Butternut Squash Soup With Chicken Sausage

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this was just "ok" - like a lot of other reviewers, I did not think it had a lot of flavor. I added cinnamon, and apple - still not overly flavorful. Don't think I will make again.

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This is a great basic recipe, I found the chicken apple sausage at Sam's. you will definitely want to add your own "oomph" to it though...maybe some hot sauce or a bit of brown sugar...to suit your own taste. Next time I might add a grilled Gruyere sandwich to the mix :

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This was way better than I thought it was going to be. I actually made it for my boyfriend because he love butternut squash and had no intentions of having any for myself. After tasting for seasonings, I changed my mind. I added some cayenne for a kick and used bulk turkey sausage rather than the chicken.

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This comes together quickly with store bought, pre-cut and peeled butternut squash. The fried sage is a key ingredient in terms of flavor. After frying, I garnished the soup with the whole leaves and crushed the remaining ones into a small bowl for those who wanted extra. We grilled the Johnsonville three cheese italian style sausage before slicing into the soup.

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Read through the reviews and heard a lot about a "bland" taste... I also found that to be true when tasting the soup after I made it. I did not use the sage, I added meat sausage instead of the chicken and at the end I added cinnamon which made it perfect.

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Wonderful. No dairy. Use good sausage - it adds a lot. Immersion blender made this very easy.

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Was almost too easy to make AND delicious.

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Alterations: I use more cooking time and about a cup of extra broth before my vegetables were tender enough, due to the effects of higher altitude. I also didn't bother frying up fresh sage leaves, I'm just too lazy. :P I just stirred in some dried, ground sage after everything else was done.

Pros- This is a recipe that involves fairly affordable ingredients and straight forward techniques. The texture is rich, the flavor is balanced, and it is full of nutrient rich vegetables. It's great for the late fall/winter season, both because it's a warm soup and because it heavily utilizes cold weather produce.

Cons- I found it a bit more time consuming to make than I'd prefer, since you have to cook 3 sets of ingredients, and then puree all the vegetables. (Then again, I'm a pretty slow cook. This is also a little on the bland side, in my opinion. Maybe I should have sprinkled in more sage. I've seen various suggestions in other reviews to enhance the flavor.

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I'd never made squash soup before, and I was anxious to try this one. The texture was velvety and the sausage (use good sausage paired beautifully with it. I also wasn't successful with the sage (and I was afraid of burning the house down!, but the rest was delicious.

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Great fall soup. I wasn't very succesful with the sage and it tasted horrible but the rest was great!