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Caribbean sweet potato and bean soup
Kid-friendlyFreezes wellOne pot

Caribbean sweet potato and bean soup

Creamy coconut, sweet potato and kidney beans with a little warming spice.

Time 30 min
EffortEasy
Per serving$1.95
Calories425 kcal

Cost at typical Canadian prices for what the recipe uses. Your shop's live price is shown when you tap through from your list.

Ingredients

4 servings
  • Sweet potatoes600 g
  • Kidney beans (can)1 can
  • Coconut milk (can)1 can
  • Yellow onions150 g
  • Vegetable bouillon cubes1 cube
  • Scallions1 bunch

Also uses from the cupboard: vegetable oil, table salt, ground black pepper, italian seasoning, curry powder. Missing any? You can add them to your shop on the shopping list.

Usually contains: Celery, Gluten.

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Nutrition per adult portion
425
calories
9g
protein
46g
carbs
23g
fat
9g
fibre

Estimated from typical ingredient values, counting a teaspoon of cooking oil for each portion. Children's portions are smaller.

Method

  1. Chop the onion. Heat a tablespoon of oil in a large pan over a medium heat and cook it for 5 minutes with a teaspoon of curry powder and a pinch of dried thyme or mixed herbs.150 g yellow onions
  2. Peel and dice the sweet potatoes. Add with the coconut milk, the crumbled bouillon cube and 600 ml of water. Simmer for 18 minutes, until soft.600 g sweet potatoes1 can coconut milk1 cube
  3. Blend about half the soup with a stick blender, or mash with a masher, so it is thick but still chunky. Stir in the drained kidney beans and warm through for 3 minutes. Season and top with sliced scallions.1 can kidney beans1 bunch scallions
The trick that makes it

A dash of hot pepper sauce in each bowl lets everyone choose their own heat.

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