Ingredients
- 1 butternut squash- peeled, seeded, and cut half
- ½ Tbs olive oil
- 1/2 cup of diced shallots, this was 2 large shallots for me
- 1.5 Tbs of diced garlic, this was 4 cloves for me
- 1 pound chicken breast
- 1 ¼ tsp salt, divided
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper, divided
- 1/2 tsp thyme, divided
- 3/4 tsp rubbed sage, divided
- a pinch of red pepper flakes
- 4 cups of chicken stock
- ½ cup coconut cream
- 1/8 tsp cumin
- ¼ tsp nutmeg
- 1 Tbs honey
- 5 strips of bacon
Directions
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Cover a cookie sheet in aluminum foil. Cover the cut sides of the butternut squash in a splash of olive oil, a pinch of salt, a pinch of pepper, a pinch thyme, and a pinch sage. Place cut sides down on the cookie sheet. Roast squash in the oven for 30 minutes. Set aside.
- Put ½ Tbs olive oil in a large pot over medium heat; cook the diced shallots, garlic, until transparent and fragrant, about 5 minutes. Add the chicken to the pot and cover it with 1/4 tsp salt, ¼ tsp ground black pepper, ¼ tsp rubbed sage, ¼ tsp thyme, and a pinch of red pepper flakes. Cook the chicken until cooked all the way through (4-6 mins per side depending on how thick your chicken breast is). Remove the chicken from the pan, leaving the garlic and onions in the pan. Turn the heat off.
- Cut the chicken into bite sized pieces.
- Cut the butternut squash into cubes, and remove the outer skin. Add the squash to the pan and mix, set the heat to medium. Then add 4 cups of chicken stock and ½ cup coconut cream to the pot; bring to a simmer and cook 10 to 15 minutes. Season the soup with 1/8 tsp cumin, 1/4 tsp nutmeg, 1tsp salt, and ¼ tsp ground pepper, ¼ tsp thyme, ½ tsp sage and 1 Tbs honey; remove from heat.
- Puree the soup using a stick blender or a blender.
- Add the diced chicken to the soup or to each individual bowl of soup.
- To add bacon, put strips of bacon on a plate lined with paper towels and cover the top of them with paper towels and cooked them for 2-3 minutes. Then replace the paper towels and put them back in the microwave for 3 minutes. If the bacon is crispy, then crumble up the bacon and add to the soup.
