Tex-Mex butternut squash soup is a comforting bowl of flavor! With sweet potatoes, butternut squash, a touch of spice from habanero, and delicious southwest spices.

Today’s post is short and sweet, because I want you to get out and enjoy the FIRST DAY OF SPRING!! Can you tell I’m extremely excited?! It’s cause I am.

I’m ready to say goodbye to winter, and this Tex-Mex butternut squash soup is the farewell.

It may just be the last comforting, warm soup recipe you’ll see on the blog for a while. I’m ready for cold soups, salads, sandwiches, and lobster rolls! I’m ready for feeling gritty sand between my toes and the warm sunshine on my face. So, are you ready to say goodbye to winter with me?

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This soup layers sweet potatoes and earthy squash, bringing heat from dried habaneros, and a great mirepoix. You can use homemade stock or store bought, whichever you have on hand.

Why Tex-Mex? I have no clue. What makes a dish Texan-Mexican? Is it because I added hot peppers, corn chips, and hot sauce? It might not be real Tex-Mex, but it’s close enough for me!

Please let me know what you think about this Tex-Mex butternut squash soup recipe!

Tex-Mex Butternut Squash Soup

Creamy and luscious squash soup with Tex-Mex garnishes!
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Prep Time:10 minutes
Cook Time:35 minutes
Total Time:45 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 medium yellow onion peeled and chopped
  • 2 small carrots peeled and chopped
  • 2 celery stalks chopped
  • 2 liters stock chicken, beef, or vegetable
  • 1 dried habanero pepper
  • 1 small butternut squash peeled, seeded, and chopped
  • 1 small sweet potato peeled and chopped
  • salt & peppers to taste
  • Garnishes: Cheese Blue Corn Chips, Hot Sauce

Instructions

  • In a medium sauce pot, heat olive oil and add onions, carrots, and celery. Make sure they are consistent in size, but shape does not matter, as everything will be pureed.
  • Cook until onions are translucent.
  • Add stock and dried whole habanero pepper (you can omit this for less heat). Simmer for 10 minutes, until it comes up to a slow boil.
  • Add squash and sweet potato. Cook for 20-30 minutes, until tender. Season with salt and pepper. Taste! Remove the dried habanero. If not, it will get pureed and be overwhelming in the soup.
  • Using an immersion blender or regular blender, puree the soup while hot. Transfer back to pot and slowly simmer until ready to serve. Re-season if needed.
  • To serve: Serve in deep bowls and top with your favorite cheese, blue corn chips for color and hot sauce for another layer of flavorful heat.
Author: Marnely Murray

More spicy soup recipes to try:

Spicy Red Beans Pork Chili

Emeril’s Spicy Vegetable Coconut Curry

Best Healthy Turkey Chili

 

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18 Comments

  1. i can always leave it to you to add a spicy twist to anything. love the habanero kick!

  2. This looks delicious! Can I have a bowl please? 🙂

    “Spice it Up”

  3. I don’t think we can really say goodbye to a winter that we never had!! It’s actually finally been chilly the last couple days here in CA, but otherwise very mild. However, I don’t care what the weather is, I could eat this soup all year!

  4. Oh I want this butternut squash soup so badly! This looks amazing. Thanks for sharing, Nelly!

  5. What a fun idea to make squash soup tex-mex style, love that!!! Looks delicious:-) Hugs, Terra