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What to Serve with Butternut Squash Soup: 25 delicious side dishes

Take your hearty bowl of creamy Butternut Squash Soup to a full course meal with these delicious and healthy side dishes. These recipes will pair perfectly with all of your favorite fall soup recipes. From breads and rolls to veggies and salads, there's something here for everyone!

Two bowls of Whole30 Butternut Squash Soup topped with coconut cream, bacon, and fresh sage on a wood background
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Soups are the perfect main dish for the fall time of year. Making soup is a delicious way to pack in veggies like butternut squash and sweet potatoes for a family favorite recipe.

This creamy butternut squash soup with bacon is made dairy free with canned coconut milk and is such a simple recipe that goes great with a variety of side dishes!

What is butternut squash soup?

Butternut squash soup is most commonly made up of blended butternut squash, a variety of veggies and herbs, and broth. Often times, you’ll find that this soup includes some sort of cream resulting in a creamy soup full of savory flavors.

Butternut squash has a nutty flavor and is often compared to sweet potatoes, though butternut squash is most definitely softer.

Like most soups, butternut squash soup can be made in an instant pot, crockpot (slow cooker), or in a dutch oven on the stove. You can also make roasted butternut squash soup simply by roasting the squash on a baking sheet until golden brown prior to making your favorite recipe.

Roasting squash is a great way to intensify that nutty and slightly sweet flavor.

A dutch oven pot filled with butternut squash soup topped with bacon and sage.

Soup & Salad

Fall soups pair wonderfully with a light salad packed with roasted vegetables. These delicious salads will make the perfect side dish for soups and are made up of fresh, wholesome ingredients. A soup and salad combo makes a quick and healthy weeknight dinner for the family!

Butternut and Beetroot Salad
Another delicious squash dish, this roasted butternut and beetroot salad makes such a beautiful gluten free salad that is packed with flavor. Roasted butternut squash and beets paired with feta or goat cheese, sweet pomegranates, crunchy pumpkin seeds, all on an arugula base and topped with a creamy Whole30 Date and Dijon Mustard dressing.
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An overview shot of a bowl of a roasted butternut and beetroot salad on a wood background near utinsels and dressing
Crunchy Kale Parmesan Salad
A bright and citrusy Crunchy Kale Parmesan Salad with lemon juice, olive oil, and parmesan cheese. This is the perfect healthy salad for a side dish and it only takes 4 ingredients!
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Roasted Vegetable Panzanella Salad
This roasted vegetable panzanella salad pairs well with cozy fall soups. With complimentary flavors and crusty bread, it will add a great crunch to contrast the delicious soup.
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Apple Arugula Salad with Maple Vinaigrette
This Apple Arugula Salad with Maple Vinaigrette will be your new favorite fall salad to serve up with a creamy fall soup!
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Fall Kale Salad with Roasted Butternut Squash
This Fall Kale Salad with Roasted Butternut Squash is a little sweet, a little savory, warm, and hearty. It's a simply delicious side to your favorite cozy soup or sandwich.
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Beautiful Blood Orange Salad with Poppyseed Dressing
This Beautiful Blood Orange Salad is with vitamins, nutrients, antioxidants and some of the rainbow’s most stunning offerings. Topped with a quick and easy Creamy Poppyseed Dressing, this healthy Autumn salad is not to be missed.
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A bowl of greens topped with blood oranges and a poppyseed dressing on a black background.
Golden Beet Salad (A Favorite Year Round Recipe)
This Golden Beet Salad is bursting with bold flavor and vibrant colors. It's the perfect way to enjoy beets throughout the Fall season.
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A close up view of golden beet salad topped with fresh herbs.
Harvest Fall Salad
This Harvest Apple and Pear Fall Salad tossed in Apple Cider Vinaigrette is made with fresh greens, crisp Autumn fruit, smoky bacon, tangy feta and sweet-sticky cider dressing.
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Acorn Squash Salad with Maple Dressing
Roasted acorn squash salad is a must for Thanksgiving or even as a side for a fall dinner, especially drizzled with creamy maple syrup dressing!
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Breads & Rolls

Is there a more classic pair than a big bowl of hearty soup and a warm slice of bread topped with butter, melty cheese, or even a little bit of garlic butter? Bread is one of THE best sides for your favorite soup recipe.

These bread recipes will also go great alongside a bowl of Spicy Sweet Potato Chili!

