Butternut Squash Soup

1 medium butternut squash
1 medium yellow onion chopped
3 Tbs. butter
2 apples peeled and cored
2 sticks of celery chopped
1 carton of chicken broth
1 pint of heavy cream (you can use half and half as well)
S&P to taste

Optional: Nutmeg to taste, Sour cream (dollop per bowl), bread to dip.

Directions:
1- Wash butternut squash and take a small knife or fork and puncture squash all over to release air.
2- Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until tender (you can check with a fork)
3- Fill sink with cold water and place squash in sink to cool.
4- While cooling, in a deep saucepan melt butter and saute onions and celery until clear and tender. Add 2 cups of broth and apples and bring to a boil. boil until apples are tender (about 10 min) remove from heat, add remaining chicken broth and let cool.
5- Peel skin off of squash and cube squash. In a food processor or blender puree squash and apple-liquid until smooth (Do not blend while food is really hot or else you will have an explosion)
6- Return to pan and add cream.
7- Bring to a near boil and serve.

Pumpkin Soup

Courtney's Recipe

4 C. Chicken Broth
1 Small to Med. Onion Chopped
1/4 C. Butter
2 C. Cooked Mashed Pumpkin
1 Bay Leaf (Put the whole leaf in and when soup is completely finished remove)
1 Tsp. Sugar
1/2 Tsp. Curry Powder
1/4 Tsp Nutmeg
1 Tbs. Dry Parsley (Crumble it really fine)
2 C. Half and Half
2 Tsp. Salt
Fresh Ground pepper to taste

Directions:
Saute onion in butter until golden. Stir in pumpkin, chicken broth, bay leaf, sugar, curry, nutmeg and parsley. Bring to a simmer and simmer uncovered for 15 min. Stir occasionally. After 15 min. add half and half in a thin stream and stir while adding. Add salt and pepper. Simmer for another 5-10 min. When soup is finished take bay leaf out.

Grandma's White Chili

Kelli's Recipe

In a large pan:

Butter or oil
2 onions softened add 3-4 garlic cloves
Add 3 cans diced green chilies (4 oz)
2 Tsp. Cumin
6 Tbs. Lime juice
4 Cans great northern white beans
3 Pkgs. frozen corn (heated, White)
Add chicken (We use the cost-co rotisserie chicken)
Add Chicken broth until desired consistency

Directions:
1- Bring to full boil and turn down- boil 6 min
2- Remove from heat and (cover tightly) let stand for 20 min
* Serve with crushed tortilla chips, grated cheese, and chopped green onions.