# High Protein Butternut Squash Soup

A high-protein, high-fiber, immunity-boosting butternut squash soup that uses bone broth and cottage cheese instead of cream.

- Servings: 4 servings
- Prep time: 10 min
- Total time: 60 min
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Soup
- Difficulty: easy
- Diet: low-carb
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 whole butternut squash
- 1 whole red onion
- 12-14 whole mini red peppers
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1-2 tbsp onion powder
- 1 tbsp thyme
- 1 tbsp smoked paprika
- 1 whole garlic bulb
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 20 oz bone broth
- 3/4 tub cottage cheese
- 1/2 tbsp cream (optional)
- to taste chipotle hot sauce (optional)
- to taste fresh herbs (cilantro) (optional)

## Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 410°F.
2. Cut butternut squash in half, clean out the middle, and score it diagonally. Place on a baking sheet.
3. Cut the red onion into eighths and add to the tray.
4. Cut mini red peppers in half, remove seeds, and add to the tray.
5. Drizzle or spray oil, onion powder, thyme, and smoked paprika over the vegetables.
6. Slice the top off a garlic bulb, drizzle with olive oil, wrap in foil or parchment, and add to the tray.
7. Roast everything at 410°F.
8. Scoop the squash out of the skin, squeeze out the garlic, and toss all vegetables into a blender.
9. Pour in bone broth and cottage cheese, then blend until smooth.
10. Top with cream, chipotle hot sauce, and fresh cilantro if desired.

## Equipment

- oven
- baking sheet
- knife
- foil
- parchment paper
- blender

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DeE-rGBpZpP/?stkn=MTVvY2V2b3lpZGxreA==
- Creator: Arash Hashemi
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/84682106-aebd-420b-8bb1-90292a41f7e0
- Extracted: 2026-10-04

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