Unofficial Slimming World Butternut Squash Soup

4.25 from 8 votes

This delicious Unofficial Slimming World butternut squash soup can be made in the soup maker, pan, multicooker or slow cooker.

Prep Time15

Cook Time22

Total Time37

Course: Soup

Cuisine: british

Keyword: butternut squash, chilli, ginger, slimming world, slimming world recipes, soup

Servings: people

Calories: 194kcal

Frylight
1 kg butternut squash (unprepared weight) (see notes above for alternative prep methods)
1 fat clove of garlic minced
Seasoning
Sprinkle nutmeg or freshly grated
¼ teaspoon dried chilli flakes for mild or ½ to 1 red sliced fresh chilli if you like heat
25 g fresh ginger peeled & grated
1 large onion peeled & diced
600 ml water
2 chicken, veg or vegan stock cubes
Fresh coriander garnish
60 g dried orzo **OPTIONAL**
Zest & Juice of a lime or lemon

First, peel, halve, deseed then dice your butternut squash before placing in a microwavable bowl. **See less strenuous cooking methods above if you have time to make this ahead of dinner**
Cover the diced butternut squash with clingfilm, then microwave for 10 minutes to speed up the cooking time.
Meanwhile, spray your deep base pan (or frying pan if using a soup maker) with Frylight and saute the onions, ginger and garlic until softened.
Now add the remaining herbs and spices (except fresh coriander, lime and orzo if using) to the pan and continue frying for 5 minutes.
Once the butternut squash is cooked, transfer to the soup maker or deep base pan along with everything else (again, except the fresh coriander, lime and orzo if using).
Set your soup maker to smooth, or is using a pan, just bring to the boil and blend.
Now everything is tender, you can add the orzo and cook the soup maker to chunky, or leave to simmer in the pan for about 10 minutes (or as per instructed on the back of the packet).
Stir in the zest, juice and garnish with fat free natural yogurt, fresh coriander or even watercress and enjoy.