Vegetarian

African Sweet Potato Soup w PB and Black Beans is for Soup.

African Sweet Potato Soup w PB and Black Beans takes several minutes to prepare.

African Sweet Potato Soup w PB and Black Beans takes several minutes to cook.

African Sweet Potato Soup w PB and Black Beans makes 5 servings.

The ingredients for African Sweet Potato Soup w PB and Black Beans are:

2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp Thai red curry paste
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 medium red onion, peeled and diced
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 medium sweet potato, peeled and diced
1 large yellow bell pepper, seeded and diced
1 jalapeno, seeded and diced very finely
1/2 lb dried black beans, soaked overnight and cooked until tender
1 quart veggie broth
1/2 cup all-natural peanut butter (or sunbutter for those allergic!)
1/2 cup boiling water
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
2 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro
1 lime
3 tsp brown sugar
salt and black pepper, to taste

Here is how you make African Sweet Potato Soup w PB and Black Beans:

1. Heat the olive oil in a large soup pot. Add the curry paste and cinnamon. Stir for a minute so that the olive oil gets infused with spice. Add the onion, garlic, sweet potato, bell pepper, and jalapeno. Stir and cook the veggies for 5-7 minutes, until softened.2. Add the beans and broth. Melt the peanut butter by mixing it with 1/2 cup boiling water. Add that to the mix. Add the red pepper flakes and cilantro.3. Bring the soup to a boil, then cover and simmer. Cook until veggies are tender, about 25 minutes.4. Stir in the lime juice and brown sugar. Season with salt and black pepper.Serving Size: One-fifth of total - about two cupsNumber of Servings: 5Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BTSYGRS.

The nutritional information for African Sweet Potato Soup w PB and Black Beans is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 5
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 404.3

• Total Fat: 19.8 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 987.4 mg
• Total Carbs: 42.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 10.9 g
• Protein: 14.5 g