Easy Slow Cooker Butternut Squash Soup

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 onions, chopped
• 2 teaspoons dried rosemary
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 5 cups vegetable stock
• 1 butternut squash - peeled, seeded, and cut into cubes
• 2 granny smith apples - peeled, cored, and chopped
• salt to taste
• 1 cup shredded swiss cheese
• 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs 10 mins

Ready Time: 8 hrs 30 mins


• heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. cook and stir onions in hot oil until softened, 5 to 10 minutes. stir in rosemary and black pepper; transfer mixture to a slow cooker. pour vegetable stock, butternut squash, and apples into slow cooker.
• cook on low for 8 hours (or cook on high for 4 hours).
• set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
• puree soup using an immersion blender until smooth. alternately, puree soup in batches in a food processor until smooth. season with salt. ladle soup into oven-safe bowls and sprinkle swiss cheese and walnuts over the top.
• cook soup under the preheated broiler until cheese is hot and bubbling, 1 to 2 minutes.