African Style Chicken Peanut Soup With Potatoes

Submitted by Kittencalrecipezazz

"This soup is absolutely delicious, it's habit-forming! so I strongly suggest to triple the recipe and freeze some, this soup freezes excellent! You can adjust all ingredients to taste slightly."

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 1 medium sweet potato (cut into about 1-inch cubes or a little larger)
• 1 large russet potato (peeled and cut into cubes)
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh minced garlic (or to taste)
• 1 small red bell pepper, seeded and finely chopped
• 2 small jalapeno peppers, seeded and finely chopped
• 2 -4 teaspoons cumin
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil (use more if desired)
• 1 tablespoon butter (or use all oil)
• 2 cups cooked chicken, chopped
• 1 -2 cup prepared salsa (mild or spicy)
• 5 cups chicken broth
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained
• 1⁄3 cup peanut butter
• salt and black pepper

directions

1. Heat oil and butter in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
2. Add in both potatoes onion, garlic, red bell pepper, jalapeno pepper and cumin; saute for about 5-6 minutes.
3. Add in chicken, salsa, cumin, chicken broth and black beans; simmer for about 25-30 minutes.
4. Add in peanut butter, season with salt and pepper to taste cook stirring for 3 minutes.

Reviews

[Cilantro in Canada]

this is an easy soup to make. I did reduce the amount of cumin for personal preference to 1 1/2 tsp. Thanks for the recipe.

 

[mersaydees]

Very delicious African flavors came from the onion, garlic, peanut butter and cumin. My DH liked it even more when he added a teaspoon of Frank's RedHot Cayenne Pepper Sauce (he prefers it to Tobasco) to his bowl. I tasted his and added some to mine, too -- it added a nice balance to the soup. We also served it with a dollop of sour cream. Yummy! Made for Tag-a-thon for Kittencal.