Not in the mood for cooking? Take the night off instead with our 100+ delicious chef prepared dishes. I have a theory that any soup can be a good soup as long as it has a potato in it (it provides the perfect amount of creaminess, that can't be replicated by anything else) so try to leave that in! What I try to not to ever leave out or swap when making soups out however, is the potato. Add in chopped vegetables, salt and pepper and saute for 10 minutes, stirring often. In a large, heavy bottomed saucepan (I like to use a Dutch oven), melt butter. Puree soup with an immersion blender until smooth. Simmer until rutabaga and squash are soft, about 1 hour. Reduce heat and simmer for 30-40 minutes until veggies are soft. You add the squash, chopped apple, stock, and seasonings, and cook.

Add ginger and cilantro stems (if available) and saut for 2 minutes. This recipe is simple and easy, starting with a base of chopped onions, celery, and carrots. Add squash, carrots and sugar and saut for 10 minutes. Add buttercup squash, rutabaga, onion, potato, sweet potato, carrot, seasoning blend, garlic, curry powder, pepper, nutmeg, and bay leaf. In large saucepan, heat oil and saut onion until soft. Peel and chop onions and place in bowl with squash and carrots. Pour vegetable broth into a large pot over medium heat. Last but not least, you can also use pumpkin or sweet potatoes instead of both the carrots and butternut squash, or swap them out for turnips or any other starchy vegetable. Ingredients 1 Large Butternut Squash 4 Tablespoons Olive Oil, Divided Salt & Pepper To Taste 6 Large Carrots, Ends Trimmed & Cut Into 1-inch. Peel and thinly slice carrots and set in bowl with butternut squash. You could also leave out the spices completely if you're after a really mild and neutral soup. You can also swap the cumin and turmeric with garam masala or curry powder if you don't have them in the cupboard, and can swap the paprika with cayenne pepper. You can swap the red onion in it for one white onion, two shallots or one small leek.

Aside from easy, delicious and quick (the perfect soup trifecta), this soup is also extremely customisable.

Buttercup squash and carrot soup