Mexican Butternut Squash Soup

Fall-feels soup with a taco seasoning infusion, plus a plug for the new Salt Dust seasoning, your new favorite kitchen Swiss army knife of flavor.

Mexican Butternut Squash Soup, recipe and photo by me, Anna Vocino

In this week’s post, I’m taking a brief break from promoting my new cookbook Eat Happy Italian (buy it! cook from it! review it!).

The weather has finally turned here in SoCal. And I don’t care that it’s only about 15 degrees cooler and going to be back in the 80s tomorrow, I’m fall-ready.

Let’s soup it up, Happies.

I love butternut squash soup, but I didn’t feel like making it with the traditional fall flavors (sage or cinnamon or ginger or blah blah blah).

Then I saw some gorgeous sweet red peppers at the store that looked like spicy peppers…but they’re not. They’re called Jimmy Nardello peppers and they’re stupid good. If you don’t have these peppers at your store, fret not. Use red bell peppers, poblanos, or some Hatch peppers.

So then I thought, wouldn’t Taco Seasoning be fab in this soup? Then I thought, if we’re really doing this fall thing, we need some toasted pepitas (pumpkin seeds, natch) to bring it on home.

Voila, Mexican Butternut Squash Soup was born.

This is the most simplest version of this soup you can possibly make. If you feel like you need to add more shit, then sauté some onions and garlic to add into the base of the soup. But if you’re feeling lazy, I’m here to enable your laziness because this recipe is delish and quick to get on the table. Just make sure you get that butternut squash a’roasted in advance.

NOW REAL QUICK, LET’S TALK ABOUT SALT DUST…

Our newest spice blend is in stock and now shipping!!!

The Salt Dust is a delicious all-purpose, everyday salt blend that will replace your regular salt and pepper shakers, plus it can be used on everything- meats, eggs, veggies, dressings, marinades, even as a bouillon replacement.

Grab your twin pack here, and let me know what you think!

Okay, let’s make the most delicious autumnal Mexican-flavor-inspired soup there ever was…