This sweet potato quinoa soup is a little bit smoky and a little bit sweet but still savoury with hearty quinoa and chunky vegetables. It’s a meal that can be made ahead and is perfect for meal prepping!
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This sweet potato quinoa soup is a featured recipe from The Plant-Based Meal Prep cookbook.
How to make sweet potato quinoa soup
It’s really easy! Just fry off some onions and bell pepper. The recipe calls for an orange bell pepper, which sometimes I can’t find so a red pepper would be fine as a substitute.
Then you’ll add the sweet potatoes, carrots, garlic and seasonings and let them sweat for a few minutes.
Finally, add the stock, water and quinoa. The recipe calls for red quinoa but I used a tri-colour mix because that’s what I had and the red is much more expensive at my supermarket.
Simmer the soup until the quinoa is tender.
Now, blend half the soup either with an immersion blender or by carefully transferring it to an upright blender.
Finally, stir in some frozen spinach and season to taste. That’s it! It’s ready to serve immediately or cool and transfer to containers for storage.
How long does sweet potato quinoa soup keep in the fridge?
This soup is great for storing in the fridge because the quinoa doesn’t soak up too much of the broth so the consistency stays just about the same as the day you made it. In an airtight container it will keep for up to seven days.
Can you freeze sweet potato quinoa soup?
Yep, this soup is freezer friendly! You can divide the whole recipe into five freezer-safe containers, or just the leftovers into however many containers you need, and freeze it for up to six months.
More recipes from Vegan Yack Attack’s Plant-Based Meal Prep
If you’re interested testing out more recipes from the Plant-Based Meal Prep cookbook, check them out here:
- Blueberry Smoothie Jar
- Southwest Salad
- Dill-Roasted Chickpeas with Potato Wedges
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Rice Bars
- Hash Brown Crusted Fritatta
- Pinto Pecan Lettuce Boats
- Lemon Rosemary Chickpea Pasta Casserole
Sweet Potato Quinoa Soup
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon (15 ml) sunflower oil
- 1½ cups (190 g) diced red onion
- 1¼ cups (188 g) diced orange bell pepper
- 1½ pounds (680 g) sweet potatoes, unpeeled, diced
- 2 large carrots chopped
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons (10 g) nutritional yeast
- 2 teaspoons (5 g) smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 4 cups (950 ml) vegetable broth
- 2 cups (475 ml) water
- ⅔ cup (116 g) red quinoa, rinsed
- 1 cup (110 g) frozen spinach, broken up into pieces
- ½ - 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ cup (70 g) roasted pumpkin seeds (pepitas)
- ¼ cup (4 g) fresh cilantro leaves
- 5 slices of toasted crusty bread optional
Instructions
- In a large pot, heat the sunflower oil over medium heat. Add the red onion and bell pepper and cook, stirring frequently, until the onion is softened, about 5 minutes. Adjust the heat to medium-low and add the sweet potatoes, carrots, garlic, nutritional yeast, smoked paprika, garlic powder, and cumin. Cook for 5 more minutes, adding 1 or 2 table spoons (15 to 30 ml) water if necessary to prevent sticking.
- Stir in the vegetable broth, water, and quinoa, cover, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Once boiling, adjust the heat so that the soup is simmering, cover, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the quinoa is tender, about 20 minutes longer.
- Puree half of the soup mixture using an immersion blender or by carefully transferring to a blender. Add the spinach, stirring to break up any clumps, and add salt to taste. Serve immediately or let the soup cool for 20 minutes, then divide it between 5 jars or storage containers. Top each serving with the pumpkin seeds and cilantro and store in the refrigerator for up to 7 days. Serve with a slice of bread, if desired.
Notes
Jennifer says
This soup is absolutely delicious ! thank you for the recipe
Sandra B. says
Very good. Didn't have peppers so I used celery. Added fresh kale at the end instead of frozen spinach. Will make again! Thank you for the recipe.
Connie says
This was a nice, hearty soup! Had to add more water though. Thank you for sharing!