A quick-to-make soup recipe with warm curry spices, chicken breast and a hint of red pepper.
West African Peanut Soup
![Bowl of creamy soup with a tomato and peanut base with vegetables and chicken.](/sites/foodhero-prod/files/recipe-imgs/West%20African%20peanut%20soup.jpg)
Ingredients
⅔ cup chopped onion
1 Tablespoon toasted sesame oil
1 clove garlic, minced or ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
1 cup diced and cooked chicken breast
1 ½ teaspoons curry powder
½ teaspoon black pepper
½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
3 cups low-sodium chicken broth (see Notes)
1 can (6 ounces) tomato paste
2 cans (14 ½ ounces) stewed tomatoes
6 Tablespoons peanut butter
Directions
- Wash hands with soap and water.
- Rinse or scrub fresh vegetables under running water before preparing.
- In a large pot saute onion in sesame oil until translucent; add garlic and chicken and stir to heat through.
- Add seasonings and cook 1 minute longer.
- Add broth, tomato paste, tomatoes and peanut butter. Stir until well combined.
- Heat over medium heat until hot but not boiling. Serve hot.
- Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours.
Notes
- Broth can be canned or made using bouillon. For each cup of broth use 1 cup very hot water and 1 teaspoon or 1 cube bouillon.
- For more peanut flavor, add chopped peanuts.
- To avoid peanuts or peanut butter, try sunflower seeds or sunflower seed butter.
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Comments
This type of soup recipe was nothing like anything I have made before and it ended up being such a tasty combination of flavors. I had it as leftovers and ended up adding some spinach on one day and precooked rice on another day that I needed to use up, and it tasted just as good. It was also super easy to put together, so I definitely will be making this again and again!
This was such a wonderful combination of flavors. I will definitely make it again.
I made this for a local food bank audience to sample. It was a simple recipe to scale up and most folks really enjoyed the flavors. A few people commented that it was too spicy so I might suggest leaving out some of the red pepper flakes if preparing for a mixed audience. When I make this at home I include frozen green peas and top with a handful of toasted cashews and some golden raisins. It's a favorite!
Very good. Tomatoes and chicken add extra flavor. Next time I am going to add some extra chopped peanuts for even more flavor.