Ina Garten's Roasted Vegetable Soup

This is killing me! Sounds so perfect on a chilly, snowy day like today but I lack the energy and some of the veggies to make it.....hopefully next week :)

Roasted Vegetable Soup (Serves 6 to 8 )

Copyright 2002, Barefoot Contessa Family Style by Ina Garten, Clarkson Potter/Publishers, All Rights Reserved

Photo: Maura McEvoy

In a large saucepan, heat 6 cups of chicken stock. In two batches, coarsely puree the roasted vegetables and the chicken stock in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade. Pour the soup back into the pot and season to taste. Thin with more chicken stock and reheat. The soup should be thick but not like a vegetable puree, so add more chicken stock and/or water until it’s the consistency you like.6 to 8 cups chicken stock, preferably homemade

1 recipe Roasted Winter Vegetables

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

For serving:

Brioche Croutons

Good olive oil

For the Roasted Winter Vegetables:

1 pound carrots, peeled

1 pound parsnips, peeled

1 large sweet potato, peeled

1 small butternut squash (about 2 pounds), peeled and seeded

3 tablespoons good olive oil

1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley 

Serve with brioche croutons and a drizzle of good olive oil.

Roasted Winter Vegetables

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.

Cut the carrots, parsnips, sweet potato, and butternut squash in 1- to 1 1/4-inch cubes. All the vegetables will shrink while baking, so don’t cut them too small.

Place all the cut vegetables in a single layer on two sheet pans. Drizzle them with olive oil, salt, and pepper. Toss well. Bake for 25 to 35 minutes, until all the vegetables are tender, turning once with a metal spatula.