Autumn Bisque

This is a recipe Mandy Mack made a couple of years ago at Cook's Emporium. I changed it up a bit today since I didn't have some of the spices called for.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup diced onion

3 T. minced garlic (I used 3 garlic cloves)

4 c. peeled and cubed Butternut Squash (the smaller the cube, the quicker it cooks)

3 c. chicken stock (enough to cover veggies to cook them)

4 Bay Leaves (I couldn't find them today, so I didn't use)

1 (15 oz.) can Pumpkin Pie Mix

2 c. heavy cream (I used 1 c. 1/2 & 1/2 & 1 c. 1% milk)

Allspice, salt and pepper to taste (I didn't have allspice, so I used Pumpkin Pie Spice)

Garnish: sour cream, cinnamon and nutmeg

Directions:

Saute onion and garlic in some olive oil over low to medium heat. Add squash to the pot along with the chicken stock. Simmer until squash becomes soft.

Using a hand blender (or in a blender or food processor), puree mixture until smooth.

Add bay leaves, pumpkin pie mix and heavy cream. Simmer for 25-30 minutes. Remove bay leaves and season to taste.

Garnish and enjoy!

Crawfish Soup

UPDATE: I just made the soup tonight...oh so good!

Although I haven't tried this myself, everyone who did said this was very good. So I thought I'd get the recipe from my aunt and make it myself. I'm waiting to see if Super Wal-Mart has the crawfish cheaper (Lincoln Center Hy-Vee has frozen for $7.99 a pound). I'll be stopping at Wal-Mart before heading home, as I have all the other ingredients ready to go! Looks like I'll be eating soup for the next week!

Ingredients:

1 stick butter
1 onion, chopped
1 can Cream of Chicken Soup
1 can Cream of Mushroom Soup
1 can Cream of Celery Soup
3 soup cans milk
1 pound broccoli, cooked (I used frozen chopped and cooked in the microwave for about 7 minutes.)
1 pound box Mexican Velveeta (or regular Velveeta plus 1 tsp. chili powder) (I used the 2% and 1 tsp. Tastefully Simple Fiesta Party Dip mix)
2 pounds crawfish (I used frozen from Wal-Mart...a total of 24 oz., which is plenty.)

Directions:

Saute butter and onion. Add soups, milk, broccoli, Velveeta and crawfish. Cook until heated through.