African Quinoa Soup Recipes

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a soup pot. Sauté the onion over medium heat until translucent, then add the garlic, bell pepper, and celery. Sauté 10 to 15 minutes, or until the vegetables are golden and softened.
• Add the remaining ingredients except the last three. Bring to a rapid simmer, then lower the heat. Cover and simmer gently until the quinoa is cooked and the vegetables are tender, about 15 minutes.
• Add the peanut butter, stirring well to blend in completely, then simmer over very low heat for another 10 minutes, or until the quinoa is puffy and the sweet potato is tender.
• Season with salt, pepper, and cayenne. If time allows, let the soup stand off the heat for an hour or so. It will thicken as it stands. Just before serving, adjust the consistency with water as needed, then heat through. Adjust the seasonings, then serve.
• Nutrition Information
• Per serving:
• Calories: 242
• Total fat: 14g
• Protein: 8g
• Fiber: 4g
• Carbohydrate: 24g
• Cholesterol: 0mg
• Sodium: 68mg

Steps:

• Heat olive oil and butter in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat; cook and stir onion, garlic, carrot, and celery until softened, 5 to 10 minutes. Add parsley, basil, bay leaf, thyme, chicken broth, and tomatoes; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until heated through, 10 minutes.
• Stir cabbage, kidney beans, and quinoa into the soup. Cover and simmer until quinoa is tender, 30 minutes. Garnish each serving with Parmesan cheese.

Steps:

• Put the water and quinoa in the rice cooker. Add the rest of the ingredients. Whisk well. Cover and turn on rice cooker. Let cook but do not take off the lid till done.
• If you want to do this in a pan do the same as above but bring the mixture to a boil, cover abd let boil for 1 minute then remove from heat and let sit for 25 minutes covered. Don't peek.