Senegalese Peanut Soup

Carianne's Note:

From a WW cookbook. Very tasty and quick. Low in calories and fat (chickpeas stretch the peanut butter flavor). Only 4 WW points per serving!

• Total Time: 25 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas , drained and rinsed
• 3 cups chicken broth
• 3 tablespoons peanut butter
• 1 teaspoon peanut oil
• 2 onions , chopped
• 1 inch minced gingerroot
• 1 ½ teaspoons curry powder
• ½ teaspoon ground cumin
• 14 ½ ounces diced tomatoes (can)
• ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• chopped cilantro

Directions:

1. Puree chickpeas, 1/2 cup of broth, and peanut butter.
2. Heat peanut oil in saucepan, saute onions and ginger root 7- 8 minutes.
3. Stir in curry powder and cumin, saute another minute.
4. Add remaining broth, tomatoes, and chickpea puree.
5. Simmer 5 minutes.
6. Season with cayenne and sprinkle with cilantro.

Reviews

[duonyte]

I thought this was tasty and it relies on things that I pretty much always have in the pantry, a plus. I changed the recipe around a bit. I started with step 2. I added the chickpeas and the peanut butter in at step 4, and simmered everything for probably 10 or 12 minutes to make sure the chickpeas heated through. I then took the stick blender to it. I used 1 tbl of curry powder and some red pepper flakes instead of the cayenne. I might use less broth or add a potato to this, it was just a bit thin for me. Might add just a bit more peanut butter. This is a very good soup for very little effort.

[Susie D]

At first taste I was disappointed as I was wanting more peanut butter flavor. As I ate though I was delighted by the other flavors and ended up very happy I had selected to make this recipe. I loved the creaminess and balance of spices. I opted to puree half of the tomatoes and did top the soup with cilantro and cayenne. I do agree that other veggies could mesh well. Thank you for sharing the recipe! =)

[Chef #1486664]

This is a great recipe. I was more generous with the peanut butter and the curry powder because I like it spicy. You can also vary the amount of chicken broth depending upon how thick or thin you like it. Very fast and easy.