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Answers: I'd like to make a good butternut squash soup - but I need to to be more of a "main dish"/standalone kind of feel. Any good ways to beef it up or additions I can make? Thanks!

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I have added some links to more filling soup recipes however I have also added turkey sausage to squash soup before to great appeal (the last link is a soup that turkey sausage would taste good in)
you can also serve toasted bread or french bread along with a fresh salad.

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I would add Halloween shaped pasta, bacon bits and Mrs. Dash 10 minute Lemon Herb Peppercorn marinade.

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I don't know what your recipe calls for, but I put some shredded carrots, finely chopped onions and celery in my recipe. It just makes the soup a little thicker. And at the end, after the soup has been cooked and pureed, I add some sour cream. That helps too.

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What about adding you favorite veggies ( veggies that go with butternut squash, probably like corn, carrots, not sure what else) to it and then serving it with a good crusty french or itailan bread.

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Add fall veggies to it, and sprinkle on some shredded cheese and parsley right before serving to add some pizzaz to it.
Serve it with a really hearty crusty bread

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stir in some crispy bacon bits, some croutons and some spinash! yayyyyyyyy!

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Squash soup should really be smooth, so I would argue against adding lots of chunky stuff or meats. You can make it very rich by adding heavy cream or a big dollop of sour cream when serving. If you want meat, maybe you can serve the soup with a nice salad containing chicken or slices of grilled steak.

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i think you already said it

fry some beef chunks in a pan and put them in your soup

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