African Peanut Soup
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 8
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 198.3
- Total Fat: 11.6 g
- Cholesterol: 3.6 mg
- Sodium: 374.8 mg
- Total Carbs: 17.2 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1.9 g
- Protein: 8.4 g
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Introduction
This soup can easily be adjusted to be vegetarian or vegan. It's very flavorful, quick and inexpensive. This soup can easily be adjusted to be vegetarian or vegan. It's very flavorful, quick and inexpensive.Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
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* Olive Oil, 1 tbsp
* Garlic, 1 clove
* Canned Tomatoes, 28 oz (794 grams)
* Peanut Butter, smooth style, 1/2 cup
* Chicken stock, home-prepared, 4 cup
* balsamic vinegar, 1 tablespoon
* Pepper, cayenne, .25 tsp
* White Rice, long grain, 1 cup (or 2 servings worth of couscous)
optional: shrimp, chicken, and/or beans
Directions
Make a paste with the peanut butter and some of the chicken stock. In a medium sauce pan over medium heat, heat oil and garlic for 1 minute. Add everything except rice and mix together. Bring to a boil. Add rice (or other grain), reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 20 minutes (or however long it takes to cook the grain). Garnish with chopped green onions and roasted peanuts.
Optional variations:
1. Protein
*Brown raw chicken with the garlic and simmer with all the other ingredients until chicken is cooked through.
* Add 1.5 cups of presoaked beans when you add the rice.
*Add peeled, deveined shrimp and boil for 2 minutes just before serving.
2. Starch
*Substitute couscous (or any other bland grain) for the rice. Adjust cooking time to fit the requirements of the grain.
3. Seasoning:
*Add a small can of tomato paste for a slightly richer version of the soup.
*When adding spices, include chipotle powder instead of regular cayenne. Could also add curry powder.
4. Sides and additions:
*Serve with roasted sweet potatoes.
*Sometimes I serve this with some black beans that people can scoop in to their own bowl of soup.
*Serve with extra rice or couscous cooked in chicken stock.
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user .
Optional variations:
1. Protein
*Brown raw chicken with the garlic and simmer with all the other ingredients until chicken is cooked through.
* Add 1.5 cups of presoaked beans when you add the rice.
*Add peeled, deveined shrimp and boil for 2 minutes just before serving.
2. Starch
*Substitute couscous (or any other bland grain) for the rice. Adjust cooking time to fit the requirements of the grain.
3. Seasoning:
*Add a small can of tomato paste for a slightly richer version of the soup.
*When adding spices, include chipotle powder instead of regular cayenne. Could also add curry powder.
4. Sides and additions:
*Serve with roasted sweet potatoes.
*Sometimes I serve this with some black beans that people can scoop in to their own bowl of soup.
*Serve with extra rice or couscous cooked in chicken stock.
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user .