Creamy Butternut Squash Pear Soup

Name: Creamy Butternut Squash Pear Soup
Ingredients: 1/2 cup onions; 2 tablespoons butter or margarine; 2 cups chicken broth; 1 pound butternut squash pared, seeded and cut into 1inch cubes; 2 each pears pared and sliced; 1 teaspoon thyme fresh, snipped; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon white pepper; 1/4 teaspoon coriander ground; 1 cup heavy whipping cream; 1 each pears unpared, sliced; 1/4 cup sesame seeds

12 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

1/2 cup onions
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
2 cups chicken broth
1 pound butternut squash pared, seeded and cut into 1inch cubes
2 each pears pared and sliced
1 teaspoon thyme fresh, snipped
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
1/4 teaspoon coriander ground
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1 each pears unpared, sliced
1/4 cup sesame seeds

Directions

1

Cook and stir onion in margarine in 4-quart Dutch oven until tender.
2

Stir in broth, squash, 2 sliced pears, thyme, salt, white pepper, and coriander.
3

Heat to boiling; reduce heat.
4

Cover and simmer until squash is tender, 10 to 15 minutes.
5

Pour about half of the soup into food processor workbowl fitted with steel blade or into blender container; cover and process until smooth.
6

Repeat with remaining soup.
7

Return to Dutch oven; stir in whipping cream.
8

Heat, stirring frequently, until hot.
9

Serve with sliced pear and sesame seeds if desired.