Buttercup Squash Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 large buttercup squash, halved and seeded
3 tablespoons butter
1 yellow onion, diced
4 cups chicken broth
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon dried marjoram
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, or to taste
1/3 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Place squash cut-side down in a baking dish; fill with 1/4 inch of water.
Bake squash in the preheated oven until tender, about 45 minutes.
Heat butter in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir onion until tender, about 10 minutes.
Heat chicken broth, basil, marjoram, black pepper, and cayenne in a saucepan over medium heat.
Scoop flesh from squash into a blender or food processor; add onion and cream cheese. Blend mixture until smooth, working in batches if needed. Mix squash mixture into broth mixture; cook, stirring frequently, until soup is heated through but not boiling, about 5 minutes.