Kabocha Sweet Creamy Soup

Now, I am always trying different recipes or ways to sneak more vegetables into my child’s diet. My son does not like carrots or cabbage. I try encouraging him by getting him to one bite even that is difficult. He is a picky eater. However, he loves soup. Why not make him a sweeter soup like kabocha sweet creamy soup.

Kabocha Sweet Creamy Soup Recipe

Ingredients:

I medium sized kabocha

3-4 cups vegetable broth or homemade bone broth

4 garlic, minced

1 tsp sea salt

1 cup non-dairy milk

Instructions:

1. In a medium-size pot, fill with water. Allow the water to boil.
2. Place the squash in the water. Kabocha should take 10-15minutes to cook. Allow it to cook longer until the squash is soft.
3. Remove squash from the hot water. Let it cool.
4. Peel the outer layer. Cut into squares.
5. In another pot, pour the broth. Add salt and garlic. Then, add the kabocha.
6. Once the soup comes to a boil. Turn down the stove. Let the soup simmer.
7. This should cook 20 minutes or pour the soup in the crockpot.
8. Lastly, add non-dairy milk. Cook for 5-10minutes. Stir occasionally.
9. Read to serve.

How to Sneak in More Nutrient

• Puree various vegetables like squash, carrot and add to soup
• Add broth into every dish you cook
• Make spiral noodle with a vegetable like a carrot and zucchini
• Make smoothie to sneak in small amounts of kale and spinach
• Add shredded vegetable into pasta sauce
• Minced vegetable in a processor to add into omelets
• Bake vegetable dish with melted cheese
• Drizzle balsamic vinaigrette to vegetable
• Added shredded vegetable in the batter of a baked loaf of bread or muffin

What to Know About Squash

How to choose a kabocha squash. You should choose one that feels heavy. Make sure there are no soft areas on the squash. Kabocha is hard to cut with a tougher skin. Be very careful. Take a knife by starting in the middle of the squash. Rock back and forth with your body weight to slowly cut the squash. Continue until you cut the large pieces. The seeds in the center can be eaten as a snack. You can put this aside.

My children and I like this soup. The soup is sweet and creamy. They had a lot. You should try this soup kabocha sweet creamy soup a try.

You might want to try Asian soup for fall. My family loves soup for the fall or even year-round. Maybe the next one I would like to try is a broccoli kabocha soup.