Slow Cooker Thai-Inspired Butternut Squash and Peanut Soup

Slow Cooker Thai-Inspired Butternut Squash and Peanut Soup is so delicious and this vegan soup is so easy to make in the slow cooker. 

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There’s a reason why there are so many butternut squash soup recipes, and it’s about the way the slightly nutty flavor of butternut squash gets along well with so many other flavors. In this Slow Cooker Thai-Inspired Butternut Squash and Peanut Soup, the cubed squash cooks in the slow cooker in a little vegetable stock until it’s soft and then it’s pureed and cooked a little longer with onion, garlic, ginger, Coconut milk, Thai Red Curry Paste, and peanut butter, with a tiny touch of fish sauce (affiliate link) (or vegan “fish sauce“) and brown sugar (or sweetener) to complete the Thai flavor notes. 

Then the soup is finished with fresh lime juice and chopped cilantro, which I think is just the right addition, but omit the cilantro or use thinly sliced green onion if you’re not a fan. Even though I adore butternut squash, I haven’t used it in soup that much, but this soup is one I’ll be making over and over again. You can use My Top Ten Recipes for Butternut Squash to see more of my butternut squash faves!

I love it when I can find a recipe that really knocks my socks off that can easily be vegan, and this is one of those recipes.  (To make this vegan, use vegan “fish sauce” link in recipe or sub soy sauce.)  And my nephew and cooking assistant Jake is not a winter squash fan, but he gobbled up the soup. We adapted this recipe from one we spotted in Cooking Light, but we changed many things about the recipe, including using a slow cooker, starting with fresh squash, and adding peanut butter.

How to Make Slow Cooker Thai-Inspired Butternut Squash and Peanut Soup:

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1. I’m not normally a fan of the pre-cut butternut squash (and I even wrote a post about How to Peel and Cut Up a Butternut Squash.) But for soup like this, the pre-cut squash is fine and it will help get this into the slow cooker much more quickly.
2. Put 2 lbs. of butternut squash cubes into the slow cooker with 1 cup vegetable stock, season with salt and pepper, and cook on high for 2 hours, or until the squash is soft.
3. Use a food processor, blender, or Immersion Blender (affiliate link) to puree the squash. (An immersion blender is by far the easiest; be careful with the hot squash if you use a food processor or blender.)
4. Heat the oil and saute the onion in a frying pan until it’s well browned. Add the minced garlic, ginger, and diced red bell pepper and cook about a minute more.  (Bad blogger; forgot to take a photo of that!)
5. Then add the coconut milk, Thai Red Curry Paste, and peanut butter, and heat, stirring, just until the peanut butter and curry paste are dissolved into the coconut milk. Add the sweetener and fish sauce (affiliate link).
6. Stir the coconut milk mixture into the squash, turn the slow cooker to low, and cook about one hour.
7. Then stir in the chopped cilantro and lime juice and cook about 15 minutes more.  Serve hot, garnished with chopped peanuts and more chopped cilantro if desired.

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Yield: 8 servings

Slow Cooker Thai-Inspired Butternut Squash and Peanut Soup

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 3 hours 15 minutes

Total Time 3 hours 35 minutes

Slow Cooker Thai-Inspired Butternut Squash and Peanut Soup is so delicious and this vegan soup is so easy to make in the slow cooker.

Ingredients

• 2 lbs. peeled and cubed butternut squash
• 1 cup vegetable stock (see notes)
• salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
• 2 tsp. olive oil
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 2 tsp. minced garlic
• 1 tsp. minced ginger root
• 1 red bell pepper, seeds removed and finely chopped
• 1 14 oz. can coconut milk
• 2 T Thai Red Curry Paste
• 1/2 cup natural peanut butter (without added sugar)
• 1 T sweetener of your choice
• 2 tsp. Fish Sauce (see notes)
• 2 T fresh-squeezed lime juice
• 1/3 cup finely chopped cilantro (see notes)
• extra chopped cilantro and chopped peanuts for serving (optional)
• Sriracha Rooster Sauce for serving (optional)

Instructions

1. Peel the butternut squash and cut into cubes if you’re starting with a whole squash.  (Here’s How to Peel and Cut Up a Butternut Squash if you haven’t done it.)
2. Put the squash cubes and vegetable stock into the slow cooker, season squash generously with salt and fresh-ground black pepper, and cook on high for 2 hours, or until the squash is soft enough to mash easily.
3. When it’s soft, use a food processor, blender, or Immersion Blender (affiliate link) to puree the squash, being careful with the hot food.
4. Heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan, add onion and saute until well-browned, about 8 minutes. Add the minced garlic, minced ginger, and diced red bell pepper and saute about a minute more.
5. Then add the coconut milk, Thai Red Curry Paste, and peanut butter and heat just until the curry paste and peanut butter is melted into the coconut milk.  Add the sweetener and fish sauce (affiliate link).
6. Stir the coconut milk mixture into the pureed squash, turn slow cooker to low and cook for 1 hour more.
7. Stir in the chopped cilantro and fresh lime juice and cook about 15 minutes more.
8. Serve hot, garnished with more chopped cilantro and chopped peanuts if desired.  If you’d like more heat, shake in a little Sriracha Sauce.
9. I am assuming this freezes well.  (I have some in the freezer but haven’t thawed it yet.)

Notes

You need about a 5-Quart Slow Cooker (affiliate link) for this recipe, although it can be slightly smaller.

Vegetable broth from a can is fine for this recipe. For the most carb-conscious version, use a peanut butter without added sugar. I buy Adams 100% Natural Peanut Butter (affiliate link).

Use thinly-sliced green onion if you're not a cilantro fan. If making a Vegan version use vegan “fish sauce”, or replace with soy sauce if you’re not a fan of fish sauce.

Recipe created by Kalyn and Jake.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

8

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 282Total Fat: 21gSaturated Fat: 11gUnsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 523mgCarbohydrates: 23gFiber: 6gSugar: 6gProtein: 7g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated by the Recipe Plug-In I am using. I am not a nutritionist and cannot guarantee 100% accuracy, since many variables affect those calculations.

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Low-Carb Diet / Low-Glycemic Diet / South Beach Diet Suggestions:
Butternut squash is limited to Phase 2 or 3 of the South Beach Diet, and if you’re making this Slow Cooker Thai-Inspired Butternut Squash and Peanut Soup for South Beach they recommend light coconut milk, natural peanut butter, and using an approved sweetener. This recipe is good for low-glycemic diets, but probably not low enough in carbs for traditional low-carb eating plans.

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