Michael, I made the Butternut Squash and Black Bean Soup

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CathyZ

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It was very good. I had a whole squash and cut it in half and roasted it that way instead of peeling and cubing. There was plenty of lovely brown roasted surface. Then I scooped out the flesh, dumped into sautéed onions, celery and garlic along with ALL the broth then used my immersion blender. Then I put the beans, corn, chopped peppers and cilantro in and simmered. I don't think these "shortcuts" changed the final product and it made it less "fussy" to make. I had some raw chicken to use up and I cut it up and added it to the simmering soup. We liked the addition a lot.

Good recipe. Thank you for posting.

 
Does sound good. I can recommend adding kale to this mix. I've used chicken, kale, butternut, onions

in Dawn's Green chili burritos and it's an excellent combo.

 
Glad you enjoyed it. It is a good combination of flavors and textures, and an experienced...

...cook like yourself can bring those elements together any number of ways.

My immersion blender gave up the ghost a couple of years ago and I haven't replaced it yet.

Michael

 
Don't need an immersion blender. A good potato masher works great

Funny- I didn't have an immersion blender until just a few years ago when a friend gave one to me insisting it would change my life. I have 2 potato mashers that have always done the job. For some reason when I made the soup I used the immersion blender. But I didn't need to.....

 
Believe it or not, our Ninja blender is a workhorse around here. It cost a whopping...

...$69 at a cyber-Monday deal a few years back. It has 1000 watts of power and the multi-tiered blades make short work of anything we put into it.

I love it for pureeing chiles, spices, etc., to make Arbol Salsa.

It cleans up easily, since the whole blade lifts out and the container is square.

Michael

PS: My favorite non-traditional use for my good ol' potato masher is to break up ground meat while it's browning in the skillet or wok. Works like a charm!

 
Since you brought that up....

I tend to use mine when I am karaokeing in the kitchen, much to my dogs (and husband's) amusement

perfect microphone.

 
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