All right, YUM Ground Beef Butternut Squash Kale Soup! Comforting, hearty, and chock full of veggies. ALL THE GOOD THINGS in one pot.
Although I’m still in Brazil visiting my family and enjoying the warm weather, I know that most of my readers are in the northern hemisphere and they are all facing very cold weather. My friends and family in Canada are telling us that these days are really cold. So, because I’m with you my dear readers, I’m sharing today this comforting Ground Beef Butternut Squash Kale Soup to warm you up a little bit.
This soup is made with real and good ingredients for you such as extra-lean ground beef, butternut squash, and kale, which will make you and your family very satisfied without feeling guilty. Why? Because, comforting foods don’t need to be full of fat and white carbs, right?! Check out my Ground Beef Butternut Squash Bowls if you’d like something similar!
Butternut squash is such a delicious and versatile ingredient. I try to use it as often as possible like in my Rice with Roasted Butternut Squash and Dried Cranberries, Roasted Butternut Squash Recipe, and Roasted Butternut Squash Mash.
This Ground Beef Butternut Squash Kale Soup is for you who have a crazy busy life, but still want to eat well even though you don’t have much time to cook. It’s so easy to prepare and it’ll be done in less than 30 minutes. Awesome!
You’ll start this recipe with olive oil, ground beef, and garlic. Then, you’ll add yellow onions, celery, red peppers, chopped tomato, butternut squash and vegetable broth. Finally, after all these ingredients simmer up, you’ll add kale for extra color and texture.
There is something about this combo (ground beef, butternut squash, and kale) that makes the whole dish taste amazing.
I’m totally obsessed with this combo and I bet you will be too, once you try it. It literally checks all the boxes – packed with protein and veggies, extremely awesome flavor and easy and quick to make. Also, the ingredients are pretty simple and probably you have all of them in your kitchen.
If you don’t like butternut squash you can replace it with sweet potato or if you aren’t a big fan of kale you can swap it for spinach. Isn’t that amazing?! It’s definitely the best recipe to kick your new year off right.
More butternut squash recipes to make:
- Chicken Stroganoff with Butternut Squash Mash
- Roasted Butternut Squash Mash
- 20-minutes Butternut Squash Soup
- No Bean Butternut Squash Chili
- Ground Beef Butternut Squash Kale Soup
- Roasted Butternut Squash Cauliflower Salad
- Italian Sausage Stuffed Butternut Squash
Ground Beef Butternut Squash Kale Soup
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin oil
- 1/2 lb ground beef
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- ¾ cup yellow onion diced
- ½ cup celery diced
- ½ cup red pepper diced
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 28 oz can diced/chopped tomato
- 1 cup butternut squash peeled and diced
- 5 cups vegetable broth or chicken broth*
- 2 cups kale chopped
- Pinch cayenne pepper
- Salt and black pepper
Instructions
- Add ground beef and garlic. Stir occasionally and cook for about 10 minutes or so.
- Add onions, celery, red peppers and dried parsley. Cook until onions are gold brown.
- Add chopped tomatoes, butternut squash and broth. Bring to a boil.
- Cook for about 10 to15mins.
- Add kale, cayenne pepper, salt and pepper and cook for 4 minutes more.
- Taste and add any extra seasonings, if necessary. Enjoy!
Notes
- If the butternut squash is difficult to cut, you can microwave it to soften.
- You can buy pre-cut butternut squash to speed up the prep time.
- If you're worried about salt, you can use low sodium broth and season to taste.
- To store: Store leftover beef butternut squash kale soup in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.
- To reheat: Reheat the soup in the microwave or on the stovetop until hot.
- To freeze: Freeze the soup for up to 3 months. Make sure you leave space when freezing as liquid expands as it freezes.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Made this tonight, and it was delicious!
Amazing! Happy you enjoyed this recipe!
Hello my dear . We love you … Thankyou
So kind. Thank you 😉
Best soup I have ever made! The family loved it! Thanks!
So happy to heat that 😉
Simple to make. Really tasty.
Awesome!
Easy and excellent!
Happy you liked it 😉
I really want to try this recipe because we love all the rest of the ingredients , but I’ve had problems finding a kale that is tender when I put it in soup. Always too chewy. Is there any specific kale or should you “massage” your kale before adding? I usually just substitute spinach for the kale.
Great question! I recommend lacinato (Tuscan) kale since it’s more tender than curly kale and softens well in soup. No need to massage it — just remove the stems and chop small. And spinach is always a great substitute too! 💚
Excellent soup! I added a few things to mine that I know we’d like. A couple medium chopped portobello mushrooms, a sprinkle of Worcestershire sauce, 1/4 cup Apple cider vinegar, 1/2tbs of brown sugar, some chopped green onions, a chopped Serrano pepper with the seeds removed and a cup of frozen peas. I did one container of veggie broth and one container of beef broth and seasoned with garlic salt, garlic powder and onion powder. Love it!
So happy you loved it! 😊 Those additions sound amazing, especially the mushrooms and a touch of Worcestershire. I love how you made it your own. Thanks so much for sharing! 💛