"Note: the butternut squash can be cooked a day in advance and stored in the refrigerator. Also, this soup definitely tastes best served warm...."
INGREDIENTS
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1 medium butternut squash (for about 1 1/2 cups cooked squash)
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1 tablespoon butter
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¼ cup finely diced onion
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3 cloves garlic, finely minced
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1 can (14.5 ounces) Italian-style stewed tomatoes (or 1 can stewed tomatoes with 1 ½ teaspoons Italian seasoning)
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1 cup chicken stock
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1 teaspoon salt
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1 tablespoon sugar (add more or less to taste)
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1 teaspoon dried basil
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1 cup nonfat half-and-half
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Tapatio or other hot sauce to taste