Sweet Potato Jalapeno Soup
Ready In: 1 hr
Serves: 6
Ingredients
- 5 lbs sweet potatoes
- 1 medium onion
- 4 slices turkey bacon (regular bacon is fine too)
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1⁄2 cup butter
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 1⁄4 cup jarred jalapeno
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 1⁄2 cup cilantro
- 1 cup half-and-half
- 4 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- artificial sweetener (optional)
Directions
- Scrub sweet potatoes, cut into quarters, place in large stock pot, cover with water and boil until soft.
- When potatoes are soft, drain them and let them cool until you can handle them. Peel off the skin.
- Peel and chop onion. Finely chop bacon and garlic.
- In a large soup pot, melt butter. Add bacon, onion and garlic and saute until onions are translucent.
- Add chicken broth. Cover and bring to a boil.
- Dice half the sweet potatoes and stir into boiling broth.
- Puree the remaining sweet potatoes with the jalapenos, cumin, cilantro and half-and-half. Stir into soup. Add salt, pepper, and sweetener (if needed). Stir well; heat through.
- Serve and Enjoy!
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