West African Peanut Soup

This creamy African peanut soup is made with red bell peppers, tomatoes, chunky peanut butter, and brown rice for a surprisingly satisfying soup.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 222 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 2 large red bell peppers, chopped
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes, with liquid
• 8 cups vegetable broth or stock
• 0.25 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 0.25 teaspoon chili powder
• 0.5 cup uncooked brown rice
• 0.66666698455811 cup extra crunchy peanut butter

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Stir in rice; cover and simmer until rice is tender, about 15 minutes. Stir in peanut butter until well blended; serve.

Step 2

Gather the ingredients.

Step 3

Heat oil in a large stock pot over medium-high heat. Add onions and bell peppers; cook and stir until tender. Stir in garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.

Step 4

Stir in vegetable stock, tomatoes, pepper, and chili powder. Reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes.