{"id":46943,"date":"2026-01-26T05:45:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T10:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/?p=46943"},"modified":"2026-01-26T05:45:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T10:45:46","slug":"butternut-squash-sweet-potato-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2026\/01\/26\/butternut-squash-sweet-potato-soup\/","title":{"rendered":"Butternut Squash &#038; Sweet Potato Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6237\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2012\/01\/17\/apple-cake\/food-header-1-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?fit=640%2C144&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,144\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Food-Header-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?fit=640%2C144&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6237\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?resize=640%2C144&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?resize=300%2C67&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"46944\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2026\/01\/26\/butternut-squash-sweet-potato-soup\/butternutsquashsoup\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ButternutSquashSoup.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ButternutSquashSoup\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ButternutSquashSoup.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46944\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ButternutSquashSoup.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ButternutSquashSoup.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ButternutSquashSoup.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We got hit with a major snowstorm yesterday, like most of the country. I made this soup ahead of time, it&#8217;s no fuss, no muss &#8211; and left me with plenty of time to shovel! It&#8217;s creamy without the cream, high in fiber, and Vitamin C. When it&#8217;s 14\u00ba outside, this soup really hits the spot!<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 &#8211; 2 pound butternut squash<\/li>\n<li>1 large sweet potato<\/li>\n<li>1 small yellow onion<\/li>\n<li>1 celery stalk<\/li>\n<li>4 cups vegetable\/chicken broth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li>Peel squash and sweet potato and cut into 1&#8243; pieces. Chop the onion and celery.<\/li>\n<li>Bring the broth to a boil and cook the vegetables until tender.<\/li>\n<li>Puree in a blender, season with salt and pepper.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We got hit with a major snowstorm yesterday, like most of the country. I made this soup ahead of time, it&#8217;s no fuss, no muss &#8211; and left me with plenty of time to shovel! It&#8217;s creamy without the cream, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2026\/01\/26\/butternut-squash-sweet-potato-soup\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1238],"tags":[4219,2212,5944],"class_list":["post-46943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lovin-from-the-oven","tag-butternut-squash","tag-soup","tag-sweet-potatoes"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1ed1x-cd9","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":35327,"url":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2020\/11\/09\/butternut-squash-soup\/","url_meta":{"origin":46943,"position":0},"title":"Butternut Squash Soup","author":"Tina Garceau","date":"November 9, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"It's fall, the temperatures are dropping, and here is a magnificent soup. 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