Butternut Squash and Chicken Soup (Paleo)

This Butternut Squash and Chicken Soup recipe is a delicious, creamy, dairy free, and healthy butternut squash soup recipe made with added chicken and bacon.

I’m super excited about this butternut squash soup with chicken.

It is a warm and creamy soup with a rich roasted butternut squash flavor. It has extra protein thanks to the added grilled chicken. It also has an amazing savory taste from the bacon, chicken stock, sage and thyme.

Note: this post was originally published in October 2016. It was updated with new photos and recipe tweaks in September 2020.

My friend recently made me butternut squash soup and it was ammmmazing!

I asked her for the recipe and made it my own. I turned it into a dairy-free butternut squash soup with added chicken and bacon.

I partnered up with US Wellness Meats for this post and had the pleasure of testing out several of their grass-fed and all natural meat and poultry items.

Ingredients needed:

• butternut squash– a medium sized fresh one is perfect here.
• olive oil– extra virgin has great flavor.
• shallots– you can also use regular onions, but shallots have a rich taste.
• garlic
• chicken breast
• salt
• pepper
• dried thyme
• rubbed sage
• red pepper flakes
• chicken stock or bone broth– either one works but bone broth has a lot more protein in it.
• coconut cream– a high quality coconut cream adds a creamy element to the soup.
• cumin
• ground nutmeg
• honey
• bacon– a wonderful topping for the soup

The Smoked Uncured Bacon I received from US Wellness Meats is nitrate free, has no preservatives, and only 2 ingredients–pork and salt–as it should be! It works perfectly for a butternut squash soup with bacon!

Their Chicken Stock is naturally Paleo and their chicken breast is all natural with no hormones or antibiotics, and from free range chickens that have been fed a vegetarian diet.

Side note: I was offered products from US Wellness Meats, but they did not ask me to share my opinions on my blog. My opinions are 100% my own.

Easy ingredient swaps:

• Instead of the shallots: you can use regular onions or onion powder.
• Instead of coconut cream: you can use heavy cream, coconut milk or almond milk.
• Instead of honey: you can use maple syrup.
• Instead of chicken stock: you can use beef stock or vegetarian stock.
• Instead of fresh garlic: you can use garlic powder.

How to make it:

Step 1: Roast the butternut squash.

• To do this, cut the butternut squash in half, slather it in some olive oil and sprinkle it with some thyme, rubbed sage, salt and pepper.
• Bake it face down.

Step 2: Cook the chicken.

• Sautée the shallot and garlic in a large soup pot. Add the chicken, thyme, sage, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper.
• Once the chicken is cooked, set it aside but leave behind the onion and garlic in the pot.
• As soon as the chicken is cooled, you can cut it into bite sized pieces.

Step 3: Make the butternut squash soup.

• Cut the roasted butternut squash into cubes and remove the skin.
• Add the butternut squash cubes to the soup pan, along with chicken stock, coconut cream, honey, sage, thyme, cumin, nutmeg, salt, and pepper. Boil everything together.
• Then use an immersion blender or regular blender to puree the soup.

Step 4: Prepare the bacon.

• Microwave the bacon until the bacon is crispy.

Step 5: Put it all together.

• Add the cut chicken to the soup. You can either add it all to the whole soup or add it to each individual bowl.
• Top each bowl with crushed bacon and other toppings.

Best toppings for this chicken butternut squash soup:

Aside the crushed bacon and chicken from this recipe, there are many toppings you can add.

• a splash of coconut cream
• fresh herbs
• pumpkin seeds
• bread crumbs or croutons
• goat cheese crumbles

How to store and freeze this soup:

To store: put soup into airtight containers in the fridge for up to 4-5 days. Reheat in the microwave or on the stovetop.

To freeze: let the soup cool completely and then pour it to a freezer-safe container. Freeze for 2 months. To reheat, let the soup thaw in the refrigerator, then heat the soup in the microwave or on the stovetop.

FAQs:

Other healthy soup recipes you may enjoy:

This Dairy-free Sweet Potato Broccoli Soup has a creamy sweetness thanks to the sweet potato and great broccoli flavor.

This Paleo and Whole30 Tomato Vegetable Soup is loaded with veggies and herbs and tastes just amazing!

This ground turkey and rice soup is a BOMB gluten-free and dairy-free soup full of ground turkey, rice and herbs.

This Carrot Ginger Soup by Foolproof Living is made by roasting carrots and seasoned with ginger. YUM

Other butternut squash recipes:

This Roasted Butternut Squash from Healthy Seasonal Recipes is seasoned with paprika and turmeric and is an amazing Paleo and Vegan side dish.

❤️ Check out a list of all of my soups and stews. ❤️