all served up in a pretty bread bowl! Thanks for sharing. Pinning!
Thank you so much, Stacy!! I have fun with the photos and thanks so much for pinning!! 🙂
I adore butternut squash like nothing else. This looks amazing!!
Thanks Deborah! Butternut is my favorite winter squash!
I love for so many things. A perfect side for the upcoming fall parties. This sure is a great dish.
Thanks!! It is perfect for fall parties!
I know this is an old recipe on your website, but I just made it tonight and it was awesome. I huge hit with my fella! Thanks! (I did use butter instead of coconut oil, but other than that, it was your recipe to the letter.)
YEAH! So happy you loved this, Thanks!!
We’re into soup season here in Australia, and I found this recipe on one of my boards from a while ago. Tried it this past week – OMG, so good! Goes to show you’ve had this incredible talent for a while, girl! Awesome recipe. 🙂
Tried this, but eliminated the cheese. Great tasty soup with a little zip. Thanks
Awesome! So glad you liked this, thanks!!
I made this to have as dinner/lunch this week — so good! Thank you!
This is so awesome to hear! So happy you loved this one Olivia, thanks!
100% in LOVE with this soup! I made it a couple weeks ago and will be making it again tonight – the flavor is just incredible! And I’m completely inspired to use more curry paste in my life. Thank you for my new go-to soup!!
Yay! Thanks so much Rachel!! So happy you like it and the curry paste!! (:
Hi Tieghan
The recipe sounds just great! However, I have a question…..whenever I make a cream soup and put it in the bread bowl, the soup thickens too much for me. Any suggestions? Should I make it not so creamy? I thought I had thinned it out enough last time and still the same result. Any suggestions would be most appreciated. Please help!!!
Hey Sharon! So what is happening is the soup is soaking up the bread, making it very thick. I can’t really think of a way to fix it…I just eat the bread bowl. Thinning with broth sounds like a good idea, but I have never tried it. Sorry I could not help much. Let me know if you have more questions. Hope you love this! Thanks! 🙂
Love love love love love ….didn’t have enough broccoli so I added kale !
All your recipes are great…thanks
Karen
This is a fantastic soup. .I actually daydream about it! It is incredibly flavorful. I do like to play with the ingredients a bit sometimes. I don’t use all the hot spices as it becomes far too hot for me. I also omit some of the cheese to reduce the calories a bit. Thank you for your recipes. You are my go-to website for just about everything!
Thank you so much Beverly! I am so glad you liked this!
My husband and I love this soup! We’ve made it a few times and are never disappointed. It’s creamy with just enough warmth and spice and filling! I always add more broccoli (guilty, it’s like my fav vegetable) and we occasionally make paninis to dip in it. Thanks Tieghan for another recipe that’s a keeper!
I am so glad this turned out amazing for you, Megan! Thank you so much for making this! xTieghan
This soup looks incredible. I wanted to ask, do you think I could make this without the goats cheese? Would I add in some additional cheese or would it be fine as is without the goats cheese.
Can’t wait to try this.
Hi Lisa,
You could replace the goat cheese with another cheese that you enjoy. I hope you love the recipe, please let me know if you have any other questions! xTieghan