A Gluten Free Gigi How-To: Slow Cooker Recipe ~ Naturally Gluten Free Creamy Butternut Squash Soup 01/24/2012
Everyone at my house raved about this velvety gluten free soup!
It’s soup weather and Staple Recipe #2, Homemade Stock (click here for the recipe), continues to come in handy at my house. My latest “souper” recipe using homemade stock is Creamy Butternut Squash Soup. It’s naturally gluten free, super-simple to make, and an absolute hit with my entire family, although they accuse me of using it as a trick to get them to eat squash. Moi?? How could I know they would help themselves to the satisfying, healthy (nameless) concoction I left simmering in the slow cooker while I delivered last week’s weight loss webinar? (Never mind the bowls, spoons, ladle, and note I left beside the slow cooker...) 
Trick or no trick, everyone at my house raved about this velvety soup. Still thinking about it the next day, Little Chef asked, “I wonder how that soup would be if you added chicken next time?” Next time?! Confirmation this recipe was a HUGE hit, considering getting kiddos to eat veggies is a bit of a challenge at my house! Perhaps that variation will show up on my Super Bowl party menu. If you try the soup with chicken (or any other creative twist), come back here and let everyone know in the comments below! I know you’ll want to give this one a try! Naturally Gluten Free Creamy Butternut Squash Soup Slow Cooker recipe Gluten free, vegan (if you use vegetable stock), soy free, nut free 2 – 3 pound butternut squash, peeled and cubed 1 pound apples, peeled and cubed (I used Empire apples for their flavor, because they are terrific cooking apples, and because they do not have an excessively high water content.) 4 cups chicken or vegetable stock (either store-bought or homemade; use vegetable stock for vegan) 1 cup coconut milk creamer (use any milk or cream you like, dairy or non-dairy) 2 Tablespoons pure maple syrup (honey or agave would also work, or you may omit sweetener) 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger 1/4 teaspoon allspice Add squash, apples, and stock to your slow cooker. Cook 4 hours on low (2 hours on high). When fruit is tender, reduce slow cooker temperature to “warm” setting. Use an immersion blender to puree the squash and apples right in the slow cooker. Fun! Gluten Free Gigi Tip! If you don’t have an immersion blender, no problem! Remove squash, apples, and stock from the slow cooker to a large bowl. Allow it to cool slightly. In batches, process it in your food processor until it is pureed. Return the puree to the slow cooker with temperature set to “low” to reheat. Continue with recipe as written. Add coconut creamer, maple syrup, and spices. Stir, cover, and heat until warmed all the way through. Serve with your favorite gluten free biscuits or my award-winning gluten free cornbread (click here for the recipe) OR you can wait until Thursday for an extra-special something I created to accompany this soup! (I promise it’s worth the wait!) See me make my simple (sneaky!) Naturally Gluten Free Creamy Butternut Squash Soup everyone will love! (Click inside the picture below to start the video.) Join me in the kitchen and try more of my gluten free recipes. Click here to see all of the recipes I have for you! Living gluten free tastes so good... you'll see! 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Come back for my weekly recipe and how-to video posts on Tuesdays and useful "A Side of Science" articles on Thursdays. If you don't, I'll miss you! My mission here at GlutenFreeGigi.com is to share my experience and knowledge to make gluten free living easy and accessible for everyone. I can help you navigate your gluten free life with ease and confidence because I understand how challenging it can be! Click here to learn more about who I am and my gluten free story. I’m super-excited to have YOU here! The journey doesn't seem nearly as long when you share it with folks you like... I'm glad you're sharing the gluten free journey with me! P.S. -- Click here to sign up for my free e-Letter so you don't miss a thing! xo, Gluten Free Gigi CommentsI am going to use this recipie. I would love to reblog this post. Trying to figure out how to share this besides just a link, because I think this is a recipie after my own heart! YUM. I Will be trying this later this week ... can't wait to get back with ya on how I love it. :) Hi, Shonnie! :) Gail Mollencopf 02/07/2012 21:39
I love this site, learning a lot. THANK YOU!!! Tried the Coconut milk Whip Cream, my hubby and friends love it. It was also so easy to make. Thanks again!!!! Your comment will be posted after it is approved. Leave a Reply |  
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