You’ll love this creamy IP soup.
. It would also work well in the Instant Pot 8 quart
. (The Instant Pot 3 quart
would be too small.)Instant Pot Butternut Squash Soup Recipe – Step by Step with Photos
While butternut squash is delicious and healthy, preparing this hard squash can be a pain. This is where the Instant Pot makes things so much easier.
Squash is easy to prepare in a pressure cooker.
- Cut the squash in half and clean the seeds out.
- Place trivet in Instant Pot and add 1/2 cup of water.
- Place the squash over the trivet and close lid.
- Set to manual, high pressure, for 10 minutes. Natural release.
- Carefully remove squash from Instant Pot and scoop out the flesh.
Cook onions in bottom of Instant Pot inner pot on sauté mode.
This soup is thick and hearty, yet low in calories and Weightwatchers points.
- Place the olive oil or butter in the IP on the sauté setting.
- When the oil is hot, add the onion and garlic. Cook until onion is translucent and garlic is fragrant.
- Add the squash (removed from it’s skin) and stir well to incorporate.
- Turn off the saute setting and add the stock and seasonings.
- Place the lid on the IP and select Soup setting for 10 minutes.
- Natural release. Adjust seasoning to taste before serving.
Instant Pot Butternut Squash Soup
Ingredients
- 2 lbs butternut squash
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil or butter
- 1 onion sliced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 32 oz chicken or vegetable stock
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- To cook the squash:
- Cut your squash in half and clean the seeds out.
- Place trivet in Instant Pot and add 1/2 cup of water.
- Place the squash over the trivet and close lid.
- Set to manual, high pressure, for 10 minutes. Natural release.
- Carefully remove squash from Instant Pot and scoop out the flesh.
- To make the soup:
- Place the olive oil or butter in the IP on the saute setting.
- When the oil is hot, add the onion and garlic. Cook until onion is translucent and garlic is fragrant.
- Add the squash (removed from it's skin) and stir well to incorporate.
- Turn off the saute setting and add the stock and seasonings.
- Place the lid on the IP and select Soup setting for 10 minutes.
- Natural release. Adjust seasoning to taste before serving.
Notes
Nutrition
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