Butternut Squash Soup

ingredients:   

2 medium butternut squash       (about 1½ pounds each)

2 Golden Delicious or Gala apples

2 tablespoons oil

1 small onion

2 cups (16 ounces) chicken stock

1 tablespoon kosher salt

1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1 cup water

1 teaspoon nutmeg

instructions:  

Peel apples and squash.  Remove seeds from both & cut into 1 inch chunks.  Dice onion.  

In a 4 quart pot, heat oil until hot.  Sauté onion in over medium heat until tender but not browned.   Add diced apples and quash and seasonings.  Continue to sauté 5 minutes or until flavors are released.  Add chicken stock and water and heat to boiling over high heat.  Reduce flame to low and simmer, covered for 20-25 minutes. 

        Allow soup to cool slightly.  Using a hand blender or food processor, puree soup until very smooth.   To serve, reheat but do not boil or soup will thicken.