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    45-Minute Recipes » Sweet Potato Quinoa Soup

    Published: Feb 12, 2020 · Updated: Feb 12, 2020

    Sweet Potato Quinoa Soup

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    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!

    A grey bowl of vegan sweet potato quinoa soup with a spoon in it.

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    A pot of sweet potatoes and three coloured quinoa. Pouring the vegetable stock into the pot.

    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.

    The finished pot of soup with a ladle in it.

    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.

    A grey ceramic pot of the soup seen from the side.

    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.

    A bowl of sweet potato quinoa soup with a spoon in it seen from above.

    More recipes from Vegan Yack Attack’s Plant-Based Meal Prep

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    Sweet Potato Quinoa Soup

    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!
    4.80 from 5 votes
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    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 30 minutes
    Total Time: 40 minutes
    Servings: 5
    Calories: 427kcal
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    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

    Reprinted with permission from Jackie Sobon and Fair Winds Press, an imprint of Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc. © 2020
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    Nutrition

    Calories: 427kcal | Carbohydrates: 72g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 11g | Fiber: 13g | Sugar: 17g
    Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is approximate only. Please refer to our nutrition disclaimer for more information.
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    1. Jennifer says

      January 13, 2021 at 5:01 am

      5 stars
      This soup is absolutely delicious ! thank you for the recipe

      Reply
    2. Sandra B. says

      March 03, 2022 at 11:08 pm

      5 stars
      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.

      Reply
    3. Connie says

      May 04, 2022 at 3:06 am

      5 stars
      This was a nice, hearty soup! Had to add more water though. Thank you for sharing!

      Reply

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