Southwestern Sweet potato, turkey and black bean soup
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- Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
1 pound 93% lean ground turkey (can sub 1 pound spiced turkey or chicken sausage; casing removed and ground)2 cups leeks, washed, trimmed and sliced in 1/4 inch pieces1 cup carrot, peeled and chopped1 cup celery, peeled and chopped1 poblano pepper, seeded and chopped1 medium sweet potato; peeled and cut into bite size pieces2 cloves garlic, minced1 tsp cumin6-8 cups chicken broth1 15 oz can black beans, drained and rinsed1/2 cup corn2 cups packed fresh spinach2 TBS cilantro, chopped (more for garnish)
Brown ground turkey or sausage, breaking meat into bite sized pieces. Remove from pan and drain.
In now empty pot (sprayed with nonstick spray), add leeks, carrots, celery and poblano. Saute for 5 minutes until vegetables begin to soften.
Add sweet potato, garlic and cumin and saute an additional 30 seconds. Add chicken broth and ground meat and simmer until potatoes are tender, 10-15 minutes.
Add black beans, corn, spinach and cilantro and cook until spinach wilts and corn and beans are heated through, 3-5 minutes.
Season with salt and pepper and serve immediately with sprigs of fresh cilantro
Serving Size: 8 servings
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SHATAN1.
In now empty pot (sprayed with nonstick spray), add leeks, carrots, celery and poblano. Saute for 5 minutes until vegetables begin to soften.
Add sweet potato, garlic and cumin and saute an additional 30 seconds. Add chicken broth and ground meat and simmer until potatoes are tender, 10-15 minutes.
Add black beans, corn, spinach and cilantro and cook until spinach wilts and corn and beans are heated through, 3-5 minutes.
Season with salt and pepper and serve immediately with sprigs of fresh cilantro
Serving Size: 8 servings
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SHATAN1.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 212.2
- Total Fat: 4.7 g
- Cholesterol: 44.4 mg
- Sodium: 942.5 mg
- Total Carbs: 25.6 g
- Dietary Fiber: 6.9 g
- Protein: 18.0 g
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