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African Chicken-Peanut Soup

Source of Recipe


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List of Ingredients



• Vegetable cooking spray
  
• 3/4 cup sweet potato -- peeled and cubed
  
• 1/4 cup onion -- chopped
  
• 1/4 cup red bell pepper -- chopped
  
• 1 medium garlic clove -- minced
  
• 1/2 medium jalapeno chile pepper -- seeded and minced
  
• 1 cup cooked chicken breast halves -- chopped
  
• 1/2 cup bottled salsa
  
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
  
• 1 (16 ounce) can chicken broth
  
• 1 15 ounce can Healthy Choice chicken with Rice soup -- undiluted
  
• 1/2 (15 ounce) black beans, canned -- drained
  
• 3 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
  






Instructions



1. Place a large Dutch oven coated with cooking spray over medium high heat until hot. Add sweet potato, onion, bell pepper, garlic, and jalapeno; saute 5 minutes.
   
   
2. Stir in chicken and next 5 ingredients (chicken through beans); bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 10 minutes. Add peanut butter, stirring with a whisk; cook 2 minutes.
   
   
3. Yield: 6 servings of 1 cup each
   
   
4. Per serving: 215 Calories (kcal); 8g Total Fat; (34% calories from fat); 17g Protein; 16g Carbohydrate; 28mg Cholesterol; 681mg Sodium
   
   






Final Comments


Notes: Best if made a day (or a few hours) ahead of serving time.