SPICY SHRIMP AND SWEET POTATO SOUP

Spicy Shrimp and Sweet Potato Soup image

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

Provided by liz d

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Vegetable Soup Recipes Sweet Potato Soup Recipes

Time 50m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 13

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

Steps:

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

Nutrition Facts : Calories 143.8 calories, Carbohydrate 19.7 g, Cholesterol 86.3 mg, Fat 2.6 g, Fiber 3.4 g, Protein 12.4 g, SaturatedFat 0.4 g, Sodium 514.3 mg, Sugar 4.8 g