Spicy Shrimp and Sweet Potato Soup

Description

Great all-in-one meal with a nice kick! Low-calorie and very tasty. Use fresh Louisiana yams if you can find them.

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 red onion, chopped
  • ½ teaspoon minced garlic
  • 4 cups vegetable stock
  • 4 cups corn
  • 2 cups peeled and diced sweet potatoes
  • 1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chile peppers (such as RO*TEL®)
  • 1 cup salsa
  • 2 teaspoons chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 ½ pounds peeled medium shrimp
  • 4 green onions, chopped

Instructions

  1. Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and garlic in the hot oil until onion is tender
  2. about 10 minutes. Add vegetable stock
  3. corn
  4. sweet potatoes
  5. diced tomatoes with green chile peppers
  6. salsa
  7. chili powder
  8. cumin
  9. salt
  10. and pepper to onion mixture; bring to a boil for 5 minutes.
  11. Stir shrimp into stock mixture and return to a boil; reduce heat to medium and simmer until shrimp are cooked through
  12. about 10 minutes more. Stir green onion into soup; season with salt and pepper.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 50 mins

Servings: 12

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