Recipe: Moroccan Chicken & Sweet Potato Soup
Yield: 8 servings
Servings: 8
Serving Size: 1 1/2 cups
Active Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Total Time (mins): 70
To Make Ahead: Cover and refrigerate, without the harissa, for up to 3 days. To serve, reheat and then stir in harissa.
Recipe Description:
This healthy chicken soup recipe gets bold Moroccan flavor from sweet potatoes, cumin, cinnamon, cayenne pepper and a touch of fiery harissa. To get a homemade stock flavor using store-bought broth, we simmer bone-in chicken breasts in the broth before adding the rest of the soup ingredients.
Recipe Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 2 large cloves garlic, minced
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 8 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 2 pounds bone-in chicken breasts, skin removed
- 3 cups diced sweet potato
- 2 cups diced red bell pepper
- 2 cups green beans (1-inch pieces), fresh or frozen (thawed)
- 1 15-ounce can chickpeas, rinsed
- 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
- 1 teaspoon harissa, or to taste
Recipe Steps:
- Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Add cumin, cinnamon and cayenne; cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add broth and chicken. Cover, increase heat to high and bring to a simmer. Uncover and cook, turning the chicken occasionally, until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part without touching bone registers 165°F, 20 to 22 minutes. Skim any foam from the surface as the chicken cooks. Transfer the chicken to a clean cutting board. When cool enough to handle, remove the meat from the bones and shred.
- Meanwhile, add sweet potato, bell pepper and green beans to the pot; return to a simmer. Cook until the vegetables are tender, 4 to 10 minutes. Stir in the shredded chicken, chickpeas, salt and pepper and cook until heated through, about 3 minutes more. Remove from heat and stir in harissa.
Recipe Tips & Notes:
- Harissa is a fiery Tunisian chile paste commonly used in North African cooking. Find it at specialty-foods stores or online. Different brands vary in heat, so start with a little and taste as you go.
Recipe Nutrition:
Per serving: 268 calories; 8 g fat (2 g sat, 4 g mono); 45 mg cholesterol; 26 g carbohydrate; 0 g added sugars; 5 g total sugars; 25 g protein; 5 g fiber; 585 mg sodium; 692 mg potassium.
Nutrition Bonus: Vitamin A (170% daily value), Vitamin C (89% dv), Potassium (20% dv).
1 1/2 Carbohydrate Serving(s)
Exchanges: 1 starch, 1 vegetable, 2 1/2 lean meat, 1/2 fat
Recipe Disclaimer(s):
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