butternut squash and pear soup

Ingredients For butternut squash and pear soup

• 2 Tbsp

  butter
• 1 md

  onion, chopped
• 2 c

  vegetable or chicken broth
• 1 lb

  butternut squash, pared, seeded and cut into 1- inch cubes
• 2

  pears, sliced
• 2 tsp

  fresh thyme, snipped
• 1/4 tsp

  ground coriander
• 1/4 tsp

  ground white pepper
• 1/4 tsp

  salt
• 1 c

  cream or half and half
• OPTIONAL TOPPINGS:
• 1

  pear, sliced
• 1/2 c

  pecans, toasted and chopped