The Best African Peanut Soup Recipe - Slow Cooker

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 large skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• 2 red bell peppers, sliced
• 1 onion, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 4 cups chicken broth, or more as needed
• 2 sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into bite-size pieces
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 3 cups sliced carrots
• 0.5 teaspoon curry powder
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cumin
• 0.25 teaspoon chili powder
• 0.25 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 0.25 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 0.25 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 0.25 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 cup brown rice
• 1 cup crunchy peanut butter

Instructions

1. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add chicken breasts and brown on both sides for about 5 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to a slow cooker. Add bell peppers, onion, and garlic to the skillet and cook until the onion is translucent, around 5 minutes. Transfer the vegetable mixture to the slow cooker.
2. Stir in chicken broth, sweet potatoes, crushed tomatoes, carrots, curry powder, cumin, chili powder, cayenne pepper, pepper flakes, cinnamon, and black pepper. Cover the slow cooker and cook on High for 5 to 6 hours, or on Low for 10 hours. If needed, stir in additional chicken broth during cooking.
3. Add brown rice 3 hours before serving. Stir in peanut butter at least 1 hour before serving. Shred the chicken and stir it back into the soup before serving.

Nutrition

• Calories: 205 kcal
• Fat Content: 9 g
• Fiber Content: 4 g
• Sugar Content: 5 g
• Sodium Content: 353 mg
• Protein Content: 11 g
• Cholesterol Content: 14 mg
• Carbohydrate Content: 23 g
• Saturated Fat Content: 1 g
• Unsaturated Fat Content: 0 g