Vegetarian West African Soup

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Serves: 8

Ingredients

 * 2 cups onions, chopped


 * 2 teaspoons olive oil


 * 1/3 cup peanut butter


 * 6 cups sweet potatoes (not yams), peeled and cut into 1 inch cubes


 * 1 tablespoon ground cumin


 * 1/4 teaspoon salt


 * 1/2 teaspoon pepper


 * 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper


 * 2 (15 1/2 ounce) cans garbanzo beans, undrained


 * 2 (14 1.2 ounce) or 1 (32 ounce) cans low-sodium vegetable broth


 * 1 (28 ounce) can diced or crushed tomatoes, undrained

Directions
1.Heat oil over medium-high heat in a large saucepan and sauté onions until they start to brown.

2.Stir in the rest of the ingredients then raise heat to bring to a boil.

3.Reduce heat to low then cover and let simmer for 45 minutes or until sweet potatoes are softened.

Source

 * Vegetarian West African Soup from the Public Health Cookbook, Seattle & King County Department of Public Health—original source of recipe, government resource in the public domain