spicy peanut sweet potato soup
 
 
Ingredients
  • Two tablespoons olive oil
  • Two cups diced red onion
  • Two tablespoons chopped garlic
  • One tablespoon chili powder
  • One teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • One tablespoon dried red pepper flakes
  • Two teaspoons sea salt
  • One cup diced carrots
  • One cup diced celery
  • One cup diced bell pepper
  • Four cups diced sweet potatoes
  • Two quarts chicken broth
  • One cooked chicken or four boneless, skinless chicken breasts (I seasoned these with olive oil, sea salt, and pepper and grilled on the BBQ then diced prior
  • One can diced tomatoes (12 oz)
  • One cup peanut butter
  • Cilantro for garnish
  • Peanuts for garnish
Instructions
  1. Saute onions, garlic, and seasonings in oil in a large pot. (I used a gigantic Dutch oven, this recipe yields quite a bit!)
  2. Add carrots, celery, pepper, and sweet potatoes. Stir with a wooden spoon until all vegetables are coated with onion and seasoning mixture.
  3. Stir in broth, chicken, diced tomatoes, and peanut butter.
  4. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer for 10-15 minutes.
  5. Serve with brown rice (optional) and garnish with fresh cilantro and peanuts.
Recipe by Lesleigh Kowalski Frank at https://www.lesleighfrank.com/2014/10/14/spicy-peanut-sweet-potato-soup/