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Slow-Cooker Cheesy Butternut Squash and Tortellini Soup

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Tieghan Gerard
Updated Nov 14, 2014
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Squash and apple are brilliant additions to this creamy, beer-spiked soup, made extra rich with three kinds of cheese.

Slow-Cooker Cheesy Butternut Squash and Tortellini Soup

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 2 hr 15 min
  • Servings 6
  • Ingredients 15
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Ingredients

  • 1 small sweet onion, finely diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, grated or finely chopped
  • 1 Honeycrisp or Granny Smith apple, finely diced
  • 3 cups cubed butternut squash
  • 2 carrots, chopped
  • 2 cups Progresso™ chicken broth (from 32-oz carton)
  • 3/4 cup whole milk or heavy cream
  • 1 can (12 oz) beer (I used pumpkin beer)
  • 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary leaves
  • 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper
  • 10 oz cheese tortellini
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded fontina cheese (6 oz)
  • 1/2 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese (2 oz)
  • 4 oz crumbled blue cheese, if desired
Make With
Progresso Broth

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Spray or grease 4-quart or larger slow cooker. Add onion, garlic, apple, squash, carrots, chicken broth, milk, beer, crushed red pepper flakes, rosemary, salt and pepper.
  • Step 
    2
    Cover; cook on Low heat setting 4 to 6 hours or High heat setting 2 to 4 hours. Squash should be tender.
  • Step 
    3
    Transfer soup to blender; puree until smooth. Return to slow cooker.
  • Step 
    4
    Add tortellini and cheeses; stir to combine. Cover; cook on High heat setting about 10 minutes or until tortellini is soft.
  • Step 
    5
    Ladle into bowls; garnish with extra cheese, if desired. Serve with crusty bread.

Nutrition

310 Calories
16g Total Fat
15g Protein
26g Total Carbohydrate
9g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
310
Calories from Fat
140
Total Fat
16g
24%
Saturated Fat
9g
46%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
85mg
28%
Sodium
1130mg
47%
Potassium
400mg
12%
Total Carbohydrate
26g
9%
Dietary Fiber
4g
16%
Sugars
9g
Protein
15g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
210%
210%
Vitamin C
10%
10%
Calcium
35%
35%
Iron
8%
8%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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