Ashley's African Peanut Soup

The way the ingredients go together gives this African-inspired chicken, sweet potato, and peanut soup its unique flavor. The slow-cooker soup uses pantry basics, like peanut butter, canned tomatoes, and spices, and spins them in a deliciously different way.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 5 hr
• Total Time: 5 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 205 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup crunchy peanut butter
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 2 red bell peppers, sliced
• 1 cup brown rice
• 2 large skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• 4 cups chicken broth, or more as needed
• 2 sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into bite-size pieces
• 3 cups sliced carrots
• 0.25 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 0.5 teaspoon curry powder
• 0.25 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 0.25 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cumin
• 0.25 teaspoon chili powder
• 0.25 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat, and brown the chicken breasts on both sides, about 5 minutes per side. Place the chicken breasts into a slow cooker. Cook the onion, red bell peppers, and garlic in the hot skillet until the onions are translucent, about 5 minutes; transfer the cooked vegetables into the slow cooker.

Step 2

Stir the crushed tomatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, chicken broth, curry powder, cumin, chili powder, cayenne pepper, red pepper flakes, cinnamon, and black pepper into the slow cooker. Set the cooker to High, and cook for 5 to 6 hours, or cook on Low for 10 hours. Stir in additional chicken broth throughout the cooking time if needed.

Step 3

Mix in the brown rice 3 hours before serving, and mix in the peanut butter at least 1 hour before serving. Shred chicken meat, and serve hot.