African Quinoa Soup

This African quinoa soup is loaded with veggies, sweet potato, and peanut butter for a hearty and comforting weeknight dinner.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 292 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 pinch ground black pepper
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper
• 1 jalapeno pepper, minced
• 1 teaspoon ground oregano
• 6 cups vegetable stock
• 1 sweet potato, chopped
• 2 zucchini, chopped
• 0.5 cup peanut butter
• 0.5 cup quinoa

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat butter in pot over medium heat; cook and stir onion, sweet potato, red bell pepper, celery, zucchini, jalapeno pepper, and garlic in the melted butter until vegetables are softened, about 10 minutes.

Step 2

Stir vegetable stock, quinoa, cumin, oregano, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper into vegetable mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover pot, and simmer soup until quinoa is tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir peanut butter into soup and simmer until flavors have blended, about 20 more minutes.