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Sweet Potato Chorizo Soup
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Fall Fiesta Sweet Potato Soup

A nutritionally dense Fall soup packed with flavor and color. Uses chorizo and powdered chipotle.
Prep Time35 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Total Time1 hour 20 minutes
Course: Soup
Cuisine: Southwest
Servings: 6 Servings
Author: Heather Vander Wey

Ingredients

For the Soup

  • 6 cups organic chicken broth depending on desired thickness
  • 3 large organic sweet potatoes peeled & diced approximately 9 cups diced
  • 1 medium organic onion
  • 4 medium cloves organic garlic
  • 1 pound organic chorizo
  • 2 tablespoon organic extra virgin olive oil
  • Juice of 2 large limes approximately ½ cup
  • 1 teaspoon organic coriander
  • 1 teaspoon organic cumin
  • ½ teaspoon organic powdered chipotle for mild heat (1 teaspoons will make medium heat, 1½- 2 teaspoons will make hot heat)

For the Garnish

  • organic cilantro
  • organic roasted red peppers
  • organic pepitas
  • organic plain Greek yogurt
  • diced avocado
  • organic tortilla chips
  • limes

Instructions

  • Peel sweet potatoes, dice into small chunks- place into 10-12 quart stock pot. Set Aside.
  • Dice onion. Set aside.
  • In a large frying pan over med-med/high heat, add olive oil. Take chorizo out of casing, add to frying pan. Break apart meat with spatula while sautéing. Once meat is cooked remove to a plate with a paper towel to absorb extra fat. Refrigerate until needed.
  • While pan is still hot add diced onion. Sauté until caramelized. Add coriander, cumin and chipotle towards the end of sautéing and heat for 1 addi-tional minute. Deglaze pan with about ½ cup of chicken broth to ensure all spice flavor is picked up. Add to potato stock pot.
  • Peel and crush garlic, add to stockpot along with remaining chicken broth.
  • Bring to a boil over high heat. Cover and lower heat to med/low Cook for approximately 45 minutes or until potato is extremely tender. Juice the limes and add at the end of cooking process. Turn off heat.
  • With an immersion blender, blend until smooth. Add cooked chorizo and warm soup over medium heat until desired temperature.
  • Garnish with favorite toppings.

Nutrition

Calories: 414kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 34g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 66mg | Sodium: 1802mg | Potassium: 529mg | Vitamin A: 195IU | Vitamin C: 18mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 2mg