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4 Comments Tasty, filling, easy to make and so delicious! This sweet potato soup with chicken has it all. You can choose if you want your chicken baked or cooked as I did here. Both will work well with this delicious soup.
Sweet potato soup with chicken
The first time I made this soup was all the way back in 2013. We were doing our first whole30 at the time and I wanted something tasty and delicious. I felt it was time for a do-over of the soup, so I changed the recipe a little bit, added carrots and ginger to spice things up. It’s a super easy soup and will be suitable both for summer (you know those days when the weather is less than great? You’re gonna want a bowl of this sweet deliciousness!) and for winter. The ingredients of the sweet potato soup with chicken are pretty much available all year round, so no reason to not add it to your cooking repertoire.
What you need for the sweet potato soup with chicken
The key components of this soup are – obviously – sweet potato, carrots, chicken and coconut milk. I made it with chicken stock (perfect for slow cooker bone broth!) but you can use vegetable stock as well. Whatever you have on hand.
As with many soups you start by sauteing the onions and the garlic, followed by the vegetables. I love adding a good full tablespoon of curry powder. I use curry madras without any additives to it. That just makes the soup more special and extra fragrant. I cook a cinnamon stick with it, but that’s optional. You can also sprinkle some ground cinnamon in the soup if you want.
Easy soup recipe
Yes you do need a couple of ingredients for this sweet potato soup with chicken, but most of the ingredients are pretty standard and will be available in your pantry anyway. So it really is a super easy soup recipe. I puree the soup with a stick blender and add the chicken after that. A little splash of coconut milk and some fresh parsley finish off the soup.
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I find the soup rather sweet, can I change that?
More easy soup recipes
If you like soup (and who doesn’t??) you might want to try any of the below recipes as well!
Sweet potato soup with chicken
Ingredients
- 300 gram chicken fillet
- 1 liter chicken stock
- 2 tbsp coconut oil
- 1 onion sliced
- 2 cloves garlic sliced
- 2 tsp ginger freshly grated
- 1 tbsp curry powder
- 350 gr sweet potatoes cut into cubes (I used the orange ones)
- 450 gr carrots cleaned and sliced
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 250 ml full fat coconut milk
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
How to make the sweet potato soup
- Start by cooking the chicken in the chicken stock. Depending on the size of the fillet this should be around 10 minutes. Take out of the stock (don't discard!) and pull apart with two forks.
- Heat the coconut oil in a big pan and first sauté the onion until translucent. Add the garlic, ginger, curry powder and cinnamon stick and briefly sauté before you add the sweet potato and carrot cubes. Add the chicken stock and bring to the boil.
- Let it simmer for about 20 minutes or so or until the sweet potato and the carrots are cooked and soft. Add the coconut milk.
- Puree with a stick blender. If it is too thick at this point you can add some more water/coconut milk or stock. Taste and season with salt and pepper
- Serve the soup with the chicken and the fresh parsley.
Nutrition Information per portion:
Disclaimer:
The nutritional values above are calculated per portion. The details are based on standard nutritional tables and do not constitute a professional nutritional advice.
Blogging, like everything else in life, is a learning process. I’m glad to hear that you’re finding ways to maintain your passion and make it work for you! 🙂
Thanks Hannah… Although I kind of keep changing my mind daily.. lol.. I guess it’s my never ending story!
Love sweet potatoes! And they make wonderful soup. Never made one with chicken, though — really like the idea. Thanks for this.
I love sweet potato soup and this one sounds really good. I don’t have any problem with sweet either.
I think you worry too much about the blog thing. It will all sort itself out.
Maybe I should check out Whole30. 🙂