Nourishing Chicken Butternut Squash Soup

 

Everyone has been a little sick around here this last week and the weather has turned cold. This soup is a great pick-me-up. A little better for you than traditional chicken noodle soup.

I always start off my soups by sautéing onions for about 15 minutes with a little oil and salt.

Then I add several cloves of minced garlic 

Then good chicken broth/stock and chicken meat

Then the diced butternut squash 

When the squash is half soft, I add in the beans (here I used chick peas), and the washed and chopped kale. 

Then let this simmer for 1/2 hour, then taste and adjust seasonings, adding salt and pepper if needed. Serve hot with Parmesan cheese, if desired, and bread on the side. Irish Brown bread is a good accompaniment.