Gluten-Free Vegan Sweet Potato Cornbread Muffins
These gluten-free vegan sweet potato cornbread muffins are perfect for dipping in your fall soup! They’re so easy to make, too!
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Three cornbread muffins on a white plate topped with a pad of butter.
Vegan Garlic Knots (Roasted Garlic and Herb) - From The Comfort Of My Bowl
These vegan garlic knots are soft, fluffy and packed with roasted garlic and herb flavor. They are a tasty side dish that can be served at any dinner table.
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Vegan garlic knots on a white background topped with herbs and roasted garlic.
Pumpkin Bread Rolls
These adorable vegan rolls are pillowy soft, extra fluffy, and wonderfully flavorful – exactly like you want dinner rolls to be! They also make the perfect addition to your holiday table!
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Pumpkin Bread Rolls in a bread pan with parchment paper.
Rustic Gluten-Free Cornbread
Enjoy the old-fashioned classic once again! Rustic Gluten-Free Cornbread that's vegan and allergy-free. Baked right in your grandma's seasoned cast iron skillet, this cornbread recipe will bring back all the comforting feels!
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A slice of Rustic Gluten-Free Cornbread on a white plate topped with butter.
Gluten-Free Sourdough Garlic Bread (Vegan, Allergy-Free)
What dinner table is complete without some garlic bread? This Gluten-Free Sourdough Garlic Bread is a delicious, vegan, and top-8 allergy-free twist on the Italian classic. Using gluten-free sourdough buns, these garlicky delights are ready in 10 minutes!
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A gluten free sourdough roll topped with garlic butter.
Gluten Free Vegan Breads
A healthy, and very easy recipe for gluten-free vegan quick bread. Made gluten-free by using buckwheat flour and oat flour. This bread makes a great addition to any bowl of soup!
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Almond Flour Cornbread [With Cornmeal]
This almond flour cornbread is fluffy, moist, and gluten free! It's a one-bowl cornbread recipe that takes about 5 minutes to whip up!
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Keto dinner rolls (Gluten-free)
Made with coconut flour, these low carb keto dinner rolls are an easy gluten-free bread that is moist, delicious, and fulfilling.
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Three keto dinner rolls on a white plate.

Soup Toppings

Toppings are one of my favorite ways to take any bowl of soup to the next level! From croutons to bacon crumbles, all of these toppings will compliment butternut squash soup perfectly!

Smoked Bacon
The savory taste of this smoked bacon pairs deliciously with the sweetness from the butternut squash. This bacon recipe is incredibly quick, easy, and so delicious! Crumble it up and top your bowl of soup with it for a punch of smokey flavor!
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An overview shot of smoked bacon slices on a black background.
Healthy Homemade Sourdough Croutons
All you need to make Healthy Homemade Sourdough Croutons is bread, olive oil, salt, pepper and optional fresh garlic. This simple basic recipe for homemade croutons will bring all your soups and salads to life!
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A red bowl of sourdough crouton on a white background.
Crispy Roasted Black Beans
Crunchy and savory, these roasted black beans is a great topping for soups and salads! An easy recipe that can be made in an oven or air fryer.
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A glass jar of crispy black beans with a silver spoon on a grey background.
Crunchy Air Fryer Croutons in 10 Minutes!
You will love these Air Fryer Croutons! They’re crunchy on the outside, yet soft and slightly chewy on the inside. They’re properly seasoned, full of flavor, and ready in just 10 minutes!
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A white bowl of air fryer croutons.

Vegetable Side Dishes

These vegetable side dishes are a great way to add in even more veggies to round out a complete healthy dinner!

Traeger Baked Potatoes
These Traeger Smoked Baked Potatoes make the perfect classic side dish!  They are creamy on the inside with deliciously crispy skin on the outside.  Finish them off with all of your favorite toppings and serve them alongside smoked chicken, pork, or beef! 
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An overview shot of smoked baked potatoes filled with melted butter, chives, and parsley next to a bowl of shredded cheese.
Traeger Asparagus
This Traeger Grilled Asparagus is such a simple side dish that is packed with flavor. These asparagus spears are smoked to perfection on a pellet grill and then topped with lemon zest, shaved parmesan cheese, and fresh cracked black pepper. This dish will become a favorite for everyone!
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An overview shot of grilled asparagus spears topped with grilled lemon, parmesean cheese, and cracked black pepper.
Air Fryer Roasted Cauliflower (Whole30, Paleo)
This Roasted Cauliflower makes a delicious and quick Whole30 side dish! The flavor from the ghee, nutritional yeast, and cumin along with crispy, caramelized edges makes this dish a delicious addition to any healthy meal.
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A bowl of roasted cauliflower
Air Fryer Baked Sweet Potatoes
Baked sweet potatoes in the air fryer make a delicious and mess free side dish! These potatoes are tender on the inside and crispy on the outside. Top them with some ghee and garlic to pair with your favorite Whole30 dinner or add some cinnamon and honey for a nutritious paleo dessert!
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An overview shot of a baked sweet potato topped with butter and parsley

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About Emilee Mason

Emilee Mason is a Whole30 certified coach, food photographer, and recipe developer. As a health foodie, grill enthusiast, and mom of two young boys she has a passion for creating healthy, delicious, and family friendly recipes that are simple and fun to make!

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